Traumatology and Means of Intervention

Code: DES14911L

3 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours

Scientific Area: Human Kinetics

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

Recognize the different types of injury; Acquire skills in identifying the effects on musculoskeletal tissues after injury; Know the phases of musculoskeletal tissue repair after injury; Outline procedures to control the inflammatory process; Optimize the recovery of musculoskeletal tissues and accelerate the return to sports; Assess musculoskeletal pain and adapt subsequent intervention; Understand the effects of different types of load (acute and chronic) on increasing the risk of injury; Design muscle training programs that promote an increase in tissue resistance; Develop strategies to control muscle fatigue; Identify the most effective actions to accelerate tissue recovery; Know the intervention methods available for musculoskeletal injuries (trunk, upper limbs and lower limbs); Develop capabilities for implementing methods to prevent musculoskeletal injuries.

Musculoskeletal injuries in sports; Susceptibility to injury of the musculoskeletal system; - The tissue repair phases (muscle, bone, cartilage, ligaments); Inflammatory control in tissue recovery and repair; Role of cryotherapy in tissue recovery and repair; Assessment of musculoskeletal pain; Relationship between acute load and chronic training load for musculoskeletal injuries; Effects of reduced load on the musculoskeletal system (immobilization, disuse); Muscle strengthening and intervention principles in traumatology; Muscular adaptations and fatigue; Physiology of recovery; Intervention in musculoskeletal injuries (trunk, upper limbs, lower limbs); Early return to sports practice; Injury prevention models; Implementation of strategies to prevent musculoskeletal injuries; Progression of prevention exercises

Teaching Methods

For the transmission of knowledge and learning, an integrated approach is used where students cannot access the next topic without obtaining approval for the topic that precedes it. The theoretical hours are reduced, adding videos on different injury mechanisms in a sporting context and the incorporation of new technologies. The videos allow, through active participation, to develop reasoning that leads to the development of disciplinary and transversal skills. New technologies make it possible to promote the assimilation of content and learning and ensure communication between teachers and students. Scientific articles on the program contents are made available in advance to increase the articulation between teaching and research. The use of Moodle is encouraged, and the tutorial guidance clarifies doubts and guides the study. Students are encouraged to seek new training experiences and develop activities in the community.

Assessment

The assessment is supported by theoretical moments, where the questions encourage analytical reasoning and not the simple memorization of content. Continuous mixed assessment or final assessment are used. In the continuous evaluation, the results of the T and TP component are included divided by 2 moments (1T, 2TP). The contents are organized into blocks of content that create precedence, which allows greater interaction between the two components and close monitoring of the students' study and progression. The student does not progress in the continuous assessment if he or she does not pass the previous block. The T component (50%) is assessed by a simple written test. The TP component (50%) is assessed by a written test with practical examples. Students with a grade below 9.5 in both components participate in a final assessment. To obtain approval, the minimum classification required is 9.5, either in the continuous mixed assessment or in the final assessment.