Sports Therapy

About this course

Sports therapy is the healthcare discipline concerned with the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries sustained during physical activity. Sports therapists work alongside athletes and active individuals across amateur and professional levels, providing injury assessment, soft tissue treatment, sports massage, taping and strapping, exercise rehabilitation and support during training and competition. The discipline draws on anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and clinical reasoning to understand how injuries occur and how the body recovers from them. At University College Birmingham you will study for three years full-time, combining academic learning with practical skills development to a high standard. You will cover the anatomy and physiology of musculoskeletal injury, assessment and diagnostic techniques, treatment modalities, rehabilitation pla

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 90% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 10 / 100Health associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 8 / 100Therapy professionals · 45% of graduatescards →
• 6 / 100Caring personal services · 25% of graduatescards →

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