Module Guide
**Please note the information in this guide is subject to change**
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Module Code:
SPO1036-N
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Module Title:
Physical Activity Injuries
Pre-Requisites: Full Enrollment on the Foundation Degree in Sport Massage and Fitness
Instruction. Level 3 qualification.
3.
Module Leader:
Steve Cole
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Module Tutors:
Janis Leach
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Welcome by Module Leader
Welcome to Physical Activity Injuries. This guide has been designed to answer the questions that
you will probably want to know right at the beginning of the module.
The content of this module will be concerned with the prevention, assessment, nature, first aid,
management and treatment (including hot and cold treatments) of common physical activity injuries
to the lower limb, upper limb, torso and head. Injuries to tendons, ligaments, cartilage, bone, nerves
and skeletal tissue will be included. This will include the mechanics of injury, signs and symptoms,
degrees of injury, types of swelling and effective risk assessment.
We hope that you find this guide useful in helping your successful completion of the module.
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Module Leader/ Module Team Contact Details
Steve Cole
Janis Leach
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Tel: 01642
Tel: 01642
E Mail: s.cole@mbro.ac.uk
E Mail: j.leach@mbro.ac.uk
Module Aims
This module aims to develop the ability to recognise the causes, nature, management and
treatment of common physical activity injuries. In addition the student will be able to demonstrate
knowledge of the application of appropriate emergency aid.
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Module Learning Outcomes
Knowledge & Understanding
1. Demonstrate knowledge of a range of activity injuries as chosen from the major body regions.
Cognitive & Intellectual Skills
2. Produce a case study related to a specific injury including first aid, ongoing injury
management and physical activity injury prevention.
Practical/Professional Skills
3. Carry out an examination related to physical activity injury.
4. Demonstrate a range of assessment techniques as appropriate including, visual, palpatory,
dermatomes, myotomes, reflexes and special tests.
5. Demonstrate underpinning knowledge and practical skills in applying a physical activity injury
assessment.
Key Transferable Skills
6. Keep a full and accurate record of relevant information that is logical and legible for
communication to other professionals.
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Indicative Content
Emergency First Aid
Physical Activity Injuries
Injury assessment
Treatment of injuries
Short and long term injury management
10. Weekly Breakdown
In this module the contact hours will be provided for through the use of lectures and seminars. This
should account for around 3 hours of contact time every week.
Week
1
Week
Commencing
(Lecture)
05/10/09
Lecture
Role of a therapist
Causes and
prevention of injury
Classification of
injury
Practical / Seminar
(will take place after the
lecture)
SALTAPS
Referencing
Self Directed
Study
(Complete before
the lecture)
Research ankle
assessment
Role play to show how to
assess an injury
Research
information on
knee assessment
Preparation for clinic
Research
information on hip
assessment
2
12/10/09
3
19/10/09
Preparation for clinic
26/10/09
Half term
4
02/11/09
Ankle knee and hip
assessment and
possible injuries
Ankle and knee
assessment
5
09/11/09
Thermal modalities
Practical
Read the journal on
thermal modalities
6
16/11/09
Myotomes and
dermatomes
Muscle testing
Research
information on
myotomes and
revise the testing
7
23/11/09
Formative
assessment
Lower limb assessment
8
30/11/09
Lumbar spine anatomy
and possible injuries
Thoracic spine
anatomy and possible
injuries
Research
information on
lumbar injury
Research back
injuries
Thoracic and
Lumbar assessment
9
07/12/09
Cervical spine and
possible injuries
10
14/12/09
Shoulder injuries
Cervical assessment
Shoulder assessment
Research
shoulderinjury
Research hand
and wrist injury
Christmas
11
04/01/10
Elbow anatomy and
injuries. Hand anatomy
and injuries
Elbow Assessment
12
11/01/10
Recap lower limb and
back assessments
Conduct a full assessment
on the lower limb
13
18/01/10
Formative
assessment
Lumbar/thoracic/cervical
14
25/01/10
Recap upper limb
Conduct a full assessment on the upper limb
Find a journal on
upper limb
assessment
Classification of injury
First aid
Research CPR.
How has it
changed over the
last decade?
08/02/10
ACL reconstruction
DVD to show
Shelbourne,s accelerated
recovery and rehabilitation
Research to
analyse different
recover methods,
post surgery
15/02/10
Half term
17
22/02/10
Assessments
ICA
18
01/03/10
Review of treatment for
acute injuries
Group Revision
19
08/03/10
Review of treatment for
injuries in sub-acute
stage
Group Revision
20
15/03/10
Case study hand out
21
22/03/10
22
29/03/10
Practical applications following last weeks discussions
Easter
Break up 1st April – Back 19th April
23
19/04/10
Peer assessment revision for assessment procedures
24
26/04/10
Review of case study (fractured tibia and fibular). Writing styles and
revision on referencing.
25
03/05/10
Case study hand in 2000 words
26
10/05/10
Feedback
27
17/05/10
Recap and peer assessment
28
24/05/10
Recap and peer assessment
15
16
11.
Hand assessment
Find a journal on
lower limb
assessment
01/02/10
Revision
Read through all
notes
Research for thermal modalities – group research and discussion
Learning and Teaching Strategies
Lectures, online learning, directed reading and laboratory/seminar sessions will be used to allow
you to learn and experience the theoretical concepts underpinning physical activity injuries.
A body regional progression through the subject will give clarity and focus to study. A combination
of lectures, seminars and practical sessions will be used for delivery. Lectures will be used to
deliver core material on a body regional basis. Seminars and practical sessions will then build upon
the lecture material incorporating group discussions, identification and treatment of simulated
injuries, case studies and observational learning of practical demonstrations. The module will be
supported by the VLE blackboard using interactive visual aids to facilitate and monitor learning
progress.
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Academic Support and Guidance
The module leader and tutors are available to offer any module-related support you may require on
this module. Within laboratory sessions staff are also available to help you and due to the groupbased work and experiments, fellow students will also be a base of support.
If you wish to seek help on aspects of the module outside of taught sessions you should contact the
module leader/tutor via E Mail. In addition, members of the Sport and Exercise team are available
(in addition to a wealth of other staff) to help on any aspect of the course via DISSC. DISSC is
located at the far right-hand side of the LRC within the University of Teesside. You can also contact
your personal tutor for help/clarification.
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Assessment Strategy / Assessment Criteria
Formative assessment will take place during weeks 7/8 and 13/14 in preparation for the practical
assessment in week 17 (ICA-Practical Treatment and Management of Injury).
The formative work will include simulated treatments of different injuries in preparation for the
practical assessment. The summative assessment in week 17 will also prepare the students for the
ECA - Case Study in week 25 where the students will be required to write a 2000 word case study
to demonstrate their knowledge of how to assess, treat and manage an injury using appropriate
theories and scientific underpinnings.
ICA (30%) - Individual practical assessment (20 minutes) in week 17 (LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). This will
involve implementation of a safe, professional and correct assessment on a subject with
appropriate recommendations for treatment and management of specific physical activity injuries.
ECA (70%) - Individual case study (2000 words) in week 25 (LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). The case study
will require students to describe and explain how to treat and manage a specific physical activity
injury which will be chosen at random from a range of body regions and injuries.
Learning outcomes will be assessed using the University of Teesside Modular marking scheme and
the assessments within this module will challenge the students in various ways.
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Evaluation Strategy
The Sport and Exercise staff are continually evaluating all modules. You are encouraged to give us
feedback on any aspects of this module. This may take place on both informal and formal notes. On
an informal note, you may choose to have a quiet word about a particular session. On a more formal
note, you are requested to fill in a module questionnaire. The data from these questionnaires are
evaluated by the module, course and school leaders. The Course Board then discusses strategies
resulting. Course board representatives should inform other students of any issues arising out of
this process.
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Indicative Resources
Texts
Purchase
Anderson M. (2002). Fundamentals of Sports Injury Management. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Starkey C. Ryan J.L. (2003). Orthopaedic and Athletic Injury Evaluation Handbook. Davis
Essential
British Red Cross (2005). 5-minute First Aid for Sport. Hodder Arnold
Recommended
Steele M. K. (1996). Sideline Help. Human Kinetics
Journals
Advances in Physiotherapy
American Journal of Sports Medicine
Australian Journal of Sports Medicine
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
Journal of Physical Therapy Science
Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
Physical Therapy in Sport
Physical Therapy Reviews
Physician and Sports Medicine
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
Sports Medicine
Electronic
Anatomy TV, available via University on-line databases
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Attendance requirements
Students are expected to attend all lectures, seminars, workshops and any other scheduled
teaching activity. It is through interpersonal exchanges with tutors and peers that experiential
learning and the testing of ideas takes place and the University has strong evidence that good
attendance is related to success in assessments. Attendance will be monitored and if there is
evidence that you are not engaging with University studies then you may be withdrawn from the
programme.
Please take this seriously as it could result in your not progressing on the course. If you cannot
attend any particular session you must contact the module leader.
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Assessment Feedback
Formative Feedback
You will be given formative feedback after the completion of formative tests that will demonstrate
your understanding of the most recent material from seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and
online lectures/tutorials.
Summative Assessment
You will be offered within four semester-time weeks, unless there is good reason why that is not
possible, a grade/mark, and opportunities to receive feedback on performance in the
assessment(s), including comments on your performance and suggestions on ways in which your
performance could be improved. You should book an appointment with one of the module tutors to
receive feedback from summative assessments.
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Regulations and Procedures
Naturally within the University there are a number of regulations which you may need to refer to as
you progress through this programme and the University generally. The University has placed these
regulations on the University Website at:
http://www.tees.ac.uk/docs/index.cfm?folder=Student%20Regulations
These regulations include:
Chapter One: Assessment Review Regulations
Chapter Two: Consideration of Mitigating Circumstances for Assessment
Chapter Three: Plagiarism and Cheating
Chapter Four: Student Attendance
Chapter Five: Regulations Relating to Intellectual Property Rights in Student’s Course Work.
Chapter Six: Regulations Relating to Students’ Use of University Computer Facilities.
Chapter Seven: Code of Practice Relating to Students’ Use of University Computer Facilities.
Chapter Eight: Regulations for the Conduct of Proceedings before Fees and Charges Panel.
Chapter Nine: Assessment and Progression Regulations for Undergraduate Degree Programmes.
Chapter Ten: Assessment and Progression Regulations for Postgraduate Awards.
Chapter Eleven: Assessment and Progression Regulations for Higher National Awards.
******Please note that information included within this module guide is subject to change. Please check
blackboard sites, the sport and exercise noticeboards and your University email accounts regularly for
updates on module changes.********