A sports therapist is a healthcare practitioner that utilises principles from sport and exercise science to optimise injury recovery, prevention, preparation and sporting performance. Despite having a sporting focus, the principles of treatment can be transferred into also treating non sporting patients. Providing immediate care of injuries in a recreational, competitive, training and occupational environment.

As a sports therapist, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation are the three main pillars, with appropriate soft tissue interventions used when necessary, along with individualised rehabilitation and exercise programmes that are designed specifically for the injury/condition of the client to return to training or work.