FOURTH PROFESSIONAL (SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY-Syllabus)

                                                         

Sports Physiotherapy

Total Lecture: 100 Hrs

Exam time: 3 Hrs.                                                                      Total marks: 150

Written: 100 

 Oral / Practical: 30  

                                                                                                                          Sessional: 20

Part A: Fundamental Principles:

1. Sports medical team-The Team Approach.
2. Sports injuries (Acute & Overuse) & Pain.
3. Principles of Injury prevention.
4. Principles of Diagnosis.
5. Principles of Treatment.
6. Principles of Rehabilitation.

Part-B: Sports injuries & Pain in various Sports.

1. Minor Head injuries in sport.
2. Headache.
3. Facial Injuries.
4. Neck Injuries.
5. Shoulder.
6. Elbow & Forearm.
7. Wrist & Hand.
8. Thoracic & Chest.
9. Hip & Groin.
10. Anterior thigh.
11. Posterior thigh.
12. Acute Knee injuries.
13. Anterior Knee.
14. Lateral, Medial &Posterior Knee.
15. Shin Calf, & Achilis injuries.

16.Acute Ankle injuries.

17.Foot.

Part C: Enhancing Sport Performance:

       1.Maximising Performance-Nutrition.

       2.Maximising Performance- Psychology.

Part D: Sports Participants in Different Ages & Groups:

1.The Younger.

            2.The Female.

            3.The Older.

Part E: Management of Medical Problems (During, Pre & Post Sports):

1. Sporting emergencies.
2. Cardiovascular Symptoms.
3. Respiratory symptoms.
4. Gastrointestinal.
5. Diabetes.
6. Epilepsy.
7. Common Sport related infections.
8. Tiredness in Sport.
9. Exercises in Heat & Cold.

General Physiotherapy in Sports and Team Management:

1.      Sport & fitness

2.      The concept, measurement and development of flexibility.

3.      Considerations in endurance training

4.      Strength training for injury prevention.

5.      The psychological implications of injury and the psychology of the injury prone athlete.

6.      Immediate post injury considerations, first aid and initial physiotherapy treatment.

7.      Physiotherapy for sports injuries, acute and chronic.

8.      The efficacy of physiotherapy treatment.

9.      Injuries in racket sports, football, cricket and basketball.

10.  Initial and final fitness testing and fitness testing after injury.

11.  Disability and sport.

12.  The history and development of disabled sport its types and classifications.

13.  Technology in disabled sport/ equipment.

14.  Economics – commercialism.

15.  Perceptions of atmosphere & environment.

16.  Para Olympics games and other competitions.

17.  Modifications and differences to able bodied sports.

18.  Sports for people with different disabilities, ie wheelchair athletes, blind athletes, etc.

19.  Differences in training for disabled athletes, coaching differences and similarities to able-bodied sports.

20.  Physiological aspects of training.

21.  Injuries in disabled sports and their treatment with Physiotherapy.

22.  The benefits of sport in the rehabilitation of the disabled person.

23.  The future of disabled sports.

24.  Coaching methods and the qualities of a good coach.

25.  Various types of training methods, environmental and other factors affecting training and the differences between on-season and off-season training.

Practical

1. Screening the elite Sports man.
2. Medical care of the Sporting team.
3. Travelling with a team.
4. Medical coverage of endurance events.
5. Drugs and Sports man.

Books Recommended:

1.      Clinical Sports Medicine- Boruner .P & Khan. K.

2.      Sports injuries- their prevention & treatmen: Peterson.L & Renstrom. P