| Module code | FMS 781 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Module content | An approach to sports injuries: concepts of training and fitness; energy systems and transfer of energy, nutrition, health and training; special investigations; injury; strapping and wrapping; stress fractures; examination and clinical conditions of different areas, upper limb, lower limb, pelvis; trunk and head: special considerations of age and gender – the child, the female athlete and the elderly exerciser; exercising under certain conditions – heat, cold, underwater altitude and time zones; sport and medical conditions – diabetes mellitus; HIV/Aids; drugs, alcohol; the tired athlete; concussion/boxing; exercise induced headache and medical coverage of sports events. |
| Module credits | 10.00 |
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| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Language of tuition | Separate classes for Afrikaans and English |
| Academic organisation | Family Medicine |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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