KINGSWAY REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TITLE OF COURSE: Introduction to Sports Medicine I CORE CONTENT: Comprehensive Health and Physical Education DATE ADOPTED: 08/07 GRADE: 10-12 DATE REVISED: 08/12 I. COURSE ORGANIZATION Length: One Year Credits: 5 Periods Per Week: 5 Weighted: No Prerequisite: None II. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course would include information for developing skills and knowledge that can be applied to any health care profession and/or those students interested in working with the physically active. The students will be introduced to professions associated with the medical field and how they play a part in Sports Medicine. They will learn the concepts of an emergency action plan and pre-participation physical as they pertain to Sports Medicine. The students will learn about preseason conditioning and the different types of exercise training that ensures a safe and injury free adaptation to physical demands. They will be introduced to the basic concepts of anatomy and Kinesiology and learn to apply those concepts to evaluating and treating injuries. The students will learn basics to preventing and treating exercise injuries. Prevention and treatment will include modalities, taping/wrapping, protective equipment, stabilization, and extrication. The students will learn the inherent dangers and risks associated with dietary supplements and performance enhancers. III. DISTRICT MISSION The mission of the Kingsway Regional School District is to prepare all students to maximize their potential as lifelong learners and productive members in a complex society by ensuring the use of an integrated curriculum including advanced technologies and a broad range of cultural and community resources. To achieve this mission, the Board of Education, parents, staff, and others work together to formulate policy, evaluate programs, chart new directions, and implement the best instructional practices.
Introduction to Sports Medicine I Page 2 IV. HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION MISSION Health and Physical Education is an important part of the Kingsway educational program. It contributes to the overall goals of the educational process, as well as makes its unique contribution to the achievement of physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual well being. The purpose of health and physical education is to change one s life through developing skillful, fit, and knowledgeable participants. This will be achieved through a series of carefully planned and conducted activities. Our goal is to produce physically, mentally, and socially competent individuals with an appropriate balance to life. Students will be conscientious of their overall health and well being. V. COURSE LEVEL OUTCOMES A. 2.1-Wellness: All students will acquire health promotion concepts and skills to support a healthy, active lifestyle. B. 2.2-Integrated Skills: All students will develop and use personal and interpersonal skills to support a healthy, active lifestyle. C. 2.3-Drugs and Medicines: All students will acquire knowledge about alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and medicines and apply these concepts to support a healthy, active lifestyle. D. 2.4-Human Relationships and Sexuality: All students will acquire knowledge about the physical, emotional, and social aspects of human relationships and sexuality and apply these concepts to support a healthy, active lifestyle. E. 2.5-Motor Skill Development: All students will utilize safe, efficient, and effective movement to develop and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle. F. 2.6-Fitness: All students will apply health-related and skill-related fitness concepts and skills to develop and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle. G. 8.1-Educational Technology: All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. H. 8.2-Technology Education, Engineering, and Design: All students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world, as they relate to the individual, global society, and the environment. I. 9.1-21st-Century Life and Career Skills: All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and organizational cultures. J. 9.3-Career Awareness, Exploration, and Preparation: All students will apply knowledge about and engage in the process of career awareness, exploration, and preparation in order to navigate the globally competitive work environment of the information age.
Introduction to Sports Medicine I Page 3 H. COURSE LEVEL ASSESSMENTS All students will be evaluated regularly through a variety of procedures. Included are the following methods of evaluation: Projects Example: Students work may include both projects completed during school as well as projects competed at home. Written Example: Students work may include written responses to various types of open-ended questions and teacher-made problems. Standard Forms Example: Tests, quizzes, and worksheets Demonstration Example: Students will be performing skills demonstrated in class. Research Example: Students will be reviewing articles/journals. Lab Reports Example: Informal and formal lab reports write-ups Portfolio Example: Students will keep a portfolio of class lectures. Other Example: Students work may include but may not be limited to the following: charts, graphs, maps, PowerPoint presentations, videos, models and collages. VII. POSSIBLE ASSESSMENT TASKS Methods to be utilized may include but are not limited to the following: Lab activities Traditional tests, quizzes, and rubrics Projects/reports Open-ended and free-response questions Oral presentations Cooperative learning activities Essay Collage/poster presentations Portfolios Student demonstration Skills tests
Introduction to Sports Medicine I Page 4 VIII. CONTENT/SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL TIME Quarter One A. Introduction to Sports Medicine (3 weeks) 1. History overview of sports medicine 2. Multidisciplinary approach to athletic health care 3. Athletic training and associated medical professions The history of how sports medicine developed Professions associated with sports medicine Defining athletic training and associated medical professions o Qualifications o Work settings o Job responsibilities Organizational and legal concerns associated with athletic training and associated medical professions o Professional organizations o Bill of Rights o Legal issues B. The Central Training Room (2 weeks) 1. Design of the central training room 2. Operation of the central training room 3. OSHA standards Design and specifications of a central training room Staffing and management of central training room OSHA mandates Bloodborne pathogens and standard precautions C. Providing Emergency Care (2 weeks) 1. Emergency action plan 2. The pre-participation physical examination Setting up the emergency action plan Medical emergencies Emergency equipment Components and importance of the pre-participation physical exam D. Evaluation of Sports Injuries (2 weeks) 1. Factors influencing severity of injury 2. Primary and secondary injury survey 3. Documentation of injuries
Content/Suggested Instructional Time (continued) Introduction to Sports Medicine I Page 5 Quarter Two How factors influence severity of injury Life threatening situations o ABC's and CPR Secondary injury survey o HOPS o Return-to-play criteria SOAP notes E. Preseason Conditioning and Reconditioning (3 weeks) 1. Prehabilitation 2. Strength and conditioning principles 3. Joint flexibility 4. Cardiorespiratory conditioning Prehabilitaiton verses Rehabilitation Strength training Strength training exercises Stretching exercises Aerobic and anaerobic F. Therapeutic Physical Modalities (3 weeks) 1. Thermal modalities 2. Therapeutic electrical modalities 3. Therapeutic ultrasound 4. Mechanical modalities Modalities and how they are utilized Cryotherapy methods and the indications and contraindications of each o Physiological response of tissue to cold Heating agents and the indications and contraindications of each o Physiological response of tissue to heat Electrical stimulation therapy and the indications and contraindications Ultrasound and the indications and contraindications G. Taping and Wrapping (2 weeks) 1. Taping and wrapping in the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries Supplies utilized for taping and wrapping Prophylactic taping/wrapping of the ankle and foot Prophylactic taping/wrapping of the knee Prophylactic wrapping of the hip and back Prophylactic wrapping of the shoulder Prophylactic taping/wrapping of the elbow Prophylactic taping/wrapping of the wrist and hand
Content/Suggested Instructional Time (continued) Introduction to Sports Medicine I Page 6 H. Special Considerations in Athletes (1 week) 1. Environmental conditions and athletic participation Hyperthermia Heat stress risks o Indications and treatment Hypothermia Cold stress risks o Indications and treatment Severe weather Quarter Three H. Special Considerations in Athletes continued (3 weeks) 2. Insect bites and stings 3. Skin conditions in athletics 4. Seizure disorders 5. Diabetes 6. The female athlete triad Signs and symptoms of bites and stings o Treatment Identification of skin lesions and infections Types of seizures o Treatment Types of diabetes o Maintenance and treatment Disordered eating, amenorrhea, osteoporosis o Warning signs and prevention I. Introduction to Human Anatomy (3 weeks) 1. Tissue types of the human body 2. Human skeleton 3. Anatomical position and planes of the human body J. Kinesiology (3 weeks) 1. Articular system 2. Classification of joints 3. Movements of synovial joints 4. Disorders of joints Skin, cartilage, muscle, tendon, ligaments, and bone Functions of the bone and soft tissue Identification of the bones of the human skeletal system Common medical terms of location Coronal, sagittal, and axial planes and how they are associated with the body
Content/Suggested Instructional Time (continued) Introduction to Sports Medicine I Page 7 Synarthroses, amphiarthroses, and diarthroses joint classifications o Types of joint classifications o Components of each joint Movements of diarthroses joints o Identification of motions as they pertain to each joint Disorders of the joints o Includes bursitis, arthritis, fibrositis, osteoarthritis Quarter Four K. Bones and Soft Tissue Injuries (3 weeks) 1. Types of soft tissue injuries 2. Soft tissue healing 3. Types of bone injuries 4. Bone tissue healing Classification of soft tissue injuries Identification of soft tissue injuries Stages of soft tissue healing Dislocation versus fracture Classification of fractures Types of fractures Treatment for bone injuries Stages of bone tissue healing L. Stabilization and Transportation of Injured Athletes (2 weeks) 1. Extrication 2. Equipment removal 3. Lifting and moving an athlete 4. Boarding 5. Ambulatory movement of athlete Understanding equipment removal Proper way to remove injured individual from venue Proper way to place injured athlete on spine board Utilization of stabilization equipment M. Protective Equipment Used in Athletics (1 week) 1. Basic principles of protective equipment 2. Types of protective equipment NOCSAE and CSA standards for equipment Protective equipment o Head and face o Upper body o Ribs, sternum, and abdomen o Lower body
Content/Suggested Instructional Time (continued) Introduction to Sports Medicine I Page 8 N. Dietary Supplements and Performance Enhancers (3 weeks) 1. Popular dietary supplements 2. Performance enhancers 3. Current standards 4. Ethics in athletics Supplements o Vitamins, minerals, herbal, glucosamine, and chondroitin Performance enhancers o Anabolic steroids, ergogenic aids, caffeine, ephedra, and creatine Current IOC, NCAA, and professional standards Proper conduct and good sportsmanship IX. MODIFICATIONS: INCLUSION TECHNIQUES/ENRICHMENTS Possible instructional techniques may include but may not be limited to the following: Resource Center A course of study will be modified to accommodate the specific needs of a special education student as outlined in his/her IEP. Inclusion Peer tutoring, computer software, oral tests, visual organizers, study guides, and cooperative learning activities Enrichments Field trips, guest speakers, brochure design, simulations, drama, and poetry Students are provided with a basic text and/or supplemental curricular materials that are used for assigned readings, discussion, and information gathering. Through teacher-directed instructional activities, students are asked to acquire knowledge, develop an understanding of content, apply information to their own lives, analyze data, synthesize material, and make evaluative judgments. When planning each lesson, teachers select specific objectives, organize material to achieve maximum understanding, make associations, and check for understanding at frequent intervals. Technology materials are used when appropriate. Suggestions for specific assignments and student activities are found in the teacher s resource guide of the approved textbook series.
Introduction to Sports Medicine I Page 9 X. INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS/MULTICULTURAL MATERIALS Visual and Performing Arts Health/Physical Education Nutrition Kinesiology Exercise physiology Sports psychology Science Human anatomy and physiology Social Studies Medical advancements due to research, Medical contributions effect upon society Medical law 21 st Century Life and Careers Language Arts Literacy Research projects, reviewing journals, essays Mathematics World Languages Technology Computer Internet XI. MATERIALS/TECHNOLOGY A. Introduction to Sports Medicine and Athletic Training, Thomson Delmar Learning, 2004 B. Therapeutic modalities C. Rehabilitation equipment D. Taping supplies E. Anatomical models and diagrams F. Assorted emergency medical equipment G. Computers H. Internet H. PowerPoint I. Topic-specific articles from professional journals/periodicals J. Sports medicine videos K. Overhead projector