Career paths for individuals interested in working with sport professionals, athletes, and general individuals whose musculoskeletal system is not functioning properly, in order to get them back on the field.
What Orthopaedic, Sport and Rehabilitation Specialists Do
Orthopaedics, Sport and Rehabilitation are fields of medicine that relate to physical injuries, disorders and illnesses affecting the musculoskeletal systems and the rest of the physical body.
Orthopaedics – In the field of medicine, Orthopaedic Professionals treat and manage individuals with illnesses and injuries related to bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves and skin.
Sport and Exercise– In the field of medicine, Sport and Exercise Professionals provide therapeutic and physiological treatment and training for athletes, both amateur and professional, to help them prevent or recover from injuries.
Rehabilitation– In the field of medicine, Rehabilitation Professionals provide therapeutic and physiological treatment for individuals who have suffered injuries or are recovering from surgery, to help them get back to normal functioning.
Relevant Jobs
Orthopaedic Surgery Professionals are concerned with diagnosing, caring, treating and managing, individuals with disorders or diseases of bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves and skin.
Registration Steps to become an Orthopaedic Surgery Practitioner
- Accredited Undergraduate Medicine Degree or Postgraduate Medicine Degree
- General Medical Registration
- 5 Years of full-time training.
- Completion of the RACS Hand Hygiene Learning Module, Completion of the Generic Surgical Sciences Exam, Completion of a state-licenced Radiation Safety Course.
Pain Medicine Professionals are concerned with caring for patients and consulting physicians regarding pain treatment. They typically prescribe medication to maximise pain management, perform procedures that reduce pain, counsel patients, direct multidisciplinary teams, and coordinate pain rehabilitation services.
Registration Steps to become a Pain Medicine Practitioner
- Accredited Undergraduate Medicine Degree or Postgraduate Medicine Degree
- 2 Years of full-time training directly related to pain medicine
Rehabilitation Medicine Professionals are concerned with diagnosing, assessing, preventing, and managing disabilities due to illness or injury. They typically work with individuals with disabilities to help them in returning to, and maintain the best possible performance in daily life following their injury.
Registration Steps to become a Rehabilitation Medicine Practitioner
- Accredited Undergraduate Medicine Degree or Postgraduate Medicine Degree
- General Medical Registration
- 7 Years of full-time training, with at least three years of Basic Adult Medicine or Basic Child Medicine and four years of Advanced Rehabilitation specialisation.
Sport and Exercise Medicine Professionals are concerned with applying medicine in all aspects of physical activity. They primarily promote safe and efficient performance of athletes, while working to prevent common and serious medical conditions associated with sport and exercise, such as arthritis, heart disease, cancer, mental health and injuries.
Registration Steps to become a Rehabilitation Medicine Practitioner
- Accredited Undergraduate Medicine Degree or Postgraduate Medicine Degree
- General Medical Registration
- Completion of the ACSEP Entrance Examination
- 4 Years of full-time training.