Online Course
The Role of a Sports Physiotherapist
Develop and grow as a clinician in the world of sports

1-1.5 hours

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Ian Gatt
Course instructor

Ian is a PhD candidate and a sport PT with extensive experience treating upper extremity pathologies amongst Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

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Introduction

A sports physiotherapist is involved in preventing and managing injuries resulting from sport and exercise participation for athletes of all ages and levels of ability. They provide evidence-based advice on safe participation in sport and exercise while also promoting an active lifestyle to aid individuals in improving and maintaining their quality of life. They are skilled in rehabilitation and training interventions to prevent injury, restore optimal function and contribute to the enhancement of sports performance. In this course, Ian Gatt provides us with some perspectives on being a sports physiotherapist and explains what a career in sports physiotherapy involves.

Aims

This course aims to provide insight into the role, expectations and competencies of a sports physiotherapist.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Video
  2. Reading activity
  3. Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1-1.5 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.
Types of Activities - Reading Physiopedia pages, journal articles, book chapters. Watching videos. Attempting quizzes. Participating in an international discussion forum.
Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1.2 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • discuss the role of the sports physiotherapist
  • explain the competencies required for sports physiotherapists
  • summarise athletes’ perspectives and expectations about the role of the sports physiotherapist
  • list at least three benefits of being a sports physiotherapist