Physical Therapies in Sport and Exercise: Module 3: The Role of Sport and Exercise Physical Therapists in Active Groups and Special Medical Considerations

Course Goals:    

This course is intended to instruct the student through self-paced study on the treatment principles, evaluation techniques and special considerations for working with children and adolescent athletes, female athletes, the elderly, and athletes with disabilities as well as to educate the student as to drug effects and medical issues with the athletic population.

 Student Objectives:               

At the end of this course the student will be able to: 

1. Identify risk factors for sports injury in children and adolescents
2. List the 4 youth sports with the highest risk for head and spine injuries
3. List risk factors and clinical signs of a slipped capital femoral epiphysis
4. List treatment considerations for traction apophysistis, patellofemoral pain and knee ligament injuries with children and adolescents
5. List treatment considerations for ankle, shoulder and elbow injuries with children and adolescents.
6. List benefits of exercise in older adults in relation to strength, balance, and endurance training
7. Identify 5 contraindications to exercise in older adults
8. Identify 5 warning signs to stop exercise in older adults
9. Identify possible drug interactions with exercise in older adults
10. List general exercise guidelines for the older adult
11. Identify strength and endurance training principles in the older adult
12. List benefits of Tai Chi in balance training in the older adult
13. List benefits for exercise in older adults with cardiac disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, arthritis, peripheral vascular disease and osteoporosis
14. List precautions for exercise in older adults with cardiac disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, arthritis, peripheral vascular disease and osteoporosis
15. Identify differences between women and men in relation to body composition, muscle tissue, aerobic performance and anaerobic power
16. List the components of the female athlete triad
17. Identify the differences between anorexia nervosa, bulima nervosa and anorexia athletica
18. List symptoms and physical examination finding with disordered eating patterns
19. Identify clinical signs of amenorrhea, risk factors and treatment
20. Identify theoretical concerns and available evidence regarding pregnancy and exercise
21. List 4 benefits of exercise during pregnancy to the mother
22. List 4 contraindications to exercise during pregnancy
23. List 2 possible benefits to children born to exercising mothers
24. Identify benefits of exercise for athletes with disabilities
25. List the 5 main categories of disability in respect to sport
26. Identify special needs when working with athletes with cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, visual impairment, amputees and wheelchair athletes
27. Identify potential injuries when working with athletes with cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, visual impairment, amputees and wheelchair athletes
28. Identify strategies for meeting travel issues with disabled athletes
29. List effects of NSAIDS and corticosteroids on the healing system
30. List the 4 classifications of prohibited substances and methods of the Olympic Movement Anti-Doping Code and identify an example of each
31. Identify major side-effects of anabolic androgenic steroids
32. Identify the 3 categories of asthma
33. Identify strategies to manage exercise-induced asthma
34. Identify the 3 types of seizures
35. Identify sports that are relatively and absolutely contraindicated for people with epilepsy
36. Identify guidelines that should be used is a patient is having a seizure and guidelines following seizure cessation
37. List procedures for initial management of concussions
38. List procedures for assessment of cervical spinal cord injuries
39. Identify guidelines for exercise and the diabetic athlete
40. List symptoms of overtraining syndrome
41. Identify measures to prevent the transmission of blood borne pathogens among athletes.