Does the Joint Statement say that athletic trainers are qualified to do all kinds of manual therapy?
No. The Joint Statement says that some athletic trainers “are qualified to perform certain forms of manual therapy” and that the education of athletic trainers “calls for competence in some forms of manual therapy.” These statements are true. In Arizona, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania the athletic trainers’ practice act places “massage” within the scope of athletic training, and in Connecticut the statute mentions “light massage.
