Advanced Sports Health

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This course integrates professional aspects of athletic training, including collaborating with other health professionals. There will be a focus on relations organizations and the administration of an athletic training program. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND (HST 25000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR IHH 25000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) AND (HST 35000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) OR IHH 35000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) ) AND (HST 36000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) OR IHH 36000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) ) Course Learning Outcomes Students will be able to identify: 1. Common risk factors and causes of athletic injuries in various sports. 2. Risk factors associated with congenital or acquired postural abnormalities, physical disabilities and diseases. 3. Specific risk factors associated with conditioning, coaching methods, and motor skill performance. 4. Administration of static and dynamic postural evaluation and screening procedures. 5. Administration of anthropometric measurement techniques. 6. Safe athletic programs and to minimize injury/illness risk factors to the fullest possible extent. 7. A thorough, comprehensive injury/illness prevention program. 8. Cooperation among administrators, coaches, athletic trainers, parents, and athletes. 9. Normal anatomical structures of the human body. 10. Anatomical and physiological growth and development characteristics. 11. Principles and concepts of body movement. 12. Common injuries to each major body part. 13. Characteristic pathology of all common closed soft tissue injuries. 14. The human body’s normal immediate and delayed physiological response to trauma. 15. Relationships between etiological factors and resulting injury/illness pathologies. 16. Typical symptoms and common clinical signs associated with athletic injuries/illnesses. 17. Commonly accepted techniques and procedures for clinical evaluation of common athletic injuries/illnesses. 18. Use of manual muscle testing. 19. Administration of special tests. 20. Administration of appropriate sensory and motor neurological tests for intracranial injuries. 21. Basic records and form pertaining to the management of athletic injuries. View Class Schedule