This course is designed to provide students the knowledge and practical experience in the prevention, care and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Lecture is supplemented with transparencies and videotapes. Discussion is encouraged. Students are used to demonstrate injury mechanisms and relate personal injury experiences. The lab component involves taping and wrapping various joints and performing various tests to determine injury status.
Students work in pairs to help each other.
D. Goals and Objectives of the Course 1. The student shall explain the rationale behind the use of ice, heat, ultrasound and other modalities. The student shall treat and rehabilitate many common injuries such as joint sprains, muscle strain, contusions, fractures, overuse injuries, and the like. PHED 322 3. These include ankles, knees, wrists, elbows, shoulders, etc. 4.