Advanced treatment methods of common health conditions in physical activity and sportsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You familiarize yourself with the health effects of physical activity and competitive sports.
You know the most common health problems related to physical activity and competitive sports and know how to take them into account in your own work.
You deepen your knowledge of permitted and prohibited methods affecting performance in physical activity and competitive sports.
You deepen your knowledge and skills to work as a part of a multiprofessional group of healthcare experts in competitive sports.

Content

How does regular physical exertion affect the physiological functioning of the body in the short and long term?
How do different ergogenic methods affect physical performance?
How do different health-related factors affect performance optimization?

Evaluation

Students can
a. find, study, produce and assess critically multidisciplinary data in their field of expertise.
d. be responsible for operations and develop them independently.