Academic Catalogs

KIN A277: Sports Medicine Practicum Level 3

Course Outline of Record
Item Value
Curriculum Committee Approval Date 09/09/2020
Top Code 122800 - Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
Units 2-4 Total Units 
Hours 72-180 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 18; Lab Hours 54-162)
Total Outside of Class Hours 0
Course Credit Status Credit: Degree Applicable (D)
Material Fee No
Basic Skills Not Basic Skills (N)
Repeatable No
Grading Policy Standard Letter (S)

Course Description

This course is designed for the intermediate/advanced student to learn therapeutic goals and objectives, therapeutic taping and bandaging, selection of therapeutic exercises, methods of evaluating and recording rehabilitation progress and development of criteria for progression and return to normal function. Instructor will assess student ability and skill level in the first week of class to insure proper course level placement. ADVISORY: KIN A275 and KIN A276. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC: Credit Limitation: Any or all of these HLED, KIN, PE Theory courses combined: maximum credit, 8 units.

Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)

  1. Identify and apply appropriate athletic taping techniques on student athletes.
  2. Explain a rehabilitation program for an injured student athlete.

Course Objectives

  • 1. Learn taping skills and apply to athletes
  • 2. Learn and apply proper padding and bandaging
  • 3. Apply modalities to athletes
  • 4. Assist athletes with rehabilitation and stretching programs
  • 5. Assist athlete with strengthening program

Lecture Content

Demonstrate taping skills   ankle(baketweave)   knee/leg (compression, figure 8)   wrist/finger/thumb (hyperextension)   foot/toe (sprain support, turftoe)   shoulder/elbow (spica/figure 8/compression) Apply padding and bandaging   to joints (immobilize if necessary, foam or shell)   soft tissue (compression, foam or shell)   bone ( soft, medium of high density foam) Wound care   steri strips (wound closure strips)   infection (treat or refer to doctor) Assist athlete with rehabilitation   warm up   stretch   modalities   stregthening excercise   cardio/endurance   return to play

Lab Content

Demonstrations of taping techniquesApply proper therapeutic modalitiesApply proper bandaging and paddingAssist athlete with rehabilitation and stretching programs

Method(s) of Instruction

  • Lecture (02)
  • DE Live Online Lecture (02S)
  • DE Online Lecture (02X)
  • Lab (04)
  • DE Live Online Lab (04S)
  • DE Online Lab (04X)

Instructional Techniques

Instructor will lecture and demonstrate practical techniques in rehabilitation and  include strategies to increase range-of-motion, strength, and return to play; demonstrate taping techniques.

Reading Assignments

Students will spend approximately 4 hours a week reading from the text book; articles from peer reviewed journals and research articles; newspaper, books and articles on basic sports medicine; National Athletic Training Association Magazine-NATANEWS; Journal of Athletic Training;

Writing Assignments

Students will spend approximately 1 – 2 hours per week be required to complete written assignments

Out-of-class Assignments

Students will spend approximately 1 – 2 hours a week completing individual and group written assignments; homework assignments to emphasis course topics.

Demonstration of Critical Thinking

when to apply technique for tapinguniversal precautions for dealing with bloodapplication of modalitiestime manangement

Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration

demonstration of:taping skillspadding/bandagingwound caremodalitiesrehabilitation techniques

Eligible Disciplines

Athletic training: Any bachelors degree and two years of professional experience, or any associate degree and six years of professional experience. Note: This discipline listing applies only to instructors teaching apportionment generating courses in the subject of athletic training. Non-apportionment-generating athletic training activity is not subject to minimum qualifications. Physical education: Masters degree in physical education, exercise science, education with an emphasis in physical education, kinesiology, physiology of exercise, or adaptive physical education, OR bachelors degree in any of the above AND masters degree in any life science, dance, physiology, health education, recreation administration, or physical therapy OR the equivalent. Masters degree required.

Other Resources

1. National Athletic Training Association Magazine- NATANEWS 2. Journal of Athletic Training 3. American Journal of Sports Medicine 4. Hand outs, tape and supplies will be given out by instructor