In Los Angeles and the surrounding area of Southern California, sports and rehabilitation therapists are in high demand. Professionals in their field are versatile with their abilities to treat and prevent injuries in athletes and sports enthusiasts. The extensive program at Fremont College is focused on health and movement training to provide students with a wide range of practical tools related to the field. Fremont incorporates traditional medical concepts in range of motion, human anatomy and physiology, kinesiology and injury rehabilitation methods to apply alternative medicine treatments to athletes. Classes in sports rehabilitation and injury evaluation prepare students to recognize, assess and treat athletic injuries in order to prevent long-term damage.

In school, students learn various approaches to treating sports injuries such as therapeutic exercise and wellness, hydrotherapy treatments and acupressure. Sports massage therapists treat athletes prior to an event, during a competition, and after an event in order to prevent injuries from occurring as well as treating them when they do happen. These techniques are sports specific and designed to treat the most intense athletes by simply using equipment such as chairs, tables and oils. Students also learn how to use traditional massage techniques like Chinese and Swedish massage therapy to sports related concerns.

An educational and career training center in Cerritos, California, Fremont College is located near Los Angeles and offers an associate of science degree in sports and rehabilitation therapy. This degree trains massage therapy professionals to treat sports injuries, but also the anxiety and depression associated with fierce competition.

• Therapeutic exercise and wellness approaches to sports injuries


• Pre-event, inter-competition, and post-event massage


• Sport-specific massage techniques


• Preventative techniques to decrease the risk of injury


• Hydrotherapy treatments for sports injuries