SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPEDICS

Catalog description

Diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries likely to be seen by a general practice naturopathic physician. Methods of health tests, exercise prescription and the use of exercise as therapeutic modality are studied. Emphasis in the use of diet, exercise, soft-tissue therapies, physiotherapy, manipulative techniques, and medicine used as treatment of sports and orthopedic injuries. Students evaluate sports and orthopedic injuries and analyze the appropriate treatments.