Rehabilitation - SPOR5620

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Module delivery information

This module is not currently running in 2024 to 2025.

Overview

The main aims of this module are to provide students with the knowledge and ability to recognise and describe the different stages and components of rehabilitation. Students will learn how to progress athletes form one stage to the next and be able to recognise when athletes are ready to return to their sport or activity. The students will also be able to recognise when an athlete needs to regress their rehabilitation programme. Students will be able to formulate sport specific rehabilitation programmes for a range of sports.

The following topics will be covered in this module:
Components of rehabilitation and the criteria for progression and return to play including strength, power, speed, agility, flexibility, range of motion (ROM), cardiovascular endurance, sports specific requirements and psychological factors and PRICE

Details

Contact hours

1 hour lecture and 2 hour seminar weekly

Method of assessment

Practical assessment
60%
Written coursework
40%

Indicative reading

Brukner, P. & Khan, K. (2006) Clinical sports medicine. Sydney. London: Mc Graw-Hill

Houglum, P.A. (2005) Theraputic Exercise for Musculoskeletal Injury (2nd ed.) Champaign IL. Human Kinetics Prentice, W. (2004) Rehabilitation Techniques for Sport Medicine and Athletic Training. 4th Ed. London. Mc-Graw Hill

See the library reading list for this module (Medway)

Learning outcomes

Students who take full advantage of the opportunities made available to them will, on successful completion of the module, be able to:

1. Recognise and describe the stages of rehabilitation and the components of a rehabilitation programme
2. Apply/relate criteria for progression and regression for different sports and exercise participants
3. Formulate appropriate sports specific rehabilitation programmes for different sports and exercise participants

Notes

  2. ECTS credits are recognised throughout the EU and allow you to transfer credit easily from one university to another.
  3. The named convenor is the convenor for the current academic session.
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