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Sports medicine and nutrition (5 cr)

Code: NA00DH46-3005

General information


Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 30.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Terveysalan ja ensihoidon koulutusyksikkö

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Naprapathy

Teachers

  • Petteri Koski

Groups

  • NAKT22SP
    Naprapathy, full-time studies
  • 08.03.2024 09:00 - 15:00, Urheilulääketiede ja ravitsemusoppi NA00DH46-3005

Objective

You learn about the most common sports injuries.

You understand and know how to explain the risk factors of exercise and sports injury, mechanisms, healing processes, and know the principles of prevention of injuries.

You learn about athletes' nutrition recommendations and how nutrition can affect physical performance and development.

Content

What are the most common types of sports injuries?

What are the healing processes of sports injuries?

How can sport injuries be rehabilitated and prevented?

How do sport injuries affect the athlete's performance?

How does the athlete's nutrition affect physical performance?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Anatomy
Physiology
Diagnostics in naprapathyI