SHN5183 - Sports Injury Rehabilitation

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

This module introduces you to the fundamentals of injury rehabilitation. You will review the work covered at Level 4 on the healing process and link this to the various stages of rehabilitation, learning how to plan and implement a comprehensive rehabilitation and reconditioning programme.

You will explore key components of rehabilitation including goal setting, the responses of the body to exercises and the effects of inactivity / immobility on the body and individual joints. Various strategies for rehabilitation will be introduced with a focus on evidence based, patient centred care.

Adjunct therapies will also be introduced including the application of cryotherapy, thermotherapy and taping and bracing.

The module will introduce issues of the lack of diversity in healthcare research and the challenges faced around inclusion. They will examine how these issues effect the generalisability of study findings in relation to injury rehabilitation.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Hours: 10
Intended Group Size: Full Cohort

Online Delivery
Hours: 10
Intended Group Size: Full Cohort

Practical Workshops
Hours: 30
Intended Group Size: 20 Max

Guided independent study
Hours: 250

Further details relating to assessment
Assessment 001: Students will be expected to write a 3000-word essay on the rehabilitation of an athlete. They must produce a safe, effective and progressive rehabilitation plan from the point of injury to return to sport. Students should discuss diversity / inclusivity in relation to the exercises prescribed and the available literature.

Assessment 002: The first practical exam will cover aspects of rehabilitation. Students must be able to demonstrate a safe and effective rehabilitation session at a given stage of the rehabilitative process. Students must pass the practical element to pass the module. Safe and effective practice must be demonstrated. Assessment 002 will typically take place in week 12 of the semester.

Assessment 003: For the second practical exam students must demonstrate the safe and effective application of one of the treatment modalities covered in the module. Assessment 003 will typically take place during the exam week of Semester 2.

Formative Assessment: students will receive formative assessment from both the module tutor and their peers throughout the practical sessions of the module. Support will also be available for feedback on the various assessments.

Other Information
It is a PSRB requirement that all practical components (i.e. assessment components 002 and 003) are passed to pass the module. Students must demonstrate safe and effective practice.

Assessment:

001 Essay; 3,000 words; mid semester 2 50%
002 Practical assessment; 20 minutes; end of semester 2 35%
003 Practical assessment; 10 minutes; end of semester 2 15%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Abbie Cooper
Level - 5
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - SHN4113
Semester(s) Offered - 5S2

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