Sports Physical
Therapy Specialist Certification
Examination
Content Outline
The questions
on the examination will be approximately
distributed according to the following
percentages of content areas. This is an
approximation only and may not represent
the exact distribution of questions on
the exam. All questions on the exam
relate to the competencies outlined in
the book Sports
Physical Therapy: Description
of Specialty Practice (DSP),
© 2002, 1994.
1.
Rehabilitation/Return to Activity:
a. Examination,
evaluation, diagnosis (20%)
b. Prognosis,
intervention, outcomes (20%)
2. Acute
Injury/Illness Management (10%)
3. Sports
Science (15%)
4.
Medical/Surgical Conditions (15%)
5. Injury
Prevention/Wellness (15%)
6. Critical
Inquiry (5%)
Total 100%
