Rehabilitation is an essential and highly effective skill for you to utilise as a sport therapy practitioner. You will learn the core principles of rehabilitation such as how to improve strength, range of motion, flexibility, power, speed and agility - principles that are applied in the evaluation of every athlete and individual you work with, from reducing pain to return to sport after injury. You will implement the principles of rehabilitation in each stage of injury and discover how you can adapt exercises according to the specific injury, its stage in the healing process, and the nature of the sport involved. Upon completion of the module you will have experience of the fundamental tools to make appropriate and evidence-based judgements to support injury recovery, so that you can apply it in practical terms to rehabilitation in future modules and within practical and work placement opportunities.
Lectures/Seminars 16 hours, Practicals 16 hours
60 minute Online Test worth 20%. This Assessment is Pass Compulsory.
30 min Practical Competency worth 80%. This Assessment is Pass Compulsory.
Reassessment Method: Like-for-like
On successfully completing the module, students will be able to:
1. Describe and differentiate the stages of rehabilitation.
2. Identify and apply a range of components of rehabilitation to the upper and lower limbs.
3. Identify and apply criteria for rehabilitation exercise progression and regression for different sports and individuals.
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