Mohawk College

What Is Athletic Therapy?

Certified Athletic Therapists are best known for their quick-thinking on-field emergency care of professional and elite athletes. The first to respond when someone gets hurt, they are experts at injury assessment and rehabilitation. It’s that same mix of on-site  care and active rehabilitation skills that makes Athletic Therapists so effective in treating the musculoskeletal (muscles, bones, and joints) injuries of all Canadians, whether on the field or in the clinic.

Athletic therapists adhere to the Sports Medicine Model of care. They treat a wide range of patients, using various manual therapies, modalities, exercise prescription and even bracing and taping. The treatment varies but the objective doesn’t: an Athletic Therapist's goal is to help clients return to their usual activities, whether that means playing competitive sports or walking to the mailbox and back.

Services Available: 

• Athletic Therapy & Massage Therapy 
• Clinical assessment of acute and chronic injuries
• Rehabilitation (including corrective exercises, manual therapy, soft tissue release, modern cupping therapy, therapeutic modalities etc.)
• Concussion Management 
• Taping & Bracing 

Note: You must currently be on the roster of a varsity team to access this service

High Performance Athletic Therapy Clinic Location: 
Inside of fitness centre (2nd floor DBARC, on the bridge)