Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist

Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist programs prepare individuals, under the direction of physicians, to treat the effects of disease, injury, and congenital disorders through therapeutic exercise and education. Includes instruction in human anatomy, human physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, therapeutic exercise and adapted physical education, human growth and development, motor learning and performance, testing and measurement, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, psychology, rehabilitation procedures, patient assessment and management, and professional standards and ethics.

While Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist offers degrees up to the Bachelors degree, most students earn a Masters degree. Students study Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist all over the country, though the major at the Associates degree level sees the most graduates in Nevada. The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist is $38,300.