Syllabus

Course Code: BPEd - 404    Course Name: Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Sports Medicine.
i. Sports Medicine: Meaning, Definition, Aims and Objectives,
ii. Modern Concepts of Sports Medicine and Importance.
iii. Athletes Care and Rehabilitation: Contribution of Physical Education Teachers and Coaches.
iv. Need and Importance of the study of sports injuries in the field of Physical Education
2 Physiotherapy.
i. Definition – Guiding principles of physiotherapy
ii. Importance of physiotherapy
iii. Introduction and demonstration of treatments - Electrotherapy – infrared rays – Ultraviolet rays –short wave diathermy – ultrasonic rays.
3 Hydrotherapy.
i. Introduction and treatments of Cry therapy, Thermo therapy, Contrast Bath, Whirlpool Bath – Steam Bath – Sauna Bath – Hot Water Fomentation
ii. Massage: History of Massage – Classification of Manipulation (Swedish System)
physiological Effect of Massage.
4 Therapeutic Exercise.
i. Definition and Scope – Principles of Therapeutic Exercise
ii. Classification, Effects and uses of Therapeutic exercise – passive Movements (Relaxed, Forced and passive -stretching) – active movements (concentric, Eccentric and static)
iii. Application of the therapeutic exercise: Free Mobility Exercise – Shoulder, Elbow – Wrist and Finger Joints– Hips, Knee, ankle and Foot joints – Trunk. Head and Neck exercises.
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