Sports Injury Rehabilitation

Why choose this course?
This Sports Injury Rehabilitation degree will prepare you for the integrated sports and injury rehabilitation field and more focused environments such as sports teams and health promotion. You'll focus on the wider variables and impact of sports injuries and the importance of having a person-centred approach to care/treatment modalities.

You will:

• Explore the physiological, psychological, cultural and social factors that impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals.

• Consideration of the importance of motivational interviewing/communication.

• Develop skills in workload management and professionalism to optimise client care.

• Be able to practice safely, competently and confidently to ensure they meet the exacting standards of becoming a Graduate Sports Rehabilitator (BASRaT).

• Be adaptable and responsive to the changing climate of sports rehabilitation.

• Consider the wider holistic elements of health and wellbeing and how they affect recovery from injury.

• Demonstrate and apply wider understanding/theoretical principles affecting sports rehabilitation.

• *Study a course that is part of a subject area rated 1st in the UK for teaching satisfaction in the Sports Science subject league tables, The Guardian University Guide 2024.

Key Course Features:

• Accredited by the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators (BASRaT)

• Discover the skills required by a practitioner working within the areas of health and fitness on this inspiring course.

• The course places emphasis on gaining practical experience. It draws on existing and exciting partnerships with professional sports personnel, health partner organisations and appropriate professional bodies.

• Study in a British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences (BASES) accredited laboratory.

• You’ll develop a clinical approach to therapeutic methods to treat musculoskeletal injuries. The course considers injury and rehabilitation; from Injury prevention to rehabilitation.

• Placements feature in each year of study, with a minimum of 50 hours (observational) in year 1, 150 hours in year 2 and 200 hours in year 3.

• *This course is part of a subject area rated 1st in Wales for teaching satisfaction in the Sports Science subject league tables, The Guardian University Guide 2023.

• Our partnership with Rugby League’s Widnes Vikings will provide you with the opportunity to access real-world learning experiences within an elite sporting environment and benefit from a wealth of professional knowledge.

What you will study

YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4)

MODULES
Sports Injury & MSK Assessment
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology
Introduction to Research Skills
Sports Massage
Common Neuromusculoskeletal Injuries and Conditions
Professional Practise and Communications
Level 4 has a minimum of 50 hours (observational) practice allocated.

YEAR 2 (LEVEL 5)

MODULES
Functional Rehabilitation 1
Injury Treatment Modalities
Functional Rehabilitation 2
Psychology: Enhancing Performance
Applied Exercise Physiology
Academic Discovery – Building Strong Research Ideas
Level 5 has a minimum of 110 hours of practice/placement allocated.

YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6)

MODULES
Advanced Rehabilitation & Management
Integrated Clinical Practice in Sports
Clinical Reasoning
Integrated Sport and Clinical Practice
Independent Discovery
Level 6 has a minimum of 240 hours of practice/placement allocated.

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.

Teaching & Assessment

The assessment types encompass the skills required for a Sports Injury Rehabilitation graduate include:

Written assignments
Practical examination
Critical reflection
Presentations
Laboratory reports
OSCE (an observed structured clinical examination)
Clinical Placements

Teaching and learning
Wrexham University is committed to supporting our students to maximise their academic potential.

We offer workshops and support sessions in areas such as academic writing, effective note-making and preparing for assignments. Students can book appointments with academic skills tutors dedicated to helping deal with the practicalities of university work. Our student support section has more information on the help available.

In terms of particular needs, the University’s Inclusion Services can provide appropriate guidance and support should any students require reasonable adjustments to be made because of a recognised prevailing disability, medical condition, or specific learning difference.