SPPT508 – Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Module code
SPPT508
Module title
Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Prescription
To provide the student with a basic understanding of the nature of injuries in sport and in the workplace, including: causal factors, assessment, treatment, management and rehabilitation. This Module will enable students to develop injury prevention measures
Programmes
- SP1006
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Directed hours
- 64
- Self directed hours
- 86
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- On successful completion of this Module, it is expected that students will be able to:
1.0 Explain the theoretical concept of sports medicine and scope of practise
- knowledge of sports medicine is demonstrated
- knowledge of ethics and legal issues is demonstrated
- the various functions of sports therapists are analysed and explained
2.0 Discuss the theoretical basis of injury prevention
- injury incidence, health and psychological considerations, components of fitness, physical training and conditioning, performance factors, protective devices, officiating and administration are explained in relation to injury prevention
3.0 Discuss the causes and treatment of common sports injuries
- the anatomy involved is described
- the mechanics of injury are explained
- the TOTAPS procedure for initial injury assessment is demonstrated
- the RICE procedure for initial injury treatment is explained
- basic concepts of rehabilitation of sports injuries are described
4.0 Interpret terminology relevant to sports injuries
- established terminology related to sports medicine and therapy are defined
5.0 Assess and distinguish sports injuries
- specific sport related injuries to skeletal muscle, joints, bones and nerves, their common causes, signs and symptoms are identified
- assessment procedures for specific sport related injuries are demonstrated
6.0 Discuss the process of soft tissue healing and common treatments used in relation to tissue healing
- explanation of the body's natural response to injury and mechanisms of tissue repair
- mechanisms utilised by common drug therapies are outlined with known risks outlined
- current treatment modalities are discussed in terms of their mechanisms for use.
7.0 Describe the acute and chronic adaptations of the motor system to the altered demands of usage and its subsequent applications to sport and exercise injury prevention and rehabilitation
- The musculoskeletal systems ability to adapt to a single bout of exercise (acute) as well as the cumulative (chronic) response to the stress associated with long-term physical activity is investigated.
- Knowledge of the demands of a movement to aid the selection of appropriate exercises to enhance performance or rehabilitate following an injury is demonstrated.
- Knowledge of mechano-receptive facilitation and inhibition in rehabilitation and performance is demonstrated
8.0 Demonstrate the ability to develop and implement a sport rehabilitation programme
- The principles of the rehabilitation process are understood
- A rehabilitation programme for a given injury is developed implemented and monitored
- Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitative and muscle energy stretching techniques are demonstrated
- Muscle release techniques are demonstrated
- Sports taping techniques are demonstrated
9.0 Special topics in sports injury prevention
- Environmental medicine is introduced
- prevention of injury in female athletes, children and the elderly is described
- considerations for disabled and special athletes are discussed
- ergogenic aids in sport are investigated - Content
- 1. Introduction to Sport Medicine
2. Injury prevention
3. Injury causes
4. Injury classification
5. Injury assessment
6. Injury treatment
7. Injury healing
8. Protective devices
9. Rehabilitation process
10.Stretching and Muscle Release Techniques
11.Special topics - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning will be facilitated by:
- Lectures / Tutorials / Discussions
- Practical Demonstration - Learning and Teaching Resource
- Texts and readings will be determined by the lecturer and recorded in the Module Outline.
