Sports Therapy
Sports Therapy at Body Works
Sports therapists specialize in musculoskeletal disorders. They treat pain and injury through hands-on treatment and rehabilitation.
The regulating body of Sports Therapy is The Society of Sports Therapists (SST) They describe the profession as:
“An aspect of healthcare that is specifically concerned with the prevention of injury and the rehabilitation of the patient back to optimum levels of functional, occupational, and sports specific fitness, regardless of age and ability. It utilizes the principles of sport and exercises sciences incorporating physiological and pathological processes to prepare the participant for training, competition and where applicable, work.”
Our Sport and Exercise therapists are members of BASRaT
BASRaT (The British Association of Sport Rehabilitators) is the UK regulator and professional association for Sport Rehabilitators and an advocate of improving health through Physical Activity.
BASRaT champions and regulates Sport Rehabilitators, our register of Sport Rehabilitators is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority, the UK`s top medical regulator.
Guiding Sport Rehabilitators on all aspects of their role and responsibilities, BASRaT ensures professional competency and continued professional development. Sport Rehabilitators on our register adhere to a strict code of ethics, conduct and professional practice. BASRaT works hard to promote the benefits of Sport Rehabilitation and to promote awareness of the profession.
Sport Rehabilitators aid people with musculoskeletal pain, injury or illness. They help people to maintain their health and fitness, recover from and prevent injury and reduce pain using exercise, movement and therapy.
