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Careers In Sports Medicine
- By Steve Nash
- Published February 10, 2009
- Sports Medicine
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Sports medicine is associated with a variety of options. The industry not only offers a lot of variations but offers a challenging field of work varying from injury prevention to treatment and recovery. Also, as far as a lot of medical career choices are concerned, let me tell you that there are many developing fields of alternative sports therapy as well. Let us talk a
What should be the eligibility factor?
The fact is that there are a variety of specializations in the field of sports medicine; for example, exercise physiology, physical therapy, orthopedics, sports nutrition, biomechanics, etc. Every field has its own diverse requirements:
Major areas of specialization include:
What should be the eligibility factor?
- The first thing is that a person with science background with additional knowledge of sports is preferred every single time.
- The second eligibility factor is that you must hold a high school diploma (with science subject)
- 4 years' bachelor's degree in science or at least science subjects in the curriculum
- MDs and surgeons would be given an additional advantage. (can be given an additional advantage)
The fact is that there are a variety of specializations in the field of sports medicine; for example, exercise physiology, physical therapy, orthopedics, sports nutrition, biomechanics, etc. Every field has its own diverse requirements:
Major areas of specialization include:
- Coaching
- Science of Exercise
- Physical, as well as Athletic Training
- Health & Physical Fitness Promotion
- Dietitian: You can become a dietitian and in this job you just have to plan the diet for an athlete and decide on his intake of essential nutrients. For this you yourself should have a fine knowledge of all these things. The dietitian should have an American Dietetics Association (ADA) or Indian Dietetics Association, or whatever country he or she belongs to, approved internship and a certification.
- Fitness instructor: You can also be a fitness instructor works. For this job it depends solely on you as to where you want to work! Either you can work in the gym or on a regular job for a sports team. If you want to work along with the fitness team, then it will include the physical therapists, coaches, exercise physiologists, etc.
