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Biomechanics & Sports Injury Prevention (SMED90001)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Term 1
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Term 3
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | Term 1 - Online Term 3 - Online |
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All students complete a foundation sports medicine theory & practice module Biomechanics and Sports Injury Prevention. Professional guidelines & regulations for safe participation in sports and exercise in various contexts are sourced and explored. Biomechanics and pathomechanics are analysed in a range of sports and exercise contexts, including walking & running, jumping & landing, throwing, and integrated sports-skill scenarios. There is emphasis on assessing load patterns and mechanics in athletic movements; and interpreting and predicting potential implications of pathomechanics on injury and performance. This entails both video and ‘real time’ analysis of athletes. The supporting evidence and practicalities of innovative and established approaches to measurement, reporting and clinical application in injury prevention strategies are considered. These include injury and illness surveillance, musculoskeletal profiling, load monitoring / management, environment assessment; and specific tools such as return to sport and concussion testing in minimising re-injury.
Students then select 2 from 3 Clinical Practice in Context Modules within which to integrate and apply this knowledge to inform an evidence-based, prioritised approach to biomechanics and sports injury & illness prevention in sports medicine.
Athlete Health Screening and Musculoskeletal Profiling: Comprehensive and best practice approaches to medical screening for safe participation in sport & exercise and musculoskeletal profiling are explored. The processes, practicalities, application and potential adaptations for case-context scenarios are evaluated.
Exercise and Load – In specific case scenarios, measurement and evaluation of load and approaches to load management are explored at the level of the athlete, the sporting context, and training cycles. This includes systemic responses to training and overtraining.
Injury Risk Management – Policy and Practice: In case-context scenarios, issues of injury risk minimisation and management are appraised from a policy and practice perspective. This includes risk assessment and management tools, venue design, procedures and participation at the population level.
The final Integration, Contribution & Reflection Module provides opportunity to collaborate with other professionals to promote safe participation in sports and exercise for individuals of all ages and abilities in different sporting contexts. Based on the Context Modules, Experts and students share an element of evidence-based advice regarding the optimal activity or intervention for specific individuals and ways in which they can minimise risk of injury and promote health. This could include discussion of pertinent biomechanics or education to a population group or individual athlete.
Intended learning outcomes
Sports Medicine Theory & Practice:
- Analyse biomechanics and characterise pathomechanics of sport-specific techniques; including walking-running, jump-landing, throwing and integrated sports skills
- Critically appraise approaches to biomechanical and clinical measurement of human movement; including strengths, limitations and applications
- Critically discuss tissue response to load and the implications of athletic technique on load and injury
- Evaluate the influence of technology and sport-specific equipment on participation, performance and injury
Clinical Practice in Context:
- Organise and communicate relevant information for injury prevention and safe participation in sport and exercise specific to the practice context
- Critically select valid, reliable and appropriate tools for injury risk assessment and evaluation, including inference of the strengths, limitations and performance implications in the clinical context
Evidence & Innovation:
- Formulate injury risk assessment and prevention plans for specific practice contexts; at the level of the athlete, environment and relevant population
- Source and critically evaluate relevant injury prevention evidence and initiatives in Sport Medicine
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Graduate level knowledge of the health care system and professional role consistent with a bachelor program in a clinical health care science. Professional practice engagement in a sport, health and exercise context is recommended.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Contribution to online discussions
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
Case Study - Injury Prevention
| Week 4 | 30% |
Digital Presentation - Injury Prevention & Performance Enhancement (STREAM)
| Week 7 | 20% |
Discussion (written) Report -Biomechanics, Rehabilitation & Performance
| Week 9 | 40% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Term 1 - Online
Coordinator Sonya Moore Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Approximately 32 hours (8 weeks x 4 hrs). This is a fully online subject that is delivered over 8 weeks with a combination of guided and independent learning. There will be a mix of didactic instruction (videos and texts) and facilitated synchronous (3 x 1 hr webinars) and asynchronous activity (weekly discussion board tasks), which will equate to approximately 4 hours per week. Total time commitment 140 hours Pre teaching start date 24 January 2022 Pre teaching requirements There is a one week pre-teaching period during which students can choose to: View a video presentation of an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and student expectations Engage with discussion board to meet their tutors and colleagues enrolled in the program Become familiar with the library by completing a small task that requires navigation of library resources and Complete one online task which will familiarise them with online learning requirements. This task can involve a quick quiz, reading a newspaper piece on a contemporary debate or reading a seminar paper on the subject. These activities serve to familiarise the students with the online learning environment and prepare the students for commencing in their learning fully informed about the requirements of the subject. Teaching period 31 January 2022 to 27 March 2022 Last self-enrol date 25 January 2022 Census date 18 February 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 March 2022 Assessment period ends 3 April 2022 Term 1 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
- Term 3 - Online
Coordinator Sonya Moore Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Approximately 32 hours (8 weeks x 4 hrs). This is a fully online subject that is delivered over 8 weeks with a combination of guided and independent learning. There will be a mix of didactic instruction (videos and texts) and facilitated synchronous (3 x 1 hr webinars) and asynchronous activity (weekly discussion board tasks), which will equate to approximately 4 hours per week. Total time commitment 140 hours Pre teaching start date 18 July 2022 Pre teaching requirements There is a one week pre-teaching period during which students can choose to: View a video presentation of an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and student expectations Engage with discussion board to meet their tutors and colleagues enrolled in the program Become familiar with the library by completing a small task that requires navigation of library resources and Complete one online task which will familiarise them with online learning requirements. This task can involve a quick quiz, reading a newspaper piece on a contemporary debate or reading a seminar paper on the subject. These activities serve to familiarise the students with the online learning environment and prepare the students for commencing in their learning fully informed about the requirements of the subject. Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 18 September 2022 Last self-enrol date 19 July 2022 Census date 12 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 September 2022 Assessment period ends 25 September 2022 Term 3 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
Approximately 140 hours, (9 weeks x 12 hrs + 32 contact hrs). The final assessment task will be submitted at the end of week 9. Students will be expected to complete independent learning activity equivalent to approximately 12 hours a week over the 9 weeks.
Additional delivery details
There is a one week pre-teaching period during which students can choose to:
- View a video presentation of an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and student expectations
- Engage with discussion board to meet their tutors and colleagues enrolled in the program
- Become familiar with the library by completing a small task that requires navigation of library resources and
- Complete one online task which will familiarise them with online learning requirements. This task can involve a quick quiz, reading a newspaper piece on a contemporary debate or reading a seminar paper on the subject.
These activities serve to familiarise the students with the online learning environment and prepare the students for commencing in their learning fully informed about the requirements of the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024