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Sports Massage
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:29.03.2022 14:40:15
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LF_684 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Kārlis Pļaviņš | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | RSU Liepāja Branch | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Liepaja, 24/26 Rinku Street, lf rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 63442118, +371 63442119, +371 63484632 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Human anatomy, physiology, pathological physiology, classical massage. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire knowledge and develop understanding of sports massage and its practical applications. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The place of sports massage in a masseur’s practice. Methods, objectives and tasks of sports massage. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Mechanisms of physiological action of the techniques and procedure of sports massage. Indications and contraindications of sports massage. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Methodology of sports massage procedure in sports practice. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Sports massage after sports injuries and illness. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Preparation for the final examination of the study course; individual and group work; work with study materials, study literature (research, analysis). | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Attendance of lectures and practical classes. Demonstration of practical skills in the final examination. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test (Semester) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of learning sports massage, students will know the types, tasks and effects of sports massage on the body; indications and contraindications for the use of sports massage. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of learning sports massage, students will be able to select and apply sports massage techniques according to the specific nature and objectives of the physical activity or type of sports. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The student will be able to use the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge about sports massage in their professional activities. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Sports massage for injury care / Robert E. McAtee, LMT, BCMTB, CSCS. 2020 | ||||||||
| 2 | Davis, HL, Alabed, S. un Chico, T. (2020). Sporta masāžas ietekme uz veiktspēju un atveseļošanos: sistemātisks pārskats un metaanalīze. BMJ atklātā sporta un vingrošanas medicīna , 6 (1), e000614. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Correction: Effect of sports massage on performance and recovery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2021). BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 7(2), e000614corr1. | ||||||||
| 2 | Shen, C. C., Tseng, Y. H., Shen, M. S., & Lin, H. H. 2021. Effects of Sports Massage on the Physiological and Mental Health of College Students Participating in a 7-Week Intermittent Exercises Program. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(9), 5013. | ||||||||
| 3 | Walker B. The Anatomy of Sports Injuries: Your Illustrated Guide to Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment. UK: Dorling Kindersley Limited 2018., 256 p. | ||||||||
