CONTEST!! TELL ABOUT YOUR DREAM JOB - SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPIST

We all have a dream to achieve something in life. Most people dream of becoming famous, rich, and popular. Some also want to make others' lives better by helping them. My main dream is to become a sports physiotherapist.

This has been my dream since childhood. Having this in mind motivated me to give out my best to get admission into the premium university in Ghana. It was all joy when I received an email to study BSc Physiotherapy. I am currently in my 3rd year at the University of Ghana.

One might ask why physiotherapy? Becoming a physiotherapist opens the opportunity for a rewarding, challenging, and satisfying career. Physiotherapists help in improving the quality of life of patients, enhances their health and wellbeing by restoring functional movement.

I have always wanted to work with footballers. This deals with improving the physicality of footballers. That's helping athletes of all ages and all levels of ability to enhance their performance. To be a sports physiotherapist, one has to finish a 4-year bachelor's degree in physiotherapy. Have a little experience in the working field by doing national service and clinical rotations. After everything, one has to have experience in the sports field by doing some sort of voluntary work at a local club, sports center, or an academy.

Footballers are prone to a lot of injuries because of the nature of the game. Any sport that involves quick changes of rapid acceleration and deceleration involves a high instance of hamstring injuries and anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele, Fernando Torres, Michael Owen, Hazard, and Aguero are some prominent players who have had these injuries.

The work of a sports physiotherapist cannot be undermined in these situations. They take these players through rehabilitation and performance enhancement to restore physical movement. It is my dream to also help our local players be it those in the local clubs and the national team.

The nation needs me for our players to be fit in order to enhance their performance. The future is bright! The national team can win trophies with my help.

Grateful to @steem-ghana and @rubilu123 for this amazing contest. Thanks for passing by!