# Certified Sports Physiotherapist and Rehabilitation Specialist

(Sports Fellowship Program)

## Module 1: Muscle and Tissue Physiology

- Muscle Physiology

- Skeletal Muscle Regeneration after Injury

- Tendon Physiology

- Ligaments Physiology

- Tissue Repair and Healing of Tendons and Ligaments

- Bones and Cartilage

- Nerves

- Introduction to Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics

- Upper Limb Examination

- Lower Limb Examination

- Spine Examination

## Module 2: Sports Injuries Overview

- Introduction to Sports Rehabilitation

- Classification of Sports Injuries

- Factors Responsible for Sports Injuries

- Common Causes of Acute Sports Injuries

- Common Causes of Chronic Sports Injuries

- Psychological Effects of Suffering a Sports Injury

- Sports Injury Epidemiology

- Pathophysiology of Injury

- Specific Injury Areas:

- Spine Injuries

- Shoulder Injuries

- Elbow Injuries
 - Wrist and Hand Injuries

- Pelvis, Hip, and Groin Injuries

- Thigh Injuries

- Knee Injuries

- Patello-Femoral Joint Injuries

- Leg Injuries

- Foot and Ankle Injuries

## Module 3: Taping and Bracing

- Taping and Bracing in Sports

- Kinesiology Taping

- Rigid Taping

- Sports Taping

## Module 4: Dry Needling

- Dry Needling (Basic and Advanced)

## Module 5: Soft Tissue Mobilization and Techniques

- Soft Tissue Mobilization/Manipulation

- IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization)

- Trigger Point Release

- Deep Tissue Release

- Sports Massage

- Positional Release

- Muscle Release Technique (MFR)

- 3D Release

- Self Massage

- Muscle Energy Technique (MET)

 - Fascial Reorganization

- Active Release Technique

- Stretching

## Module 6: Diagnosis and Pain Management

- Differential Diagnosis

- Knowing Mechanisms of Injuries and Quick Diagnosis

- Motor Control

- Pain

- Pain Management

- Therapeutic Modalities

## Module 7: Psychological and Rehabilitation Tools

- Psychology of Injury and Rehabilitation

- Screening of Sports and Exercise Participation

- Clinical Outcomes in Sports Physiotherapy

- Injury Rehabilitation Basis

- Goals of Rehabilitation

- Tools of Rehabilitation

- Proprioception and Coordination

## Module 8: Functional Rehabilitation and Nutrition

- Flexibility and Range of Motion

- Strength and Endurance

- Functional Rehabilitation

- Return to Training and Competition

- Sports Nutrition
## Module 9: Manual Therapy

- Manual Therapy

- Krishna Kinematic Manual Therapy - 3D Approach

## Module 10: Special Populations and Emergency Action Plans

- Children and Adolescents

- Older Participants

- Active Female Participants

- Athletes with Disability

- Medical Imaging of Injury

- Medical Issues in Sports and Exercise

- Learning of Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

- Importance of EAP

- Components of EAP

- Roles and Responsibilities of Key Personnel

- Designated Personnel and Their Roles and Responsibilities:

- Doctor

- Physiotherapist

- Sports Physiotherapist

- Alternative Therapist