Sports physical therapist

Sports physical therapists treat and rehabilitate athletes' injuries and optimise their physical function. The work involves assessing and treating injuries, designing rehabilitation programmes, providing hands-on therapy, working to prevent injury, and helping athletes recover and return to performance safely.

They work for teams, clinics, and athletes. The role suits skilled, caring, knowledgeable therapists who understand sports injuries and rehabilitation, can assess and treat hands-on, design effective recovery programmes, work closely with athletes, and combine clinical expertise with the sports understanding and motivation that getting athletes safely back to performance requires.