Sorry, but how does an associate's degree not hold any weight when, in order to become licensed as a PTA, I need to have graduated from and accredited PTA program (which is an associate's degree)? Does being a Physical Therapist Assistant not hold any weight in society? Some other Health Professions which require associates degrees: nurses, respiratory therapists, occupational therapist assistants, radiologic technicians, among others. What about them?
No, I don't believe that just studying for and taking the CSCS exam will teach you the A&P stuff. A&P is pretty damn hard. That's why it's a two semester course. And many people don't get through it. And that's why it's part of the curriculum of all health professions, because they want you to actually know that stuff.
So as a PTA, I can legally carry out interventions on patients for the purpose of musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, neuromuscular, and integumentary rehabilitation, but as far as the NSCA and maybe NASM is concerned, I can't be a CSCS. Sounds weird doesn't it?
Wouldn't you agree that, all other things being equal, a PTA should have more knowledge of the human body and how it works than someone with say, a business degree? Last time I checked, Kinesiology wasn't a requirement of a business degree.
It is bogus.
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