Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Understand the negative impact that sports injuries can have on: (i) team/individual performance; (ii) athlete health
2. Describe the most common forms of injury surveillance and associated epidemiological injury outcome measures
3. Understand what a muscle injury is
4. Describe the most up-to-date evidence on the treatment of sport-related muscle injuries
5. Understand what a ligaments injury is
6. Describe the most up-to-date evidence on the treatment of sport-related ligament injuries
7. Understand what a tendon injury is
8. Describe the most up-to-date evidence on the treatment of sport-related tendon injuries
9. Understand the theoretical underpinnings of injury prevention
10. Describe the efficacy and/or effectiveness of injury prevention programmes in popular global sports
Indicative Module Content:
Week 1: Why do injuries matter?
Week 2: Fundamentals of injury surveillance and injury epidemiology
Week 3: Muscle injuries
Week 4: Treatment of muscle injuries
Week 5: Ligament injuries
Week 6: Treatment of ligament injuries
Week 7: Online MCQ
Week 8: Tendon injuries
Week 9: Treatment of tendon injuries
Week 10: Introduction to injury prevention: the theory
Week 11: Introduction to injury prevention: the practice
Week 12: Online MCQ