Sports physical therapy

[PTlife2015]

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Where do you guys see sports physical therapy going with athletic training becoming a masters degree program? This will definitely limit the amount of dual acreddited atc/dpts. Do you think sports physical therapists will play a more vital role in on-field coverage or do you think they will perform even less on-field coverage?

 

[truthseeker]

that is a great question. I think the athletic trainers will still be the top dog on the field. I am duel credentialed and the athletic trainer side of me is the only one that really participates in event coverage. I think that the number of people going into athletic training will probably decline with the new Masters requirement. You think that PTs have a poor income to debt ratio, ATs will probably be worse.

 

[PTlife2015]

that is a great question. I think the athletic trainers will still be the top dog on the field. I am duel credentialed and the athletic trainer side of me is the only one that really participates in event coverage. I think that the number of people going into athletic training will probably decline with the new Masters requirement. You think that PTs have a poor income to debt ratio, ATs will probably be worse.

I agree. You see physical therapists complaining, but athletic trainers are still going to get paid 40k a year to work 60+ hours during their sports season.