sport therapist
Sport therapists program and supervise rehabilitation exercises for individuals and groups. They work with individuals that have chronic health conditions or are at high risk of developing them. They communicate with medical and healthcare professionals about participants' conditions using correct medical terminology, and with an understanding of the standard treatment options for an individual’s condition. Sport therapists take a holistic approach to the wellness of their clients that includes advising on lifestyle, food or time management. They do not have a medical background and do not require medical qualifications.
Also called: health exercise specialist, sport & exercise therapist, exercise specialist, exercise therapist, sport and exercise therapist, exercise consultant
- 20
- essential skills
- 1
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- physiotherapist2 skills in common
Essential skills
20- adapt fitness exercises
- analyse personal fitness information
- assess physical conditions of clients
- attend to fitness clients under controlled health conditions
- collect client fitness information
- conduct fitness risk assessment
- correct potentially harmful movements
- demonstrate professional attitude to clients
- ensure safety of exercise environment
- identify health objectives
- inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits
- integrate exercise science to the design of the programme
- integrate principles of training
- manage fitness communication
- motivate fitness clients
- prepare exercise session
- prescribe exercises
- prescribe exercises for controlled health conditions
- promote healthy fitness environment
- show professional responsibility
Optional skills
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