FITN 123 - Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries (2,2) 3 Credits
This course is designed to introduce the student to the professional practice of the sports medicine professional, while examining their role in the prevention, assessment, treatment, documentation and rehabilitation of sports related injuries. Students will learn proper on the field and off the field assessment of both life threatening and non-life-threatening injuries, and be introduced to the standards of professional practice within sports medicine. Review of major muscles, joint structure, joint actions, types of forces and their effect on the tissues of the body, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, and the healing process will be conducted in this course.
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