Participation and Inter-Disciplinary Management in Sport and Exercise Physiotherapy (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

You are able to implement current evidence in sport and exercise physiotherapy while working in multidisciplinary team and taking in to account the roles of other professionals.
You are able to manage the rehabilitation process in various elite and recreational sport environments and develop injury prevention strategies working in co-operation with athletes, sport participants, coaches, therapists, doctors and other professionals. You gain understanding of sport participation in various environments and among sport participants with different levels of functioning and representing various age groups.

Content

-Participation in multidisciplinary team work and implementation of chosen topic of sport and exercise physiotherapy
-Basics of sports psychology
-Basics of nutrition in sport
-Applied exercise physiology and performance enhancement
-Dissemination of best practices in sport and exercise physiotherapy
-Extending practice through innovation in sport and exercise physiotherapy

Materials

The course learning environment contains a collection of scientific articles related to the implementation of the course.

Teaching methods

Participation in webinars, seminar day and other contacts
Online studies including video materials
Independent studying
Groupwork

Employer connections

As part of the course, the work of interdisciplinary teams in the everyday environments of athletes will be analysed. In addition, a interdisciplinary seminar day will be organised in cooperation with working life partners.

Student workload

Half of the course consists of an independent written assignment, including video recordings and scientific articles. The other half will consist of a interdisciplinary, practical seminar day, the details of which will be described at the beginning of the course.

Further information

The assessment criteria for the course are available in the course description. The assessment will take into account the independent report and the participation in a multidisciplinary seminar.