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| Digestive System | Anatomy and function of components, digestive processes, regulation of peristalsis and digestion | | Integumentary system; Endocrine system; Urinary system; Reproductive system | Integumentary system (Structure of the skin, temperature regulation); Endocrine System (Endocrine glands and hormones, mechanism of action of water soluble and water in-soluble hormones, Endocrine coordination of response to stress, exercise, growth and development, blood glucose); Urinary system (anatomy, functions, nephron, water content regulation); Reproductive (Anatomy, reproductive hormones and functions, effects of reproductive hormones on non-reproductive tissues). Response of systems to exercise.
| | Nutrition | Overview of principles of Nutrition: essential macro and micro nutrients (CHO, Fat, Protein); Energy intake and expenditure; Recommended guidelines general and sporting population; Food labelling; Food diaries; CHO loading, hydration and recovery nutrition. | | Injury in sport | Best practice injury prevention principles applied to upper body injuries | | Anatomy of the Upper body | Parts of the upper body and trunk: Bones and Joints to include bony articulating surfaces, ligaments, capsule, special features and movements. | | Muscles | Muscles muscle origin, insertion, action, function. Muscles of the upper body and trunk to include origin, insertion and action/function. | | Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries | Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries of the upper body: the sports injury rehabilitation programme, a model for functional rehabilitation of sports injuries, aims and objectives, regaining skills, regaining all components of physical and mental fitness, rest, active rest, control of swelling/inflammation, pain limits, progression, feed-back, subjective and objective monitoring, guidance, return to function and activities of daily living, return to sport. Rehabilitation in special populations. | | Rehabilitation Programmes for common sports injuries | Application of the sporting rehabilitation model for common sports injuries: Exercises and drills for restoration of flexibility, muscle conditioning, proprioception, agility, power, speed, functional ability, skill, mental state, applied specifically to case scenarios of various common sporting injuries. Use of massage as part of the rehabilitation programme. Indications and contra-indications for massage in treating soft tissue injuries. Therapeutic exercises/management of common postural and biomechanical deviatons: Exercises for the correction of Lordosis, Kyphosis and Scoliosis. | | Applied Research Methods | Descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency, variation and shape). Presentation and analysis of raw data using Microsoft Excel (tables, graphs, filters etc). Application of statistical tests and understanding of results to a nutritional data set. |
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