Scope of Practice
Prevention
Reconditioning
Prevention
Provides education on risks and corrective actions associated with participation in fitness and sport programs, workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury prevention in both the active lifestyle and workplace settings
Assessment
Reconditioning
Prevention
Formulates an index of suspicion by interpreting the mechanism of injury; determining signs, symptoms and predisposing factors of an injury, illness or health related condition; performing specific physical, orthopedic or fitness testing in accordance with accepted procedures to assess an injury, illness and/or health related condition
Reconditioning
Reconditioning
Reconditioning
Athletic Therapists work with individuals on a customized basis to condition for preventive measures and re-condition with exercise rehabilitation to avoid further injury.
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
Reconditioning
Prepares individuals to re-establish their pre-injury lifestyle, Athletic Therapists take an active approach to rehabilitation, including manual and movement therapies, electrical modalities, and targeted exercises to ensure musculoskeletal stability and function.
Emergency Care
Rehabilitation
Emergency Care
Employ life-saving techniques through the use of standard emergency procedures to reduce the incidence of morbidity and mortality. Engage in rehabilitative therapy using standard techniques and procedures to facilitate recovery, function and/or performance
Prevention includes:
- Musculoskeletal and postural evaluation
- Equipment selection, fitting and repair
- Warm-up and conditioning programs
- Prophylactic or supportive taping
- Adapting to the activity environment and facilities.
Immediate care refers to on-field treatment of athletic injuries, including the appropriate combinat
- Injury assessment
- Utilization of techniques facilitating a safe return to participation
- Recognition and management of acute traumatic neurological dysfunction
- Provision of first aid.
- Basic emergency life support
- Preparation for entrance into appropriate health care delivery systems
A Certified Athletic Therapist is trained to employ a wide variety of treatments and therapies, such
- Contemporary rehabilitative techniques
- Therapeutic modalities
- Soft tissue mobilization
- Physical reconditioning
- Supportive strapping procedures.
