A little more context: Sports Medicine Physicians require 4 years of Undergrad 4 years of Medical School 1-3 years of residency (specifically Internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, or a few others) 1-2 years of fellowship in Sports Medicine Physical therapists require 4 years of undergrad 3 years of Doctorate in Physical Therapy You can get certified in Sports but not needed, you can also get your CSCS or even a MSAT to better understand athletes and possibly network but again unnecessary Physicians: examine, diagnosis, and treat patients through medical procedures such as blood work/labs, injections, x-rays, mri, other scans, etc. they need to understand the correct pathological/pathophysiological mechanisms to see what would be best to treat the patient (medicine, rehabilitation, etc.) Physical therapists are experts in movement/exercise and returning people to a functional capacity to where they can perform activities of Daily Living which can also be Occupational therapy as well, but PTs focus on gross motor skills. In terms of athletes, it is focused on putting them back into play safely and quickly. You don’t see a physician many times typically (only for examination, maybe diagnosis, and follow ups for management) Unless you are a very complex case. You can see a PT for a few weeks to even years. And you see a PT for multiple days of the week
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I both understood and didnt understan anything at the same time
Ones a doctor, ones a physical therapist.
I added a comment if you need to know the difference still
What’s the difference between tomato and potato?
A little more context:
Sports Medicine Physicians require
4 years of Undergrad
4 years of Medical School
1-3 years of residency (specifically Internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, or a few others)
1-2 years of fellowship in Sports Medicine
Physical therapists require
4 years of undergrad
3 years of Doctorate in Physical Therapy
You can get certified in Sports but not needed, you can also get your CSCS or even a MSAT to better understand athletes and possibly network but again unnecessary
Physicians: examine, diagnosis, and treat patients through medical procedures such as blood work/labs, injections, x-rays, mri, other scans, etc. they need to understand the correct pathological/pathophysiological mechanisms to see what would be best to treat the patient (medicine, rehabilitation, etc.)
Physical therapists are experts in movement/exercise and returning people to a functional capacity to where they can perform activities of Daily Living which can also be Occupational therapy as well, but PTs focus on gross motor skills. In terms of athletes, it is focused on putting them back into play safely and quickly.
You don’t see a physician many times typically (only for examination, maybe diagnosis, and follow ups for management) Unless you are a very complex case. You can see a PT for a few weeks to even years. And you see a PT for multiple days of the week
lol dude really made a vid to say a physician is a physician and a PT is a PT😂 I think the question was asking “how do their roles differ”
What is a great pt school or how can I apply myself for that career path