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Student Athletic

Therapy

Are you a keener,
maybe a kiner? Bad
pun, but
undergraduates in the
kinesiology program
are vital to student
wellbeing to not only
those in the AHS
department, but to
students in other
departments as well.
One unique
opportunity presented to kin students is the Student Athletic Therapy
Program. This is a program where kinesiology students can get rst-hand
experience in the eld of athletic therapy by working with athletes on
various varsity teams during their athletic season. This is a very diverse
position with many di erent expected tasks. Some include immediate on
eld assessment and care, pre-event taping, as well as keeping the athletes
hydrated. A full and complete list of the responsibilities of a student athletic
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therapist can be found on the University of Waterloo Athletic Therapy
website. For an in-depth view of an ankle job that a trainer may have to
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perform to an athlete pre-game, click .