A Career in Sports Medicine
Do you want a rewarding career that also lets you work with a
lot of people? Do you enjoy sports and physical activity? Do you
want to be a doctor? If you answered yes to any of these then
you may be interested in a career in sports medicine. A career
in sports medicine has many advantages for you. Not only is it
an excellent career, but people educated in sports medicine are
always needed. You know you will always have a job in the field
of sports medicine.
Sports medicine has two fields of expertise. Sports medicine
first focuses on injury treatment and injury prevention for
athletes. The second focus of sports medicine is to provide an
athlete or athletes with performance enhancement. This can be
for any type of athlete. In sports medicine you can treat:
runners, bicyclists, football players, soccer players, hockey
players, baseball players, and many other types of athletes.
Sports medicine is open to many fields. The goal of a person who
works in sports medicine is to make sure the athletes he or she
treats achieve top performance and optimal health at all times.
There are many careers in sports medicine. One is called a
sports medicine physician. A sports medicine physician goes
through medical school first and then gets educated in sports
medicine. This is when they learn to diagnose and treat sport
related injuries that athletes have incurred. A second career in
sports medicine is called a sports medicine physical therapist.
A sports medicine physical therapist works with athletes to
rehabilitate them from sports related injuries, muscle problems,
joint problems, etc. For A career as a sports medicine physical
therapist you will need to get certified as a physical therapist
after your initial medical school training.
Many college campuses offer courses in sports medicine. Some
even have job placement for people that wish to start a career
in the field of sports medicine. One great school to look into
is The American College of Sports Medicine. They offer
certification in this field and are world renowned. For more
information about sports medicine you can check out a book
called The American Journal of Sports Medicine. It has details
on sports medicine education and articles about sports medicine.
This career is an excellent choice for many of you out there.
It's great to know when you are the one that helps an athlete
perform his or her best. If you are really good at it you may
even get to treat the athletes that are in the Olympics! Perhaps
you will get to treat some of the world famous basketball stars
or football players! Then you too can world famous!