Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer Relations with Scott Lee, DPT, PT, ATC - 12

Clinical Relationships between Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers Scott Lee, DPT, PT, ATC  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottlee.dpt.atc/  Email: [email protected]  Timestamps: In this episode, we asked Scott (who is dual credentialed as an Athletic Trainer and a Physical Therapist):  1:34 What is Athletic Training  2:09 Scott Lee, DPT, PT, ATC Introduction  Offset Med - Care of Freestyle Dancers (Hip Hop/Break Dancers)  BSP Physical Therapy  Orthopedic Interventions Lab Teacher at CSULB  3:15 Why Scott became an athletic trainer  5:16 Why Scott became a physical therapist  8:21 What part of sports medicine represents Scott  10:23 Anecdote that showcases the physical therapy profession  Treating post stroke, vertebral artery occlusion, etc Parkinson’s disease and other neurological patients  14:37 What is a physical therapist Movement experts who improve quality of life through hands on exercises and patient education  16:34 Scott’s experience as an athletic trainer going through PT school  19:43 Differences between PT and AT curriculum 24:09 Clinical differences between PT and AT  26:11 Most difficult part of being a PT  28:35 Role of PTs in medication management  29:52 Most rewarding part of being a PT  32:02 PTs and direct access  36:35 Intricacies of workers comp  38:35 Advice for students when choosing PT or AT career pathway  44:26 Applicable knowledge ATs and PTs work together as a team  Get to understand both professions by shadowing before deciding on which one to pursue  -- AT CORNER FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atcornerpodcast Instagram, Website, YouTube, and other links: atcornerds.wixsite.com/home/links EMAIL US: [email protected] SAVE on Medbridge: Use code ATCORNER to get $150 off your subscription Music: Jahzzar (betterwithmusic.com) CC BY-SA -- -Sandy & Randy