Welcome! This semester we'll be diving deep into the fields of sports medicine, athletic training, and physical therapy.
Our class structure is as follows:
Unit One: Investigating the Field of Sports Medicine
Unit Two: Analyzing Legal, Ethical and Insurance Considerations of Sports Medicine
Unit Three: Understanding the Basics of Training and Conditioning Techniques
Unit Four: Assessing Environmental Factors That Lead to Injury
Unit Five: Human Anatomy and Physiology
Unit Six: Understanding Basic Taping, Wrapping, and Bracing for Injuries
Unit Seven: Understanding Sports Nutrition, Supplementation, and Substance Use
Unit Eight: Identifying Basic Tissue Response and Common Injuries
Unit Nine: Determining Appropriate Emergency Injury Management
Unit Ten: Investigating the Psychological Aspects of Injury
Unit Eleven: Introduction to Rehabilitation and Modalities
Unit Twelve: Fundamental Concepts of Evaluation