The Benefits of Section Membership
Thank you for your interest in the Sports Physical Therapy Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. If you want sports medicine and healthy orthopedics, then this is the Section for you! Founded in 1972 with 75 members, we now boast nearly 6000!
Should you become a member of the Section, your membership entitles you to receive the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy published by Allen Press. This is a monthly journal designed to enhance your professional growth, covering both scientific and clinical subjects. You would also receive our quarterly publication, The North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. The Sports Section newsletter is incorporated into our web site and can be downloaded at www.spts.org. The newsletter helps keep you informed of all SPTS activities.
In addition, you will also receive an abundance of information regarding continuing education conferences offered at both the national and regional levels allowing you to pick and choose the programs best suited to your needs and interests. As a Section member you are entitled to significantly reduced registration fees to our home study courses, publications and conferences!
The Sports Physical Therapy Section also offers Special Interest Groups for interested members to join. They include; Emergency Response, Shoulder, Knee, Female Athlete, Collegiate Athlete and Pediatrics. These SIG's provide members with a networking tool to discuss topics and find information based on their particular area of interest.
Should you choose to become a member, you will have access to the members-only areas of our website which will provide you with even more information relative to Sports Physical Therapy topics.
Once again, we encourage you to consider becoming a member of the Sports Physical Therapy Section and participate in Section activities. Should you have further questions, please feel free to contact me at 800/285-7787 or visit our web site at www.spts.org.
Sincerely,
Tammy Jackson
Executive Assistant