freekobe07

is being an athletic trainer awarding?

schrizto

What do you mean by rewarding, financially, educationally, or how it makes you feel, etc?

I suppose it could give someone a decent living and you can help people by making them have more self-esteem by making their bodies fit/look better.

freekobe07

Sorry, I meant financially. How about physiatrists? Is it possible to work for proffessional sport teams as a one like how athletic trainers do?

schrizto

According to Money magazine an athletic trainer's average salary is $42,466:

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/money...pshots/59.html

I can't really tell by your spelling but I assume you mean psychiatrist. Psychiatrists on average make about $160,000 according to salary.com, this is because they have to go to medical school. A psychologist, which does not require medical school, have an average of $73,000.

I think it could be possible for a psychiatrist to work for a professional sports team, especially if they're a large organization, they're called sports psychiatrists. I suppose it could be a subspecialty of psychiatry that concentrates more on giving athletes the mindset they need to play well.

I found a case of this here:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...52C1A966958260

freekobe07

i meant physiatrist, its a different career

schrizto

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Really? lol sorry my bad . . . I didn't know that there was such thing as a physiatrist. I guess that they could work for a sports team, from what I just learned about them they seem to be doctors that specialize in physical medicine.

http://www.schulmanmd.com/html/dr__s...physiatry.html

"Many PM&R physicians serve as consultants to professional and college sports teams and work with these athletes in rehabilitating injuries. They also help design exercise, strength and conditioning programs that can help prevent injuries and improve performance. At the professional level, sports injuries can have a unique financial impact. Are these highly paid athletes receiving proper medical rehabilitation? What are the most common types of sports-related injuries and how can the "weekend warrior" prevent nagging injuries?"

freekobe07

Thank You!!