Sports Therapy Services ~ Athletic Therapy Services ~ Sports Injury Services
Vancouver, BC & Burnaby, BC

 

 

What is a Certified Athletic Therapist?
Certified Athletic Therapists (AT) are health care professionals that provide care for musculoskeletal injuries.  Their services range from prevention, assessment, and rehabilitation of injuries to immediate on-site care of injuries.  Athletic Therapists are certified by the Canadian Athletic Therapist Association and must stay current with their expertise in order to maintain this title.

 

How do they become certified?
To become a certified Athletic Therapist, one must complete the Athletic Therapy program at an accredited post-secondary school.  Once they have completed this program they have to write the national certification exams to become certified.  To maintain certification an Athletic Therapist must provide the Canadian Athletic Therapist Association with documentation showing that they are continuing to develop and enhance their skills as a therapist.

 

What are the career options for an Athletic Therapist?
 ~  Clinic Settings
~  Universities and Colleges
~  Professional Sports Teams
~  National Sports Teams
~  Education
~  Medical Event Coverage - Tournaments, Film Sets

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Is Athletic Therapy covered by my insurance?
 Athletic Therapy is beginning to get more coverage in BC, the following link will provide you with a list of providers that now cover Athletic Therapy as well as forms that you can submit to your provider to request coverage if it is not already provided.  Insurance Providers for Athletic Therapy

 



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