Sports Therapy HND (SCQF level 8)

Course description

The sports therapy course will equip you with the skills required to help prevent injury and rehabilitate clients back to full fitness. The first year of the course focuses heavily on sports massage and will give you an industry recognised qualification on completion. The second year of the course focuses on the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions arising from sporting activity.

You'll also get the opportunity to work in our sports injury clinic, developing skills in clinical assessment, devising treatment plans and providing physical therapies. You may also be involved in pre and post match and touchline support for sporting events.

This course is placed on the Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework at Level 8. For more information on the framework visit: www.scqf.org.uk/the-framework/.

Year one:

• Clinical Sports Massage.



• Functional Anatomy.



• Pathology and Aetiology of Sports Injuries.



• Anatomy and Physiology.



• First Aid.

Year two:

• Clinical Assessment.



• Functional Anatomy 2.



• Taping Techniques.



• Electrotherapy.



• Plan and Deliver Exercise Rehabilitation.



• Biomechanics and Movement Patterns.

Learning outcome

Careers

This course prepares you for a career as a sports therapist working freelance, in sports clubs, or as part of a government health initiative.

Continuing Study

You can progress on to first, second, or third year of :

• BSC (Hon) Sports Therapy in the Community at Teeside University.
• Physiotherapy Studies at Glasgow Caledonian University.
• Sports Therapy at Worcester University.
• Strengthening and Conditioning at the University of Abertay.
• Sports Therapy at Edgehill University.
• BSC Sports & Exercise Science at Edinburgh Napier University.
• Sports Therapy at Coventry University.
• BA in Sports Studies at the University of Stirling.