Course Description
Examination of global athletic training/sports medicine clinical practice through lecture and clinical experiences with local sports medicine teams and seminars/presentations from invited faculty.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students are expected to achieve standards of
scholarship consistent with study at this level. Graduate
students are expected to read more extensively and integrate
materials more thoroughly than undergraduates, and will be
graded with higher standards and expectations. Additional work
will also be required. The exact nature of the additional work
will be determined by the instructor; examples are additional
readings summarized in a written report, a careful review of
primary research with an application relevant to the topic,
participation in research activities related to physical
activity, human movement, injury prevention and rehabilitation
or other projects that apply knowledge gained in the course to
specific problems. In all cases, the additional work must
demonstrate a mastery of this topic at the masters level of
graduate study.
Athena Title
Global Issues in Sports Med
Non-Traditional Format
The course is designed as a study abroad experience, thus the student will be exposed to seminars and clinical experience with the local faculty and medical practitioners. These experiences will be arranged as part of the study abroad experience and the UGA faculty associated with the program.
Undergraduate Prerequisite
Permission of department
Graduate Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered summer semester every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of the program, the student will: 1.Discuss the global issues in the practice of athletic training and sports medicine. 2.Apply core concepts related to understanding human movement and resultant injuries. 3.Give examples of complimentary and alternative medicine used in the management of sport-related injuries in a global sports medicine practice. 4.Discuss cultural differences in the clinical athletic training techniques and practice settings. 5.Discuss laws and regulations related to the practice of athletic training in different countries. 6.Use a cross-cultural perspective to discuss global sports medicine practices in the evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries.
Topical Outline
1.Injury epidemiology and injury characteristics for non- American sports. 2.Biomechanics of movement and related stress and strains that cause injury. 3.Review of common injury pathology, tissue response to trauma and healing characteristics following injury. 4.Treatment of injuries through acupressure therapy used in different regions of the world. 5.Comparison of joint mobilization techniques, tissue release techniques and manual therapy used globally. 6.Traditional Chinese medicine therapy used to reduce inflammation. 7.Laws and regulations used in different countries related to the practice of athletic training. 8.Observation of athletic training practice in a variety of clinical settings (sports teams, physician offices, hospitals and sports medicine clinics) in different countries.
Syllabus