Prevention, Recognition, and Treatment of Athletic Injuries

COM HLT X 457.5

This course is designed for fitness coaches and athletic trainers to provide an introduction to athletic training and management.

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What you can learn.

Classify and assess athletic injuries
Manage injury prevention
Recognize and care for athletic injuries of the spine, shoulder, knee, and ankle

About this course:

Designed for student athletic trainers, fitness trainers, and coaches as an introduction to the field of athletic training, this course covers classification and management of athletic injuries, injury prevention/physical assessment, and how to recognize and care for athletic injuries of the spine, shoulder, knee, and ankle.

Suggested Prerequisites

It is advisable that you complete the following (or equivalent) since they are prerequisites for Prevention, Recognition, and Treatment of Athletic Injuries.

A course in anatomy. It also is recommended that students have prior knowledge of physiology and some biomechanics.