School for Health, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
FH50139 Exercise and performance physiology |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Masters |
| Modular: no specific semester |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
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Aims: This Unit aims to develop a critical appreciation of exercise and applied physiology, enabling design of specialist injury prevention, rehabilitation and performance enhancement programmes and strategies.
Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit students should be able to: 1. Critically evaluate current research relating to maximal performance and strategies for its safe optimisation, based on current principles of exercise science and training; 2. Critically discuss the effects of different types of acute injury and illness on normal body composition and functions; 3. Critically evaluate the potential impacts of various factors on the rate and quality of tissue healing and recovery; 4. Design advanced evidence based rehabilitation programmes for a full return to maximum performance capability, including training methods to maintain fitness and function of uninjured parts of the body; 5. Critically evaluate the influence of pain on advanced rehabilitation programme design; 6. Evaluate factors which influence injury risk and optimum performance including: * Nutrition * Environmental * Recovery. Skills: Knowledge and understanding (Taught, facilitated and assessed) Exercise science, injury, rehabilitation and performance; needs of athletes of different ages and abilities; safe participation in exercise; exercise programme design; apply research and theory as relevant to physiotherapy practice; apply sports physiotherapy practice within a multi-disciplinary team. Intellectual skills (Taught, facilitated and assessed) Information appraisal and synthesis; self direction and originality in problem solving; reflection on learning and practice Professional practical skills (Facilitated) Safe sports physiotherapy practice; Support multi-disciplinary colleagues. Key skills Communication skills (Taught, facilitated and assessed) Problem solving (Taught, facilitated and assessed) IT skills (Facilitated and assessed). Content: 1. Musculoskeletal System and Energy Systems The structure and function of the musculoskeletal system including bone, ligament, tendon and muscle. Energy systems. 2. Training programme design and exercise testing Chronic and acute responses to exercise and detraining, neural adaptations and training adaptations to various forms of exercise. Principles of exercise physiology in training programme design, related to the advanced physiotherapist role within the multi-disciplinary team. The application and evaluation of exercise testing techniques for monitoring progression. 3. Injury healing and Rehabilitation The advanced physiology of injury and healing, including the effects of different types of acute injury and illness on normal body composition and functions. Specialist rehabilitation programme design, tissue healing and pain. Full return of performance capability and maintenance of fitness and function of uninjured parts of the body during the recovery period. 4. Physiology of Pain The physiology of pain and how this can influence rehabilitation and training programme design. 5. Influences on Performance Influences on performance in relation to the specialist physiotherapist role to provide advice and appropriate referral to other specialist members of the multidisciplinary team. Influences of factors such as environmental conditions, nutrition, supplements, hydration, ergogenic aids and body composition on the individual's capacity for optimal performance and injury risks. Recovery interventions. |