Sports therapist vs physical therapist

Differences between sports therapist and physical therapist duties and responsibilities

Sports therapist example responsibilities.

• Contract with physical therapists, orthopedic rehabilitation centers and physician's offices to promote wellness and muscle re-training and sports massage.
• Conduct initial new-patient assessments and provide professional recommendations for suitable rehabilitation programs.
• Develop cognitive behaviorally-base educational module for post-surgery patients.
• Develop cognitive behaviorally-base educational module for post-surgery patients.

Physical therapist example responsibilities.

• Conduct in-services and train colleagues in effective techniques for safely managing the CVA patient.
• Achieve high level of patients satisfaction due to sound clinical management, quality of care and compassion.
• Perform physical therapy evaluation and treatment of orthopedic patients and supervise PTAs.
• Progress patients' functional mobility during treatment sessions by modifying task, intensity, and adaptive equipment utilize.
• Motivate patients to participate in treatment sessions by educating them on the benefits of early mobility following cardiac and thoracic surgery.
• Experience include IFSP and IEP writing and implementation
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