Overview

The module will cover the following areas:

• Physiology of injury; therapeutic techniques used in rehabilitation Exercise, training principle and physical techniques used in rehabilitation
• The physical rehabilitation of sports injuries, (through the use of examples in the shoulder, knee and lower leg)
• The rehabilitation team, and rehab planning
• Returning the athlete to competition and failure to rehabilitate
• Current trends in research, critical assessment of research and future research directions

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -Most criteria are met to an adequate standard; there may be a wide range in the quality of different components of the assignmentCase study: The plan has to be holistic covering all the faces of rehabilitating the athlete. Has has to be individual to the athletes considering his sport specific needs. It needs to cover the period from the injury to their return to full competition, including the pre-habitliation, early and late rehabilitation and return to play criteria. It should include objective tests to guide progression. The presentation has to fit in the 10 minutes availableViva: the student should be able to clarify any elements of the plan which are not clear and be able to support their choices by reference to published data. -good -Most criteria are met to a very good standard; some may be met to an excellent standard or to a good standardCase study: The plan has to be holistic covering all the faces of rehabilitating the athlete. Has has to be individual to the athletes considering his sport specific needs. It needs to cover the period from the injury to their return to full competition, including the pre-habitliation, early and late rehabilitation and return to play criteria. It should include objective tests to guide progression. The presentation has to fit in the 10 minutes availableViva: the student should be able to clarify any elements of the plan which are not clear and be able to support their choices by reference to published data. -excellent -Most criteria are met to an excellent standard; all others are met to a very good standardCase study: The plan has to be holistic covering all the facets of rehabilitating the athlete. It has to be individual to the athletes considering his sport specific needs. It needs to cover the period from the injury to their return to full competition, including the pre-habitliation, early and late rehabilitation and return to play criteria. It should include objective tests to guide progression. The presentation has to fit in the 10 minutes availableViva: the student should be able to clarify any elements of the plan which are not clear and be able to support their choices by reference to published data.

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this module students will be able to understand the rehabilitation process. In the time available they will not be able to gain the skills to become a physiotherapist or sports therapist but they will have an understanding of the aims and processes so that they can better work within a rehabilitation team.

• Students should be able to explain why particular methods are used in the rehabilitation process and assess the objective evidence which is available to support choices made.

• Students should be able to justify the contribution by their individual discipline, and understand how its fits with the rest of the Multi DisciplinaryTeam