Module SPRT2261: SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Department: Applied Social Sciences (Sport)

SPRT2261: SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Tied To

• C601: Sport

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

Content

• For insurance purposes, and in the absence of full-time health professionals personal diagnosis of debilitating injury will be discouraged, however, the basic principles of treatment and rehabilitation will be studied such that students can appreciate the associated safety implications of injury management.
• The specific content of this module will cover the anatomical and physiological mechanisms and pathology of injury to bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles.
• Practical considerations will be given to basic treatment skills in injuries through an introduction to First Aid and emergency care and sports massage therapy.
• The prevention of sports injuries through appropriate education and use of sports massage therapy will also be explored.

Learning Outcomes

• Students should be able to:
• identify and explain mechanisms of injury in sport,
• describe the anatomy and pathology of selected sports injuries,
• explain and evaluate principles of prevention and management of common sports injuries using multi-disciplinary approaches.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Lectures help to address key information and research, drawing attention to pertinent literature and so act as a summary for students to focus on the most important aspects of the learning outcomes.
• The practical sessions ensure that students are provided with the opportunity to gain basic practical, hands-on-knowledge of ways in which to manage and prevent sports injuries.
• In terms of assessment procedures, the coursework assignment allows students to explore the principles of the prevention and management of sports injuries through the provision of sports medicine and rehabilitation techniques in sport.
• The examination test knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms, anatomy and pathology of sports injuries, as well as other principles of preventing and managing those injuries.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

1000 word assignment (optional).