PgCert Physiotherapeutic Management of the Athlete
ObjectivesYou will develop postgraduate skills in assessing and managing neuromuscloskeletal conditions affecting the athlete using massage and soft tissue mobilising techniques, sports skills-specific rehabilitation design and integrated management strategies. You will attain high levels of autonomy and clinical decision-making skills to apply to practice and extend your knowledge and clinical therapeutic skills to a specialist level.
Entry requirementsApplicants should normally: -have an honours degree (minimum 2.2 class) in physiotherapy be chartered physiotherapists, registered with the Health Professions Council -have post-registration experience working in an associated field while enrolled on the course -have experience of and commitment to sport -have access to a sporting or appropriate musculoskeletal environment on a regular basis for the duration of the specialist clinical modules.
Academic titlePgCert Physiotherapeutic Management of the Athlete
Course descriptionPgCert Physiotherapeutic Management of the Athlete
This course enables registered physiotherapists working in neuromusculoskeletal or sports-related practice to develop advanced clinical skills and an in-depth exploration of academic knowledge related to sports-specific practice. The course is endorsed by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
You will attain high levels of autonomy and clinical decision-making skills to apply to practice and extend your knowledge and clinical therapeutic skills to a specialist level.
Course structure
You will study three allied modules which cover a range of clinical and practice issues in sports-related physiotherapeutic practice: Sports Massage and Soft Tissue Manipulation, Sports Skill Analysis and Rehabilitation Design, and Integrated Management of the Athlete.
Careers
This course will enhance your ability to work in a sports-specific environment or as an advanced practitioner or extended scope practitioner specialising in managing neuromusculoskeletal conditions.