- Student Records
Programme & Unit Catalogues


LP20395: Injury prevention and rehabilitation

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department for Health (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office)
Further information on credits Credits: 12
Further information on unit levels Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Academic Year at City of Bath College
Academic Year at Weston College
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: EX 30%, OR 70%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
This unit provides the students with an opportunity to examine the aims of injury prevention and rehabilitation, and the body¿s reactions to injuries. Emergency first aid and safety requirements for coaching different populations will also be a key focus in the unit.

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this unit students will be able to:
* Identify and outline the safety needs for coaching different populations;
* Identify and outline emergency first aid;
* Identify and outline the aims of injury prevention and rehabilitation;
* Identify and outline methods of treatment available.

Skills:
Intellectual
* Personal study and research skills (F, A)
* Academic writing skills (F,A)
* Improve own learning and performance (F, A)
* Presenting and developing an appropriate argument (T, F, A)
* Develop a balanced and critical approach (T, F, A)
* Expressing skills of analysis, synthesis and evaluation related to the vocational context (T, F, A)
Professional
* Working in an independent and autonomous way (F, A)
* Communicating professionally and including confidentiality (T, F, A)
Key Skills
* Communicating (T, F, A)
* Solving problems (F, A)
* Working effectively (F, A)
* Working logically and systematically (F, A)
* ICT (F, A)
Practical
* Prioritising time and tasks (F, A)
* Self organisation and management (F, A)

Content:
Safety needs for coaching different populations;
Emergency first aid;
Aims of injury prevention and rehabilitation;
Sport specific injuries and prevention techniques;
Stages of soft tissue repair;
Inflammation and the inflammatory response to injury;
PRICE, cryotherapy, heat treatment, contrast bathing;
SALTAPS.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

LP20395 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
  • UHHL-DFF05 : FdSc Sport (Coaching) (Full-time at City of Bath College) - Year 1
  • UHHL-LFF05 : FdSc Sport (Coaching) (Full-time at Weston College) - Year 1

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.