This course provides the student with clinical and field application of athletic training. The practicum hours accumulated during this experience do NOT count toward NATA certification. A comprehensive study of the methods of preventing and caring for injuries incurred in an athletic, exercise science, or physical education program.
Emphasis is placed upon the practical aspects of care and treatment.
Each student will be required to accumulate 200 hours of experience during the semester. This course is designed to provide the student with knowledge in organizational and administrative aspects of an athletic training program, in assessment and evaluation of specific sports conditions and the importance of a sports medicine team. This course is designed to provide the student with knowledge in thermal, electrical, and mechanical agents with regard to their role in the injury response process. Emphasis is placed upon therapeutic exercise, rehabilitation of injuries, the use of various therapeutic modalities, and in other specialized modalities.