athletic therapy and training

joey54

Anybody here doing this course? Would be interested in hearing more about it. I know it's not physio. Is it possible to do sports science and then transfer into it after first year?

Att

Hi,

It is possible to transfer from one to another but it usually means that you have to go a year i.e. you do 1st year of one then transfer and do first year of the other but you would be exempt from some modules if you had passed them as ATT share many classes with SSH. Are you in 6th year? What are you interested in more, and why?

It's a pretty comprehensive course. It shouldn't be taken likely as it's tough. The department of education have certified it as a medical degree. We differ from physio in that we spend all of 4 years studying and practicing musculoskeletal injuries whereas physio spend something like 5% of their course studying the area. Once completed we will be experts in the area whilst a physio is like a GP for rehab of all illnesses/medical conditions etc. We would never be able to treat a cystic fibrosis patient for instance.

We are also training in athletic training not just therapy so this means we understand fitness instruction, specialised training eg:plyometrics, endurance training, altitude training and so much more. In athletic therapy and training there are 3 major subjects. The first being injuries, then physiology (including exercise physiology) and psychology of sports and injuries.


I hope this helps. Just beware though because with both courses you'll have to put in the some hard graft with no certainty of a job at the end. This is why for some physio is a better option but it may be boring eg: day to day in a hospital helping people learn how to swallow again, old patients after any kind of surgery etc.

spiral

Sorry If Im ressurecting an old thread , but how would you compare this course to the Sports and exercise rehabilitation course in Carlow ?