Exercise and Sport Injuries

Catalog description

This course covers the theory and principles of athletic injury as associated with human performance. Students will apply scientific principles of human growth and development, physical conditioning, injury prevention, emergency care, and rehabilitative procedures. Students will learn the signs and symptoms of injury and the process of first response as well as how to support athletes through rehab. Successful students learn how to incorporate injury reduction techniques into the training programs they will develop for their clients. Prerequisite: SCIE 1153 - Human Biology or SCIE 2203 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I ; or instructor permission