Academic Catalog

KINS 62D: CLINICAL EXPERIENCES IN SPORTS MEDICINE IV

Foothill College Course Outline of Record

Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading Value
Units: 3
Hours: 9 laboratory per week (108 total per quarter)
Prerequisite: KINS 62C.
Advisory: Not open to students with credit in PHED 62D.
Degree & Credit Status: Degree-Applicable Credit Course
Foothill GE: Non-GE
Transferable: CSU
Grade Type: Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass)
Repeatability: Not Repeatable

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate shoulder injury evaluation
  • Design functional rehabilitation program for the lower extremity

Description

Hands-on experience in emergency care, injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries in the on-campus Athletic Treatment Center. Off-campus athletic training facilities and outpatient physical therapy clinics may be utilized for the internship. Observation of orthopedic surgical procedures with the permission of the team physician is available.

Course Objectives

The student will be able to:
A. Demonstrate injury evaluation skills for the upper extremity
B. Demonstrate on-field emergency evaluation and first aid response
C. Demonstrate fundamentals of exercise
D. Instruct beginning students on novice skills

Course Content

A. Injury evaluation skills for the upper extremity
1. Evaluation of the wrist, hand, thumb and fingers
2. Evaluation of the elbow
3. Evaluation of the shoulder
B. On-field emergency evaluation and first aid response
1. Cervical spine injury
2. Thoracic spine injury
3. Lumbar spine injury
4. Internal injury
C. Fundamentals of exercise
1. Functional rehabilitation exercises
a. Upper extremity
b. Lower extremity
2. Year-round exercise program design
D. Student instruction
1. KINS 62A/62B educational session

Lab Content

Instructor discussion and demonstration will teach:
A. Injury evaluation skills for the upper extremity
1. Evaluation of the wrist, hand, thumb and fingers
2. Evaluation of the elbow
3. Evaluation of the shoulder
B. On-field emergency evaluation and first aid response
1. Cervical spine injury
2. Thoracic spine injury
3. Lumbar spine injury
4. Internal injury
C. Fundamentals of exercise
1. Functional rehabilitation exercises
a. Upper extremity
b. Lower extremity
2. Year-round exercise program design
D. Student instruction
1. KINS 62A/62B educational session

Special Facilities and/or Equipment

None required.

Method(s) of Evaluation

A. Physical skills and performance will be evaluated by direct instructor observation.
B. Skill understanding will be evaluated through written explanation.

Method(s) of Instruction

Laboratory course with observation and skill demonstrations.

Representative Text(s) and Other Materials

Prentice, William E. Principles of Athletic Training. A Competency-Based Approach. 15th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Publishing, 2014.

 

Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments

Detailed explanation of a year-long exercise program.

 

Discipline(s)

Physical Education