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Athlete 365

Sports Medicine: Understanding Sports Injuries

Athlete 365 and La Trobe University via Independent

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Overview

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Previous injury, fatigue or poor movement skills are just some of the factors that can contribute to an injury. Understanding how to manage these and how best to prepare your body for your sport will be key if you want to perform at your best in training and in competition. Upon completion of this course, you will have learned preparation and load management and why general wellbeing is the key preventative element.

Syllabus

  1. Explaining Injuries
  2. Preparing to compete
  3. Load Management
  4. Personal wellbeing

Taught by

Jill Cook, Ebonie Rio and Sean Docking

Reviews

4.8 rating, based on 8 Class Central reviews

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  • Anonymous
    Hi, I am new to this page. Is there a certificate on completing this course and how can I enroll please guide

    Thank you

  • Dr. Saroj Kumar Panda
    Excellent for a sports and physical education professionals. Highly required to join. So I request to join and learn about this. Thanks
  • SOURASISH GUHA
    Sports injuries are injuries that occur when engaging in sports or exercise. Sports injuries can occur due to overtraining, lack of conditioning, and improper form or technique. Failing to warm up increases the risk of sports injuries. Bruises, strains, sprains, tears, and broken bones can result from sports injuries.
    Types of sports injuries: Sprains, Strains, Knee injuries, Swollen muscles, Achilles tendon rupture, Fractures, Dislocations, Rotator cuff injury.
  • Md Shahidul Islam
    Dear sir ,I am shahid khan .Dhaka Bangladesh .i am a fitness trainer wellness Center Dhaka club ltd.I am graduate (sports science)& masters of zoology.I have need a sports medicine courses but we a have opportunity here .thanks Shahid
  • Anonymous
    How to understand the sports injuries

    How to improve Grass level Athletics

    How to manage the nutrition. Food

    How to give the specific Athletics event vies nutrition diet
  • N.DINESH
    This course very useful for sports persons to learning the different methods into the skills of sports and medicines and important of injurys of playing fields.
  • It was an amazing course i wanna thank you for this course. Have a great continuations.
    And i will encourage my friends to joind here in the website.

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