Sport Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation

Course aim

To provide those working in the health and fitness, paramedical and allied health fields with the necessary background knowledge and practical skills to work within a broader multi-disciplinary sports rehabilitation team in an injury prevention and management role.

Course content

Introductory functional anatomy and pathology, physiology of healing, common injuries and their acute and chronic management, common medical conditions affecting athletes and physical activity participants, heat and cold illness, drugs used in sport, principles of evidence based practice for injury management and rehabilitation, sports taping, psychology of injury, movement observation and analysis, movement and strength, assessment, back injuries - mechanics of injury and treatment programs. The influence of movement on the healing process, exercise prescription, the use of equipment, questioning and report writing skills, case management procedures, code of ethics, communication, and legal issues.

Textbook(s)

South Australian Sports Medicine Association 2017, SASMA's Managing sports injuries: pre-game, in-game, post-game, -, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL

Houglum, P 2016, Therapeutic exercise for musculoskeletal injuries, 4th edn., Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 2001	Human Nutrition
BIOL 1051	Physiology Essentials 100
HLTH 1020	Human Anatomy 100
HLTH 2006	Exercise Physiology 1

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Practical	2 hours x 13 weeks
Practicum	30 hours x Negotiated

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Learning log/Journal, Literature review, Placement, Skills demonstration, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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