SE772-7-AU-CO:
Exercise Rehabilitation
2024/25
Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 13 December 2024
15
09 August 2024
Requisites for this module
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MSC C63012 Sports Therapy,
MSC C63024 Sports Therapy
This module focuses on functional rehabilitation within the practice of a Sports Therapist. Students will develop clinical reasoning skills that support exercise prescription, with an emphasis on evidence-based practice adopted by healthcare professionals for a variety of injuries. Students will acquire fundamental skills that enable them to plan a progressive programme for any injury and assess an athlete's readiness to progress. As part of this module, students will also be introduced to the underpinning practical skills required for the delivery an of exercise programmes designed to support the rehabilitation process.
The aims of this module are:
- To develops students' systematic understanding of the technical aspects of the fundamental techniques prescribed in Sports Therapy.
- To develop critical evaluation and reasoning skills to inform decision-making process for designing and administering a rehabilitation programme.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Justify and critically analyse the use of exercise for rehabilitation.
- Design, implement and critically evaluate appropriate individual rehabilitation programmes for individuals and groups, demonstrating scientific reasoning for key elements of the programme at the early, intermediate and late stage of the rehabilitation process.
- Demonstrate the ability to coach a range of exercises related to musculoskeletal rehabilitation.
- Introduction to the rehabilitation process (early-intermediate-late stages)
- Tissue specific considerations for rehabilitation
- Designing rehabilitation programmes, including progression/regression and exit criteria
- Ankle rehabilitation
- Knee rehabilitation
- Hamstring rehabilitation
- Hip rehabilitation
- Spine rehabilitation
- Shoulder rehabilitation
- Elbow, wrist, and hand rehabilitation
Weekly 2-hour face-to-face lecture x 10
Weekly 2-hour face-to-face practical session x 10
It is a PSRB requirement that students attend a minimum of 80% of all practical sessions in order to be eligible to sit the practical exam. Students will be supported to achieve this.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Written work (2000 words) |
21/03/2025 |
40% |
| Practical |
OSPE & VIVA: Deliver a Planned Rehabilitation Session |
|
60% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mr Sebastian Biggins, email: sebastian.biggins@essex.ac.uk.
SRES Office, email: sres (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email address)
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Mr Mark Leather
uclan
COURSE LEADER
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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