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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation

  • Unit Code

    SPS6106

  • Year

    2018

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Sophia NIMPHIUS

Description

This unit is designed to provide the strength and conditioning specialist with an understanding of the prevention and rehabilitation of common musculoskeletal sporting injuries. Students will learn practical and theoretical aspects of exercise rehabilitation with an emphasis on the transition between acute management and exercise commencement,and to the long term management of injuries as part of a comprehensive strength and conditioning plan.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from SPS5133, SPS5134

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS5116

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the anatomical, physiological and pathological characteristics of selected sports injuries.
  2. Identify injury prevention measures of dynamic control that can be enhanced with strength and conditioning programs.
  3. Identify selected psycho-social issues associated with specific populations involved in rehabilitation programs.
  4. Incorporate integrated rehabilitation training programs for athletic populations.
  5. Incorporate outcome measures from testing protocols to examine the efficacy of rehabilitation programs.
  6. Understand the importance of integrating with the health professions as a member of a multi-disciplinary team involved in rehabilitation.

Unit Content

  1. ACL injury risk management.
  2. Assessing and reporting outcome measures.
  3. Bone health and stress factures.
  4. Hip pathology diagnosis and management.
  5. Issues related to concussion management.
  6. Management and prevention of ankle injuries.
  7. Management and prevention of hamstring and groin injuries.
  8. Management and prevention of tendinopathies.
  9. Pathological aspects of musculoskeletal injury and healing.
  10. Psycho-social issues associated with rehabilitation.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online lectures, electronic tutorials, other e-learning activities, and discussions.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Case StudyCase Study Based Research Paper50%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%
TestContent Quizzes20%

Core Reading(s)

  • Brukner, P., & Khan, K. (2011). Brukner & Khan's clinical sports medicine (4th ed.). North Ryde, NSW: McGraw-Hill.
  • Brukner, P., Khan, K., Clarsen, B., Cook, J., Cools, A., Crossley, K., … Bahr, R. (2017). Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine (Volume 1) (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Reiman, M. P., & Thorborg, K. (2014). Clinical examination and physical assessment of hip joint-related pain in athletes. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 9(6), 737–55.
  • Joyce, D., & Lewindon, D. (2016). Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation (pp. 1–582). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation

  • Unit Code

    SPS6106

  • Year

    2018

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Sophia NIMPHIUS

Description

This unit is designed to provide the strength and conditioning specialist with an understanding of the prevention and rehabilitation of common musculoskeletal sporting injuries. Students will learn practical and theoretical aspects of exercise rehabilitation with an emphasis on the transition between acute management and exercise commencement,and to the long term management of injuries as part of a comprehensive strength and conditioning plan.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from SPS5133, SPS5134

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS5116

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the anatomical, physiological and pathological characteristics of selected sports injuries.
  2. Identify injury prevention measures of dynamic control that can be enhanced with strength and conditioning programs.
  3. Identify selected psycho-social issues associated with specific populations involved in rehabilitation programs.
  4. Incorporate integrated rehabilitation training programs for athletic populations.
  5. Incorporate outcome measures from testing protocols to examine the efficacy of rehabilitation programs.
  6. Understand the importance of integrating with the health professions as a member of a multi-disciplinary team involved in rehabilitation.

Unit Content

  1. ACL injury risk management.
  2. Assessing and reporting outcome measures.
  3. Bone health and stress factures.
  4. Hip pathology diagnosis and management.
  5. Issues related to concussion management.
  6. Management and prevention of ankle injuries.
  7. Management and prevention of hamstring and groin injuries.
  8. Management and prevention of tendinopathies.
  9. Pathological aspects of musculoskeletal injury and healing.
  10. Psycho-social issues associated with rehabilitation.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online lectures, electronic tutorials, other e-learning activities, and discussions.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Case StudyCase Study Based Research Paper50%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%
TestContent Quizzes20%

Core Reading(s)

  • Brukner, P., & Khan, K. (2011). Brukner & Khan's clinical sports medicine (4th ed.). North Ryde, NSW: McGraw-Hill.
  • Brukner, P., Khan, K., Clarsen, B., Cook, J., Cools, A., Crossley, K., … Bahr, R. (2017). Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine (Volume 1) (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Reiman, M. P., & Thorborg, K. (2014). Clinical examination and physical assessment of hip joint-related pain in athletes. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 9(6), 737–55.
  • Joyce, D., & Lewindon, D. (2016). Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation (pp. 1–582). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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