Learning Outcomes

Introduction to Sports Therapy

Professionalism and Ethics of Sports Therapy

Anatomy and Kinesiology

Assessment of Sports Injuries

Sports Injuries Depending on Sports Profile

Common Sports Injuries

Lesson Summary

While playing sports has many health benefits, it is critical to prevent sports injuries. This module will introduce you to sports injuries and answer the basic questions. What are the most common sports injuries? How do you assess an injury? You will learn about professionalism in therapy and the anatomy of sports injuries.

Major Sports Injuries

First Aid Treatment

Sports Nutrition

Rehabilitation Exercises

Sports Massage Treatments

Hydrotherapy and Electrotherapy

A sports therapist is concerned with preventing injury and rehabilitating the athlete or the sports person back to the optimum levels of performance. This module will begin with describing major sports injuries before teaching the first aid treatment, sports nutrition, rehabilitation exercises, massage treatments and some therapies.

Course assessment

This free online sports medicine course will explore sports therapy and the skills required to treat sports injuries.

Therapy for Sports Injuries

Injuries that occur while engaging in sports activities need immediate care. This course provides the guidelines for managing such injuries along with the basics of anatomy, nutrition, treatments and therapies. Furthermore, you will discover how to rehabilitate athletes to return them to their optimum level of sporting fitness. Those interested in pursuing a career in sports therapy will benefit from this course.

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