'The term Sports Therapist is perhaps a bit over titled.'

you only say this to try and give sports therapists a bad name. physios are becoming ever more worried of sports therapists, especially as they are just about to gain state registration in the uk, with physios finding it very difficult to find jobs.

in reply to why soccer clubs are employing sports therapists. its because they are becoming more aware of what a sports therpist is trained to do. for example, on university courses, physiotherapsits do work experience in hospitals, where in a day they may experience rehabilitation of a 60 yr old recovering from a hip replacement to a young child experiencing breathing problems.

a sporths therapist is covering uni sports games, doing on field assessment of injuries, pre/post match massage, warm ups, first aid, immediate treatment and then refer them onto a sports injury clinic where their tutors rehab and treat the injured students with the students shadowing and doing appropiate treatment where needed.

this is far more useful for a professional sports team, and your statement 'The term Sports Therapist is perhaps a bit over titled' has nothing but fear written all over it.

i suggest that sports therapy is the new specialised course in sports injuries, whereas physiotherapy is know seen by professional clubs as, dare i say it..... 'jack of all trades.'