Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP) is a not-for-profit professional organisation responsible for training, educating, and representing over 350 doctors in Australia and New Zealand. [1] These doctors practise medicine in the specialty of sport and exercise medicine (SEM).
To train as a physiotherapist in Australia, someone typically has to complete one of the following: a four-year bachelor's degree in physiotherapy (potentially with the final year being treated as an honours year); a master's degree by coursework in physiotherapy; or an extended master's degree in physiotherapy (called a Doctor of Physiotherapy).
Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the late 20th century that sports medicine emerged as a distinct field of health care.
These certifications and courses validate expertise in exercise prescription and provide a recognized professional credential. National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM): NASM offers certification programs such as the Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) and Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES). These certifications equip individuals with the ...
The International Sports Sciences Association was founded in 1988, when, "recognizing the need for standardization and credibility, Dr. Sal Arria and Dr. Frederick Hatfield created a personal fitness training program to merge gym experience with practical and applied sciences."
NASM was founded in 1987 by Robert M. Goldman with the goal of creating standardized educational programs for the personal fitness training industry. [7] [8] In 1998, Neal Spruce relocated NASM to California and integrated it with Apex Fitness.
Sport and exercise medicine is a speciality area of medicine. In the UK, the status of SEM is of a stand-alone speciality with FSEM (UK) being the specialist body administering training and education. The three pillars of medicine upon which the specialty is based are Musculoskeletal Medicine, Exercise Medicine and Team Care.
Formerly the second largest campus, it hosted a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including education, sports, history, fashion design, art and photography. The campus had extensive sports facilities, library, students' union shop and a students' union bar. It was formerly the main campus of the University of Wales, Newport.