This unit focuses on sports injuries, including injury prevention, identification, treatment, and rehabilitation. Key points covered include:
- Identifying intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for sports injuries and preventative measures that can be taken.
- Explaining the physiological and psychological responses to most sports injuries.
- Describing first aid treatments and common treatment methods for different injury types.
- Being able to plan and construct treatment and rehabilitation programs for two common sports injuries with tutor support.
The unit aims to provide learners with an overview of sports injury prevention, identification, treatment and rehabilitation.