Applied Sports Medicine and Performance Nutrition
A focused programme designed to provide foundational knowledge in athlete health, injury management, sports first aid, and the core principles of safe exercise and recovery.
Programme Overview
The Applied Sports Medicine and Performance Nutrition course is designed to equip future practitioners, coaches, and athletes with a robust understanding of sports medicine and physical fitness. The curriculum explores the critical roles of the sports medicine team, evaluating how exercise affects the human body while balancing physical and mental health benefits against the risks of injuries and overtraining.
Throughout this programme, students will learn to classify and manage common acute and chronic injuries, utilizing immediate management strategies such as the PRICE principle. By combining injury prevention techniques with basic sports first aid and nutritional fundamentals, students will be prepared to maintain athlete safety and guide progressive return-to-play protocols.
What You Will Learn
Module Overview
The course is delivered across three focused lectures, blending theoretical sports medicine with practical first aid and injury management protocols.
Explores the definition, history, and scope of sports medicine while identifying the key members of the sports medicine team (physicians, physiotherapists, nutritionists, etc.). Covers the core components of physical fitness, how exercise affects the body, and the balance between the benefits of exercise and the risks of injuries, dehydration, and overtraining.
Classifies acute and chronic (overuse) injuries, detailing soft tissue issues like sprains and strains, as well as bone/joint injuries such as fractures and dislocations. Teaches immediate injury management using the PRICE principle (Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) and identifies "red flag" injuries requiring immediate medical referral.
Focuses on prevention strategies including safe environments, dynamic warm-ups, and static cool-downs. Reviews nutrition and hydration basics alongside basic sports first aid (primary/secondary surveys, bleeding control, and CPR awareness), culminating in safe return-to-play principles.