Ashley Said:

I want to be in sports medicine or physical therapy I have questions...?

We Answered:

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Douglas Said:

what is the difference between sports medicine and physical therapy?

We Answered:

Sports medicine is the broader term for multiple disciplines that may treat one with an athletic related injury. However, it USUALLY refers to the MEDICAL practice (ie, treatment by a physician) of evaluation of an injured athlete. Sports medicine physicians are often family practice physicians who've completed a fellowship in sports med, or a board certified orthopedic surgeon who has done this on top of their orthopedic residency. These physicians are interested in the evaluation of athletically related injuries, diagnostics and referring them to the appropriate treatment...which may include physical therapy.

Some physical therapists specialize in the treatment of athletes as well. A sports medicine certification is possible.

In general, sports medicine can refer to any practicioner who works with an athlete...but it most often refers to a physician with a fellowship in sports med.

Larry Said:

I want to help disabled people, should i major in physical therapy and sports medicine?

We Answered:

Actually you should focus on physical therapy and occupational therapy. Physical therapy will help people regain function to live and carry out activities of daily living, occupational therapy will help people regain function to be able to go back to work.

Louis Said:

physical therapy majoring in sports medicine?

We Answered:

Physical therapy is a graduate level degree. You can certainly specialize in sports med. You can also go to school to become a physician and complete a fellowship in sports med. Another option is to become an atheltic trainer.

If you are really not interested in learning about "illnesesses," then I certainly wouldn't recommend going to med school.

I'd probably focus on the athletic trainer or physical therapy career.

As an athletic trainer, you will work exclusively with athletes, but your job prospects will be very limited. It is a bachelor's level degree at the minimum...but that would be your major.

Physical therapy will remain in high demand, but you have to learn about all the other "non-athletes" who need PT too...like those who have MS, etc. PT requires at least a master's degree, so you will choose another major for your undergraduate phase, and then apply to the PT program as a graduate student.

I would suggest you volunteer some time shadowing an ATC or PT.

Mary Said:

osteopathy and sports medicine and physical therapy?

We Answered:

To become a sports medicine physician, you must go to medical school to become a physician and then complete a residency usually in family medicine (usually 3 years), and THEN complete a residency in sports medicine which is a 12 or 24 month residency as an example. Med school will take you 8 years, your family med residency 3 years, and your sports med 1-2 years...so, pretty close to 13 years. You would not perform surgery because you would not be a board certified surgeon (however, you could become an orthopedic surgeon with a specialty in sports medicine as well). Yet, you would need to complete a surgical rotation in med school. These are medical doctorates.

D.O.s do not perform surgery. They have a DO degree and not an MD degree.

The program you are looking at is for an entry level physical therapy doctorate program (DPT). This is not the same as a medical doctorate (MD). The PT doctorate program is a 7 year program that culminates in a physical therapy degree, not a medical degree. However, there would be nothing to stop you from going to PT school, then medical school, then complete a residency in family med, and then sports med...but that would be greater than 15 years of education.