11/21/2024 3:47:57 AM	KIN 4 Course Outline as of Summer 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  KIN 4	Title:  INTRO TO SPORTS MED
Full Title:  Introduction to Sports Medicine
Last Reviewed:8/27/2018

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	1.00		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	17.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 175.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  KINES 4

Catalog Description:

This course will introduce the student to the field of sports medicine.  Injury recognition, injury management, professional ethics, legal issues, interpersonal communication skills in an allied health setting, medical documentation, universal precautions, professionalism, psychosocial intervention, basic first aid concepts, tissue healing, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic rehabilitation exercises, and organization and administration of a sports medicine facility will also be included.  This course is an elective for the Fitness, Nutrition and Health Certificate and Major.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course will introduce the student to the field of sports medicine.  Injury recognition, injury management, professional ethics, legal issues, interpersonal communication skills in an allied health setting, medical documentation, universal precautions, professionalism, psychosocial intervention, basic first aid concepts, tissue healing, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic rehabilitation exercises, and organization and administration of a sports medicine facility will also be included.  This course is an elective for the Fitness, Nutrition and Health Certificate and Major.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Describe various sports medicine professions including the educational preparation necessary

    for each profession.

2.  Describe the nature of athletic injury, as well as prevention, evaluation, treatment,

    rehabilitation and taping and bracing of athletic injuries.

3.  Display effective communication and professionalism in a sports medicine setting, and

    understand legal and ethical issues in sports medicine.

4.  Explain general organization and administration of a sports medicine facility.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

(under Certified Athletic Trainer supervision):

 

1.   Describe various sports medicine professions.

2.   Summarize the educational preparation necessary for various sports medicine professions.

3.   Define the role of each sports medicine professional on the sports medicine team.

4.   Describe the nature of injury.

5.   Recall proper injury prevention techniques.

6.   Identify the basic principles of injury evaluation.

7.   Explain proper treatment of athletic injuries.

8.   Illustrate knowledge of injury rehabilitation.

9.   Develop fundamental skills necessary to tape or brace an athletic injury.

10. Perform effective communication with sports medicine team.

11. Apply professionalism and legal and ethical issues in the field of athletic training.

12. escribe general organization and administration of a sports medicine facility.

Topics and Scope

I. Introduction to Sports Medicine

    A. Professions

    B. Sports medicine team

II. Educational Preparation

    A. Athletic trainer

    B. Physical therapist

    C. Occupational therapist

    D. Physician assistant

    E. Emergency medicine

    F. Physician

    G. Chiropractor

    H. Other allied health fields

III. Nature of Injury

    A. Inflammatory process

    B. Healing process

IV. Athletic Injuries

    A. Prevention: environmental concerns

    B. Evaluation

    C. Treatment

    D. Rehabilitation

         1. Healing process considerations

         2. Philosophies of a rehabilitation program

         3. Phases

         4. Muscle re-education

         5. Range of motion/flexibility

         6. Aquatic therapy

         7. Cardiovascular rehabilitation

    E. Modalities

         1. Ultrasound

         2. Electrical stimulating currents

         3. Therapeutic lasers

         4. Intermittent compression

         5. Traction

         6. Massage

V. Psychosocial Intervention

    A. Personality

    B. Attitude

    C. Aggression

    D. Anxiety

    E. Social influences

    F. Motivation

    G. Perception of pain

VI. Taping, Bracing and Protective Equipment

    A. Guidelines

         1. Preparation

         2. Application

         3. Removal

    B. Purpose

    C. Fitting

VII. Effective Communication with Sports Medicine Team

    A. Athletes

    B. Medical professionals

    C. Coaches

    D. Parents

    E. Medical referral system and emergency action plan

VIII. Professionalism, Legal and Ethical Issues in Sports Medicine

    A. Conduct

    B. Attire

    C. Medical confidentiatlity

         1. HIPAA- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

         2. FERPA- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

    D. Ethics in sports medicine

    E. Other legal concerns in sports medicine

IX. Organization and Administration of a Sports Medicine Facility

    A. Inventory

    B. Supply order

    C. Documentation

    D. Organization

 

All topics are covered in the lecture and lab portions of the course.

Assignments:

Lecture-Related Assignments:

1. Textbook reading (10-40 pages per week)

2. Textbook assignments (5-10 review questions per week)

3. Quizzes (1-10)

4. Research paper

 

Lecture- and Lab-Related Assignments:

1. Exams - practical/written (5-10 practical and written exams)

 

Lab-Related Assignments:

1. Laboratory skill practice (1 hour per week)

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 30%
Review questions, research paper
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Class lab skill practice and skill practical examinations
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 50%
Multiple choice, true/false, matching items, completion, quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 30%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Essentials of Athletic Training (8th). Arnheim, Daniel and Prentice, William. McGraw- Hill: 2009 (classic)

Instructor prepared materials

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