The Second Edition of The Sports Certificated Specialist (SCS) Preparation Course was designed to assist the learner in preparation for the Sports Specialization exam offered the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. Course content spans domains within the most recent description of sports physical therapy (DSP) authored by a multi-disciplinary cohort of experts from around the country. Substantial revisions were provided in all chapters based on current and emerging evidence as well as the addition of three chapters specific to rehabilitation of region-specific sports-related injuries. Foundational concepts as well as clinical correlates are included with each chapter with additional review and test questions provided to assess knowledge translation and identify gaps.

NOTE:*While this course is designed to help the learner prepare for the SCS exam it is not a guarantee for passage.

Triathlon is a growing sport. As a multidimensional sport, triathletes need to be proficient in swimming, cycling, and running to be successful and injury free. As the sport grows, so does the participation of female athletes and the number of competitions. This growth requires an increased number of qualified sports medicine team members to provide appropriate and efficient care along the management continuum and across the life span of the triathlete.

This home study course will cover from injury prevention to acute injury management through rehabilitation and performance enhancement for female triathletes. It will provide management strategies across the life span from adolescence through the master female triathlete including pregnant, post-partum and physically challenged triathletes. Triathlon training and competition offers a unique set of challenges for injury and illness management of its participants and for treating sports clinicians with the three components of this sport. This course’s aim is to equip each physical therapist with the tools to address the needs of these female athletes during participation in this sport throughout the athlete’s life span.

About the Content Editor

Teresa L. Schuemann PT, DPT, SCS, ATC Teresa is a board certified Sports Physical Therapy Specialist. She attained her Physical Therapy degree from University of Missouri: Columbia, and completed a Sports Physical Therapy Residency at Berkshire Institute in Pennsylvania. She has continued her career in Sports Medicine attaining her certification in Athletic Training and Performance Enhancement in 1996.

Teresa is the sport physical therapist for the International Triathlon Union's (ITU) Sports Development team and remains a member of the U.S. Olympic Sports Medicine team. She has worked and traveled with elite athletic teams both in the United States and abroad including Brazil, Argentina, Hungary, the Netherlands and China.

Teresa developed one of the nation’s first credentialed Sports Physical Therapy Residency Programs and remains active in the education of future sports physical therapy specialists. A published author, Teresa remains a frequent lecturer at state and national conferences with topics ranging from sports injury prevention, female athlete triad, emergency management of athletic injury and comprehensive evaluation & treatment of the injured shoulder.