Sports Injuries
Course
Distance
Description
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Type
Course
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Class hours
140h
Sports Injuries Course: This specialist course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of how sporting injuries can occur, the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of such injuries. The course will also investigate the principles behind the rehabilitation of sports injuries. By using a variety of techniques and approaches, the therapist will provide a valuable service to clients in this specialist area, either on a freelance basis or as part of their employment in a health and fitness facility. Suitable for: Further education, career progression or persoanl development.
About this course
There are no previous skills or qualifications required to register for this study programme.
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Course programme
Contra-Indications to Treatment referral
Assess Intrinsic and Extrinsic Injuries
Implemental injuries
Vehicular injuries
Environmental factors
Define: the ages concept, Psychological fitness, Lifestyle
Explain the reasons for employing warm up and cool down exercises
Basic Principles of Treatment
Introduce planes and axes and discuss structures and their positions in relation to the anotomical position
Discuss a number of decriptions of landmarks found on skeletal bones
Sport Injuries to Lower Limbs Part 1
Analyse some of the most common foot problems
Discuss meatarsalgia giving symptoms, causes and treatment
summarise: Heel spur, Ganglion and Mortons toe
Sport Injuries to Lower Limbs Part 2
Examine the knee and introduce the different ligaments that come under stress during sports activities
Describe medial ligament strain giving symptoms, cause and treatment
Introduce the Apleys knee test and the McMurray test
Describe the rapid and slow swelling of joint effusion
Sports Injuries to Lower Limbs Part 3
Discuss a stress facture, where it is found, its causes, symptoms and treatment
Evaluate a shin splint giving symptoms, cause and treatment
Sports Injuries of the shoulder
Analyse injuries to the shoulder and show what roles ligaments and muscles play
Identify symptoms, causes and treatments of frozen shoulder
Sports injuries of the Head and Neck
Describe the two main muscles found in the neck, give a description of each and where they are situated
Assess Arthritis and Disc joint Pain giving symptoms, causes and treatment
Sports Injuries of the Hand, Arm and Elbow
Explain the symptoms, cause and treatment of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
Define Golfers and Tennis elbow, giving symptoms, causes and treatment
Summarise your understanding of elbow dislocation
Sport Injuries of the Back
Examine the vertebral column and name five groups of vertebrae
Define the lumbar, coccygael and sacral vertebrae
Describe your understanding of trigger points and give points to be remembered when applying treatment
Taping and Strapping of Injuries
Identify benefits to the athlete of taping an injury and give instances when it should not be applied
Introduce procedures to be followed before taping and when applying tape
Explain the procedure you would use when supporting the quadriceps
Sports Injuries