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Realities of the Workplace Working with athletes, some of them Olympic medal winners or professional champions, can seem glamorous. For sports medicine experts, though, the thrill

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of their job goes beyond glamour. As physical therapist Keith Steigbigel (left) says, “You wake up . . . and you’re going to make someone feel better with just your hands, and that’s not something everybody can say they do.” But as with any job, working as a physical therapist or other sports medicine professional has some challenges that go along with rewards. Here’s a look at some of those challenges. A Long Day For people in sports medicine, their day-to-day realities depend a lot on the setting in which they work. A PT, for example,

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R ealities of the W orkplace