University of Guelph

Athletic Therapy

Athletic Therapy services have been provided on Campus by the Department of Athletics for over 33 years. This service is provided in conjunction with the Student Health Services. The service is available to both varsity team athletes and, when schedules allow, to non-varsity students. Clinical services are provided following an on-campus physician referral.

Athletic Therapy is involved with care of musculoskeletal injuries suffered by active students (competitive, recreational, intramural, etc.). The profession of Athletic Therapy deals with injuries at three different levels of intervention:
1. prevention - warm-up, flexibility, strength, safe activity areas
2. immediate on-site care of acute injuries from sprained ankles to true life-threatening injuries, and
3. rehabilitation and reconditioning services in the clinic.

Athletic Therapy also offers many opportunities for student volunteers to get practical exposure in the clinic and in the field. We have been a Sheridan College Sports Injury Management Program Clinical Associate for ten years. Annually, we have 20-30 students, primarily from the Human Kinetics Program, working with varsity teams and in the clinic. We work in depth with the students in the integrated University of Guelph Human Kinetics/Sheridan College Sport Injury Management program by offering classes and supervision within the course work. Students interested in volunteering are asked to contact Judy Lynch at 519 824-4210 Ext. 53522.