Sport Medicine (REK_017)
About Study Course
Objective
To give knowledge about medical control for persons involved in sports and possible health problems and about fitness level assessment for different groups of people.
Prerequisites
Human Anatomy, Physiology, Sport for Health, Kinesiology
Learning outcomes
Understand importance of medical control for different groups of people involved in sports activities; can describe health related fitness level components and assessment methods; get to know specific sports injuries and other pathological conditions and can describe risk factors.
Be able to assess and evaluate health related fitness level and advise activities for improvement; be able to recognise and assess sport injuries risk factors and create prevention plan.
Be able to assess and explain health related fitness level and recommend activities for improvement for people involved in sports or people who want to start physical activities; be able to recommend and use activities for sports injuries prevention.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health care sports specialist, VSS | 4 | First level | Required | Māra Kuļša, Mareks Osovskis, Ivans Šapošņikovs |
