Sports Medicine: Syllabus

Ways to classify sports injuries (1)

• direct and indirect

Ways to classify sports injuries (2)

• soft and hard tissue

Ways to classify sports injuries (3)

• overuse

soft tissue injuries (1)

• tears, sprains, contusions

soft tissue injuries (2)

• skin abrasions, lacerations, blisters

soft tissue injuries (3)

• inflammatory response

hard tissue injuries (1)

• fractures

hard tissue injuries (2)

• dislocation

assessment of injuries

-TOTAPS (Talk, Observe, Touch, Active and Passive movement, Skills test)

children and young athletes (1)

• medical conditions (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy)

children and young athletes (2)

• overuse injuries (stress fractures)

children and young athletes (3)

• thermoregulation

children and young athletes (4)

• appropriateness of resistance training

adult and aged athletes (1)

• heart conditions

adult and aged athletes (2)

• fractures/bone density

adult and aged athletes (3)

• flexibility/joint mobility

female athletes (1)

• eating disorders

female athletes (2)

• iron deficiency

female athletes (3)

• bone density

female athletes (4)

• pregnancy

physical preparation (1)

• pre-screening

physical preparation (2)

• skill and technique

physical preparation (3)

physical fitness

physical preparation (4)

• warm up, stretching and cool down

sports policy and the sports environment (1)

• rules of sports and activities

sports policy and the sports environment (2)

• modified rules for children

sports policy and the sports environment (3)

• matching of opponents, eg growth and development, skill level

sports policy and the sports environment (4)

• use of protective equipment

sports policy and the sports environment (5)

• safe grounds, equipment and facilities

environmental considerations (1)

• temperature regulation (convection, radiation, conduction, evaporation)

environmental considerations (2)

• climatic conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, rain, altitude, pollution)

environmental considerations (3)

• guidelines for fliud intake

environmental considerations (4)

• acclimatisation

taping and bandaging (1)

• preventative taping

environmental considerations (2)

• taping for isolation of injury

environmental considerations (3)

• bandaging for immediate treatment of injury

rehabilitation procedures (1)

• progressive mobilisation

rehabilitation procedures (2)

• graduated exercise (stretching, conditioning, total body fitness)

rehabilitation procedures (3)

• training

rehabilitation procedures (4)

• use of heat and cold

return to play (1)

• indicators of readiness for return to play (pain free, degree of mobility)

return to play (2)

• monitoring progress (pre-test and post-test)

return to play (3)

• psychological readiness

return to play (4)

• specific warm-up procedures

return to play (5)

• return to play policies and procedures

return to play (6)

ethical considerations, eg pressure to participate, use of painkillers