Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Courses
Pro athletes. Weekend warriors. A patient recovering from a car accident. Whether they’re getting back on their feet or playing for a championship, all of these people need the help of a skilled sports and rehabilitation therapist. With a degree in Sports and Rehabilitation Therapy from Fremont College, you can be ready to move into a career of health and healing.
Sports & Rehabilitation Therapy Program Benefits
The sports and rehabilitation therapy industry is growing, and there will always be a need for skilled rehab therapists in this field. In Fremont College’s degree program, you’ll quickly learn what you need to succeed, and be ready to begin working in as few as fifteen months! Your Sports and Rehab Therapy degree is a passport to this rewarding and growing field.
Sports & Rehabilitation Therapy Course of Study
In our sports & rehabilitation therapy courses, you’ll learn the science and the structure of the human body, and the techniques of touch you need to assess injuries and speed up healing. Our classes cover anatomy, many types of massage therapy, and the latest sports and rehab techniques. But your learning goes beyond the course material.
Sports & Rehabilitation Therapy Career Options
Unlike many other sports and rehabilitation therapy schools, Fremont College teaches you work skills at the same time you’re learning your class material. Our instructors are well-connected experts in the field, and their networks work for you. Fremont students have worked at elite events, such as the U.S. Track & Field Championships and the World Taekwondo Hanmadang. Many of our Sports and Rehabilitation Therapy graduates have gotten jobs with top wellness centers and doctor’s offices around the LA area.
Rehabilitation TherapistPerform rehab massage on recovering patients and injured athletes to get them back on their feet. Develop rehab plans in response to a variety of different injuries. |
Medical Massage TherapistCollaborate with medical doctors and chiropractors to speed the healing process. Work at hospitals and clinics to provide preventative care. |
Team Sports TherapistDevelop injury-preventing plans and other wellness regimens for sports teams. Provide sports massage treatments after practices and events. |
Health Club Trainer/TherapistGive workout advice and personal training sessions to health club members. Use massage techniques to improve healing after tough workouts. |
Chiropractic/Physical Therapy AidePartner with chiropractors/physical therapists to create rehab plans for injured patients. Use rehab therapy and massage to accompany physical therapy sessions. Advise patients on home-based wellness activity. |
Diploma Accreditations for Sports Therapist Courses
Fremont College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) to award Bachelor of Arts degrees (BA), Associate of Arts degrees (AA), Associate of Science degrees (AS), and Diplomas. The ACCSC is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education.This accreditation qualifies Fremont to participate in several Federal Financial Aid Programs, which provide grants and loans to eligible students of sports therapy schools. Fremont College degrees include a fully accredited diploma in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.
- • Identify, assess, and evaluate sports related injuries.
- • Record SOAP notes and intake forms to relay information to other healthcare professionals.
- • Interpret and integrate SOAP notes into treatment planning.
- • Provide services to the athletic community.
- • Explain the biomechanics, structure, and function of soft tissue and body systems.
- • Relate the integration of body systems to support athletic performance.
- • Perform advanced therapeutic techniques including Deep Muscle Therapy, Sports, Joint Mobilization, PNF and NMT.
- • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to create a treatment plan for athletes.
- • Demonstrate skills in a professional and ethical manner.
- • Describe the physiologic effects of massage on the human body and how it can enhance athletic performance.
- • Conduct a variety of orthopedic assessment procedures in order to determine specific sports injuries.
- • Use theoretical evidence to justify the techniques they use.
- • Communicate competently through oral and written language expression.
- • Solve problems using a variety of quantitative methods and tools.
- • Evaluate the ethical consequences of their decisions and actions as a member of a diverse global community.
- • Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation for environmental justice, which recognizes that access to a clean, healthy environment is a fundamental right of all human beings.
- • Identify community-centered strategies to address social, political, economic, and ecological challenges, gaps, and injustices within the communities we serve.
- • Use information literacy skills including the ability to access, evaluate, interpret and use information from a variety of sources.
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