Role Of Sport Rehab
A Graduate Sport Rehabilitator (GSR) is a graduate level autonomous healthcare practitioner specialising in musculoskeletal management, exercise based rehabilitation and fitness.
Sport Rehabilitators have graduated with a degree in Sport Rehabilitation, a course of study suitable for them to be recognised as a graduate member of the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT), the professional body for Graduate Sports Rehabilitators. The Sport Rehabilitator offers the individual unique skills to allow continued optimal participation in their chosen activity. The information below outlines the domains, tasks, knowledge and skill statements, which delineate the role of the GSR.
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ABOUT BASRaT
BASRaT is the UK regulator for Sport Rehabilitation Graduates. The BASRaT register has been approved as an Accredited Register by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care.
As the number of people participating in sport and exercise at all levels continues to increase, so too do the diverse demands on healthcare practitioners. Couple this with the nationwide drive to make Ireland a healthier place and get people of all ages and physical conditions exercising; there is a definite need for exercise and rehabilitation professionals who can work alongside and complement the existing healthcare practitioners.
BASRaT graduates are trained solely in Sports and Exercise Medicine, with an emphasis on the design and implementation of exercise and rehabilitation programmes in both health and disease.
Meet the Sports Rehabilitator
Michael is the founder of the C.O.R.E. who returned to college as a mature student and attained a BSc (Hons) in Human Physiology & Rehabilitation in 2004. He subsequently became a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength & Conditioning Association of America in 2008. He worked as a Sports Rehabilitator with the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Team from 2004-2008, and with the Wexford Senior Hurling Team from 2008-2011. Michael is recognized by the AAOS as an instructor for the Emergency Care & Safety Institute for AED, CPR & Sports First Aid, and A Healthcare Provider with the AHA & IHF. Michael is also a swimming coach since 2001.
He is a keen cyclist who has an interest in Triathlons. He did martial arts along with long distance swimming in the past.
He is an experienced Musculoskeletal and Rehabilitation specialist, having treated elite athletes, strongman competitors, professional dancers, swimmers, showjumpers and enthusiastic amateurs with over 11 years’ experience. Michael has worked very closely within sporting disciplines such as:
- Hurling
- Rugby
- Triathletes
- Marathon
- Running
- Athletics
- Gaelic Football
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Swimming
- Boxing/Martial Arts
- Strongman
- Dance
- Mountaineering
- Show jumping/Horse riding