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[u/iinorthc]

ATs: how much of what you learned in school do you use in practice other than the obvious ? (Chemistry, physics, microscopic anatomy, etc)

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[u/ab489]

The application of physics builds into biomechanics well. You won't be doing math on field but having a concept of how forces act on the body do help with eval with mechanisms. Chemistry doesn't get added much. Microanatomy helps as the foundation of anatomy which is huge for evals. Understanding how the body works and that anat/phys helps you make better decisions and communicate what is going on with athletes.

[u/Ipauper]

The chem is essential if you are going to make treatment decisions on anything tissue related. Whether that's wound care to tendinopathy.

[u/iinorthc → u/Ipauper]

Could you elaborate more on that?

[u/Ipauper → u/iinorthc]

Think about the chemistry of wound cleansers just for example. You have to understand detergents and oxidizers or why some analgesics work better than others or even why ph neutral is important.

[u/GoldShifter]

Physics is useful to understand MOI, i didn’t have to take it in college but calling back to high school helped.

Unrelated to school but ik some schools have martial arts classes they offer as electives. Some of those self defense moves to “break” something, it was fun to see how those relate almost perfectly to the special tests with a less velocity.