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Associate of Science Degree (60 weeks / 90 units)
Course of Study
The warm, dry climate of Southern California is a favorite for professional and Olympic athletes and weekend warriors. It is especially popular with outdoors-oriented athletes such as distance runners, baseball players, competitive climbers, and tennis pros. Vigorous training can lead to injury. Sports massage and other rehabilitation techniques can help athletes get back on their training regimens. Sports and rehabilitation therapy focuses on total-body well being, including sports nutrition, rest, and injury and illness prevention strategies. Different athletes have different injury prevention and well-being needs. Massage and rehabilitation therapists must have a complete tool box to conquer all of the athletic injury challenges that they face.
Fremont College's sports and rehabilitation therapy degree will enable you to assess and treat various common sports ailments and injuries. Massage therapy techniques can be used, as can aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, and acupressure techniques. By understanding the biomechanics of the human body, you will better be able to determine the best course of action to take when treating sports injuries and other ailments. Classes in the biomechanics of injury, problem assessments training, and a topical course in skilled rehabilitation therapy help you understand and apply sports therapy and rehabilitation concepts in real life. You will also participate in massage clinics, which will help you apply massage therapy and sports rehabilitation classroom theory to the therapy office or clinic.
Both the body and the mind must work together for an athlete to achieve maximum performance. Therefore, the psychology of an athlete is an important part of sports therapy. Some athletes might seek sports massage or massage therapy not because they need injury rehabilitation, but because they have mental blocks affecting athletic performance. Fremont's sports therapy and rehabilitation program includes a general education course in human. An emphasis on wellness concepts helps the sports massage therapist plan a course of treatment for performance anxiety or mental unrest. Massage therapy is an effective treatment for anxiety or depression impacting performance.
Therapists need more than just rehabilitation techniques to be successful. General education classes prepare you for entry-level careers in sports medicine and rehabilitation therapy. Classes in English written and oral communication, and quantitative reasoning will enable you with an expanded repertoire of problem-solving skills.