| CODE | POD4012 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Sports Medicine | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Podiatry | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In this subject students will study in detail the lower extremity problems of specific groups which are seen in podiatric practice, as well as issues involved in dealing with these groups of clients. Objectives: At the end of the module students will be able to: - Show an understanding of the podiatric manifestations, treatment and management of a wide range of medical conditions which affect the lower extremity. - Show an understanding of conditions related to sports injuries, how the lower extremity is affected and their management. - Identify and critically discuss recent research studies in the various subjects covered in this module. - Describe the importance of health education and maintenance of a healthy lifestyle. - Identify and critically discuss recent research studies in the lower extremity problems. Content: Sports medicine - Runner/patient history - Past treatment - Current limitations - Patient constraints - The running cycle - Football - Ballet - Basketball - Rugby - Golf - The young sportsperson - Signs and symptoms of overuse injuries - Pain in the forefoot - Osteocondritis dissecans - Fractured sesamoid - Heel spur syndrome - Long-term therapy - The equines state - Clinical features of ankle equines - Tendo Achilles injuries - Tendinitis - Retrocalcaneal exostosis - Ankle sprains - Shin splints - Treatment - Acute anterior compartment syndrome - Tibial/fibular stress fractures - Clinical features - Treatment - The knee - Overuse knee injuries - The patellofemoral joint - The 'Q' angle - Runner's knee injury - Compensatory internal rotation of the femur - Condromalacia patellae - Ankle equinus and knee pain - Pica - Lliotibial band friction syndrome - Hamstring tendonitis - Groin strain - Leg length discrepancy - Sports shoes - Shoe manufacture - Features of a good sports shoe - Therapeutic modalities - Cold - Heat - Ultrasound - Medical diathermy - Advice to athletes - Stretching - Strengthening exercises |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Nat Padhiar Dalia Aboul-Ezz Lucienne Attard Daniel Stephen Mckean Tiziana Mifsud (Co-ord.) Sandro Vella |
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