HPE 184 Sports Medicine: Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

Lecture Hours: 3
Credits: 3

Covers the basic concepts of athletic injury prevention, including taping and bracing techniques. Addresses injury recognition and management, including common mechanisms of athletic injury, signs and symptoms, and proper care and rehabilitation of common athletic injuries.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher) with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes:

Perform taping and bracing techniques for prevention of a variety of common athletic injuries.
Evaluate and predict severity and nature of common athletic injuries.
Detect and classify the signs and symptoms of common athletic injuries.
Initiate proper evaluation and management of injuries.
Implement basic rehabilitation protocol for common athletic injuries.

Content Outline

Introduction to Athletic Training:
- Athletic Training Terminology
- The nature of injury
  - Common mechanisms of injury
  - Injury evaluation
Ankle and Foot
- Anatomy
- Injuries and management
- Ankle taping lab
- Foot taping lab
Knee
- Anatomy
- Injuries and management
- Knee taping and bracing lab
Thigh, Hip and Groin
- Anatomy
- Injuries and management
Shoulder
- Anatomy
- Injuries and management
- Shoulder taping lab
Elbow
- Anatomy
- Injuries and management
- Elbow taping lab
Wrist and Hand
- Anatomy
- Injuries
- Wrist and thumb taping lab
Head
- Injuries
- Management