Sports Medicine Course Description and Syllabus

Sports Medicine is a class which encompasses the five domains of athletic training which are :                            

1.  Prevention and care of Athletic injury/illness

2.  Evaluation, Recognition, and referral of athletic injury

3.  Health care administration

4.  Treatment, rehabilitation, and Reconditioning of athletic injury

5.  professional Development    

Sports Medicine studies the Jobs of Athletic Trainer, Physical Therapist and other Sports Medicine areas.

The class is an elective class which is open to grades 10 through 12 at waxahachie High School.

Students interested in Athletic TRaining, Physical Therapy, sports medicine, or any other Health occupations are encouraged to take this class.

Syllabus

first semester

Unit 1                General considerations

Unit 2                The sports Medicine program

Unit 3                organization and management

UNit 4                enviromental considerations

Unit 5                protective sport devices

unit 6                nutritional considerations

unit 7                mechanism, characteristics, &            

                                classification of sports injuries

unit 8                tissue response to injuries

unit 9                emergency procedures

unit 10                general assessment procedures

unit 11                taping and bandaging

unit 12                 Therapeutic modalities

unit 13                skin disorders

second semester

unit 14                review of modalities

unit 15                exercise rehabilitation

unit 16                the foot, ankle, and lower leg

                                    acute injuries

                            the foot, ankle and lower leg

                                    chronic injuries

unit 17                the knee and related structures

unit 18                the thigh, hip and pelvis

unit 19                the abdomen, thorax, and low back

unit 20                the head, thoracic, and cervical spine

unit 21                the shoulder and upper arm

unit 22                the elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand

unit 23                other health conditions

unit 24                sport psychology

unit 25                physical conditioning and training

unit 26                drug use and abuse in sports

unit 27                illnesses and effects on athletes

unit 28                careers in sports medicine

***  this syllabus is a mere guideline.  it serves as an instrument to inform what topics are covered.  topics may not be covered in the order listed***