Sport Recovering

Recommended Prerequisites

Contents delivered in Kinesiology, Human Physiology, Auxology and Anthropometry, Motor Learning and Development, Biomechanics, Youth Sports, Pediatric Physiology, Strength and Conditioning Methods and Training Programming and Periodization. May also be important an adequate knowledge regarding the english language.

Teaching Methods

The lectures will be predominantly for exposure of the syllabus.

Theoretical-practical classes: interactive, group working, and experimental classes; discussion, evaluation, and exercise, and laboratory and field environment. Identification and definition of injury prevention programs, handling, and application of sports recovery techniques. The evaluation process recommended in the course promotes the theoretical mastery of the subjects covered, as well as tasks for carrying out synthesis work.   

Learning Outcomes

Analyze, interpret, and discuss the main physiopathological mechanisms in sports context; sports preparation considering the primary and secondary sports injury prevention; understanding the implications of high training loads and dominating post-effort recovery techniques. When completing the curricular unit, students should be able to

• dominate sports injury taxonomy;

• know the biological grounds involved in proprioceptive training;

• assess, analyze, and describe the results of the evaluation of muscle strength in the isokinetic dynamometer.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

- Sport injuries: taxonomy, risk factors and the specific case of the Young athlete.

- Macro and micro thraumatology and phsytiopatological mechanism of overuse.

- The traumatology of bone, tendon, joint and muscle.

- Injury prevention: nutrition, hidratation, proprioceptive training, education.

- Infield intervention.

- Isokinetics: a) testing and training, b) antagonist/agonist strength ratio, c) muscular co-activation. [10] Return to full sports participation parameters for children and youth: a) range of motion and flexibility, b) muscular strength and endurance, c) cardiovascular endurance, d) Proprioception (balance, coordination, agility).

- Post effort recovey techniques.

Head Lecturer(s)

João José Carreiro Pascoa Pinheiro

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 50.0%
Synthesis work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Doeven, S. H., Brink, M. S., Kosse, S. J., & Lemmink, K. (2018). Postmatch recovery of physical performance and biochemical markers in team ball sports: a systematic review. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med, 4(1), e000264. doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000264

Duarte, J. P., Valente-Dos-Santos, J., Coelho, E. S. M. J., Couto, P., Costa, D., Martinho, D., . . . Goncalves, R. S. (2018). Reproducibility of isokinetic strength assessment of knee muscle actions in adult athletes: Torques and antagonist-agonist ratios derived at the same angle position. PLoS One, 13(8), e0202261. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0202261

Pires, J., Oliveira, S., Figueiredo, P., & Pinheiro, J. P. (2018). Rehabilitation of simultaneous bilateral epiphysial fracture of proximal tibia in adolescent. BMJ Case Rep, 2018. doi:10.11

Poppendieck, W., Wegmann, M., Ferrauti, A., Kellmann, M., Pfeiffer, M., & Meyer, T. (2016). Massage and Performance Recovery: A Meta-Analytical Review. Sports Med, 46(2), 183-204. doi:10.1007/s40279-015-042.