Sports Physio

marc said:

My son has expressed an interest in becoming a sports physioterrorist, does anyone know how he
starts down this road, what subjects are needed in school, professional quals etc?

Do a degree in physioterrorism. I know they do one at Middlesborough, 'cause a pal of mine has just
graduated. There's another course at Robert Gordon (Aberdeen) IIRC. Check out the prospectuses
(prospecti??) and see what the course requirements are, and that's what you'll need in school.

Graduating pal notes that lots of people go into it thinking sports physio to the extent that supply
outstrips demand. But it's far from the only division of the discipline, so that doesn't mean you'd
be unemployed, just not running on with Professional Sponge when someone in the Utd. attack trips
over his own feet...

Pete.
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marc said:

My son has expressed an interest in becoming a sports physioterrorist, does anyone know how he
starts down this road, what subjects are needed in school, professional quals etc?

Just get him to run onto a footbal pitch dressed as Aaron Barschak. That ought to do it.

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(marc) said:

My son has expressed an interest in becoming a sports physioterrorist, does anyone know how he
starts down this road, what subjects are needed in school, professional quals etc?

From what I remember of the people I was at uni with, most had an A-level in Biology and were
actually doing a dedicated sports physio degree (this was the University Of Birmingham).
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marc said:

My son has expressed an interest in becoming a sports physioterrorist, does anyone know how he
starts down this road, what subjects are needed in school, professional quals etc?

Do a degree in physioterrorism. I know they do one at Middlesborough, 'cause a pal of mine has
just graduated. There's another course at Robert Gordon (Aberdeen) IIRC. Check out the
prospectuses (prospecti??) and see what the course requirements are, and that's what you'll need
in school.

Also, take a look at Loughborough's prospectus. They have a fair degree of specialism in
sports-related subjects.

Colin

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My son has expressed an interest in becoming a sports physioterrorist, does anyone know how he
starts down this road, what subjects are

needed

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in school, professional quals etc?

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Do a degree in physioterrorism. I know they do one at Middlesborough, 'cause a pal of mine has
just graduated. There's another course at Robert Gordon (Aberdeen) IIRC. Check out the
prospectuses (prospecti??) and see what the course requirements are, and that's what you'll need
in school.

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Also, take a look at Loughborough's prospectus. They have a fair degree of specialism in
sports-related subjects.

Yes, I'd have said Loughborough.

Seems to be one of the main sports medicine places.

Nigel

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physioterrorist,

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> does anyone know how he starts down this road, what subjects are

needed

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Do a degree in physioterrorism. I know they do one at Middlesborough, 'cause a pal of mine has
just graduated. There's another course at Robert Gordon (Aberdeen) IIRC. Check out the
prospectuses

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Also, take a look at Loughborough's prospectus. They have a fair degree of specialism in
sports-related subjects.

Yes, I'd have said Loughborough.

Seems to be one of the main sports medicine places.

Nigel

'Tis probably the best - and the grade requirements reflect this. :-)

At A-Level I think PE is almost a definite, possibly Psychology and/or Human Biology aswell...

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My son has expressed an interest in becoming a sports physioterrorist, does anyone know how he
starts down this road, what subjects are needed in school, professional quals etc?

Nice one, although I do know that the degree course is hard - it's still a degree, lots of reading,
lots of very detailed anatomy, basic med stuff, research under controlled conditions etc.

OTOH he'll never be out of work, and can travel the world with it, and, from that point of view,
it's better than teaching or nursing because it's "cleaner".

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SteveP

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My son has expressed an interest in becoming a sports physioterrorist, does anyone know how he
starts down this road, what subjects are needed in school, professional quals etc?

Nice one, although I do know that the degree course is hard - it's still a degree, lots of
reading, lots of very detailed anatomy, basic med stuff, research under controlled conditions etc.

OTOH he'll never be out of work, and can travel the world with it, and, from that point of view,
it's better than teaching or nursing because it's "cleaner".

www.csp.org.uk for details

SteveP

I know that Sheffield hallam has a very good physiopherapy course, i've got a few friends currently
studying on it. i think it requires all A's and B's at A level, with biology a must. Demand for
these courses is high all over the country, Hallam receives over 1000 entries for only about 70
places! If your son is serious about going down this route its definitley worth trying to sort some
work experience out in a local practice or hospital. One of my friends worked as a care assistant in
an OAP's home. universities love this and will definitley give him an advantage when applying. Hope
this is of help

Tom

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SteveP

I know that Sheffield hallam has a very good physiopherapy course, i've got a few friends
currently studying on it. i think it requires all A's and B's at A level, with biology a must.
Demand for these courses is high all over the country, Hallam receives over 1000 entries for only
about 70 places! If your son is serious about going down this route its definitley worth trying to
sort some work experience out in a local practice or hospital. One of my friends worked as a care
assistant in an OAP's home. universities love this and will definitley give him an advantage when
applying. Hope this is of help

All of the information helps, thanks to all that replied. Of course being 12 he may well decide next
week that he wants to be a train driver or a Cosmonaut , but he has stuck to this one for a while.