Overview

Topics may include:

• 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 -Pass: Most criteria are met to a good standard; there may be a wide range in the quality of different components of the assignment Case study: The plan is somewhat holistic covering all the faces of rehabilitating the athlete. Has has to be individual to the athletes considering his sport specific needs. It covers the period from the injury to their return to full competition, including the pre-habitliation, early and late rehabilitation and return to play criteria but the quality of content may be mixed. The presentation has to fit in the 10 minutes available Viva: the student should be able to clarify anyelements of the plan which are not clear and be able to support their choices by reference to published data.

-good -Merit: Most criteria are met to a very good standard; one or two may be met to an excellent standard or to a good standard. The plan is holistic largely covering all of the the facets of rehabilitating the athlete. It is sindividual to the athlets and mostly considers their sport specific needs. It needs to cover the periodfrom the injury to their return to full competition, including the pre-habitliation, early and late rehabilitation and return to play criteria. The presentation has to fit in the 10 minutes available Viva: 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 -Distinction: Most or all criteria are met to an excellent standard; others are met to a very good standard, at least: The plan is holistic covering all the facets of rehabilitating the athlete. It is individual to the athletes requirements considering their sport specific needs. It covers the period from injury to their return to full competition, including the pre-habitliation, early and late rehabilitation and return to play criteria. The presentation has to fit in the 10 minutes available Viva: 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

• On successful completion of this module students will be able to comprehensively and systematically appraise the standard principles and stages of the rehabilitation process

• On successful completion of this module students will be able to comprehensively evaluate the composition of the rehabilitation team and how the individuals interact to allow the athlete to return to performance.

• On successful completion of this module students will be able to comprehensively express how tissues respond to injury and how their recovery can be optimised through rehabilitation and training principles.

• On successful completion of this module students will be able to critically apply the principles, stages and processes learnt, to other injuries, athletes and sports that have not been specifically considered.

• On successful completion of this module students will be able to critically consider the roles of performance staff in aiding the elite athlete in achieving his or her goals in managing the person, injury, environment, situational context and injury.