Sports Medicine

UNIT-1
1. Introduction :
1.1 Meaning and definition of Sports medicine.
1.2 Need of Medical care in sports.
1.3 The sports medicine team and organization of Sports medicine
program.
2. Prevention of Sports injury :
2.1 Pre-participation examination.
2.2 Conditioning program.
2.3 Avoiding dehydration and overheating.
2.4 Protective and supportive equipment.
2.5 Taping, bandaging, padding and orthotics.
3. Basic concept of Evaluation of the ill and injured athlete. Basic concept of
Emergency Assessment of the injured athlets.
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4. Athletic injures :
4.1 Definition and causes, Injury classification.
4.2 Common athletic injures and their treatment (strain, Sprain,
Dislocation,
Fractures, Contusions).
4.3 Soft tissues and Hard tissues injuries.
4.5 Inflammation and different steps of wound healing.
5. Common regional injures and their management – Head, neck, face, thorax,
abdomen, Upper limbs and lower limbs( Shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and
ankle joints).
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6. Therapeutic modalities and procedure :
6.1 Physical therapy – Cryotherapy Thermo therapy, Hydrotherapy, Electro
therapy, Infrared rays, Wax bath, Sauna bath, Massage, Steam bath,
Contrast bath, Short-wave diathermy and Ultrasound.
6.2 Concept of electrical muscle stimulator, dialups and laser therapy.
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7. Drugs and Athletic performance :
7.1 Use and abuse of drugs in sports.
7.2 Analgesics.
7.3 Anti - inflammatory medication.
7.4 Corticosterons.
8. Doping – Definition, doping classes, problems of dope, control – Anabolic
steroid.
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9. Rehabilitation :
9.1 Definition, Aim and objectives of rehabilitation.
9.2 Scope of rehabilitation.
9.3 Goals of rehabilitation.
9.4 Program of rehabilitation – Special forms of exercise.
10. Brief description of therapeutic modalities used in rehabilitation.