module specification

The module is aims to provide you with the knowledge and ability to develop and implement exercise rehabilitation programmes to return athletes to full functional fitness. You will develop a critical awareness of current trends in rehabilitation processes..
This module aims to provide you with the theoretical knowledge and practical expertise to plan, implement and deliver exercise rehabilitation programmes suitable for the early, intermediate, late and pre-discharge stages of common sports musculoskeletal injuries.

Health and safety issues within a sport and exercise rehabilitation environment (LO1)
Maintaining and improving range of movement, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance and proprioception (LO1 & 3)
Criteria for return to sport, principles and practice (LO1)
Principles of hydrotherapeutic exercise (LO1 & 2)
Principles of progressions through a rehabilitation programme based on the pathophysiology of the injured and healing tissue, presenting signs and symptoms and the sporting demands of the athlete (LO1)
Evidence base for exercise rehabilitation programmes and individual rehabilitation exercises, including use of GPS metrics (LO1, 2 & 3)
Principles and practice of exercise rehabilitation (LO1 & 3)
Prehabilitation and injury prevention strategies (LO1 & 2)
Screening for injury risk (LO1)

This module consists of practical and theory based sessions in which students can apply the knowledge gained in lectures to practical situations. Lectures will be based on the physiological elements underpinning tissue healing, the proposed mechanism of how the body responds to exercise stimulus and the pro/regression of exercise rehabilitation. Students will be encouraged to think about all the elements needed to design and implement a safe and progressive rehabilitation programme. Students will be given case studies which will be used to develop such rehabilitation plans, both as individuals and in small groups. Weblearn tools such as interactive quizzes, articles and videos will be used to enhance student learning, engagement and understanding whilst also providing formative feedback.
Students will have the opportunity to deliver sessions to their peers allowing the opportunity to reflectively evaluate themselves, as well as receive feedback from their peers. These skills are an essential for a Sports Therapist as they assess and develop rehabilitation programmes in line with patient progress. Study responsibilities are articulated in the Student Charter which is available via the University web site.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Plan, prepare and deliver appropriate exercise rehabilitation programmes for commonly sustained musculoskeletal injuries across the breadth of the recovery process
2. Critically justify exercise pre/rehabilitation modalities
3. Critically evaluate contemporary research with regards to exercise rehabilitation

Formative feedback opportunities are available throughout the scheduled teaching. Summatively, students will be required to complete two assessments. The first assessment requires students to prepare a home-based exercise package for the early to intermediate phase of recovery for a specifically identified target audience, accompanied by a 2,000 word supporting literature review (50%) (LO1, 2 & 3). The second assessment is a 30 minute practical demonstration of a late to pre-discharge exercise rehabilitation programme for a specific injury and sport with a viva which will focus on the ability to rationalise and justify the exercise choices (LO1, 2 & 3). Students will be required to attend a minimum of 80% of the practical sessions in this module in order to successfully complete the module.
This module requires a pass in the practical exam (50%) due to the clinical competencies outlined by The Society of Sports Therapists to enable application for licence to practice.

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