http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/what-does-it-take-to-become-a-physical-therapist-in-sports-medicine.htm/ Natural and Alternative Treatments - A Holistic Approach In Medicine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/what-does-it-take-to-become-a-physical-therapist-in-sports-medicine.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-27398 mistify Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:32:51 +0000 http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/what-does-it-take-to-become-a-physical-therapist-in-sports-medicine.htm#comment-27398 If you want to become a physical therapist who is certified in sports medicine, you must first become a PT which takes 6-7 years of college, depending on the structure of the program. After that, you are certainly qualified to work in a sports med setting; however, if you wish to complete the sports medicine specialist certification you must first spend at least 2000 hours working with this population. The minimum time this can be done is in a year. However, remember that even those working in "sports med" settings such as private or physician owned clinics are not always working with just athletes. In either case, once you've completed that experience, you can apply to sit for the sports med certification exam. If you want to become a physical therapist who is certified in sports medicine, you must first become a PT which takes 6-7 years of college, depending on the structure of the program. After that, you are certainly qualified to work in a sports med setting; however, if you wish to complete the sports medicine specialist certification you must first spend at least 2000 hours working with this population. The minimum time this can be done is in a year. However, remember that even those working in "sports med" settings such as private or physician owned clinics are not always working with just athletes. In either case, once you’ve completed that experience, you can apply to sit for the sports med certification exam.

]]> http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/what-does-it-take-to-become-a-physical-therapist-in-sports-medicine.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-27399 ckm1956 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:32:51 +0000 http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com/what-does-it-take-to-become-a-physical-therapist-in-sports-medicine.htm#comment-27399 Training as a PT takes at least 2 - 3 years AFTER college. PTs now have a Masters Degree and a PhD (doctorate) will soon be required. Training as a PT takes at least 2 – 3 years AFTER college. PTs now have a Masters Degree and a PhD (doctorate) will soon be required.

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