How do personal training courses teach client injury rehabilitation?
Rehabilitation therapists are distinctly different from personal trainers. They have earned certification specific to rehabilitation therapy and are required to carry a state license in order to practice. Rehabilitation therapists work with injury victims in the months following an injury and through the complete process of recovery. They see to it the injured person has recovered fully or to the degree possible depending on the extent of the injury. In cases of severe injury this can take years. A common sport–related injury is sustained by rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) located in the knee. This often requires surgery, but can be recovered from through conservative management including physical therapy and the use of a brace. Physical therapy usually involves very targeted therapeutic rehabilitation exercises to strengthen the muscles in areas surrounding injured bones, tendons, or ligaments. Rehabilitation therapists can specialize as either physical therapists or oc
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