INJURY PREVENTION SPECIALIST
Learn about muscular imbalances, common injuries, and how you can safely help clients.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Use your new skills to up your performance as a trainer for fitness clients or athletes.
INJURY PREVENTION SPECIALIST
6 MONTHS | 20 REPSSA ENDORSED CPD POINTS
Learn about muscular imbalances, common injuries, and how you can safely help clients
ONLINE CPD COURSE
- Course Description
- Subjects & Modules
- Accreditations & Certifications
- Course Requirements
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Upon completion of this course you will have thorough knowledge and understanding of the effect of muscle imbalances, common upper and lower body injuries, the role of various professionals in injuries (who to refer to, and more importantly, what YOU CAN do), how to design an effective, individualised programme with the aim of preventing the development of an injury as well as execution of simple functional tests to adapt your programmes based on individual anatomical differences.
This course Includes:
- E-manual
- Online assessments
- Additional online resources videos
- Online Tutor support
This course is completed using the HFPA Online Learning Platform
- Chapter 1: Scope of Practice
- Chapter 2: Anatomy Recap
- Chapter 3: General Principles of Injuries
- Chapter 4: Healing Process
- Chapter 5: Types of injuries
- Chapter 6: Posture assessment and Evaluation
- Chapter 7: Common Upper body injuries
- Chapter 8: Common lower body Injuries
- Chapter 9 : Psychological considerations
- Chapter 10: Aqua programmes and Injuries
- Chapter 11: Prehabiliation Assessments
- Chapter 12: Examples of Exercises for Prevention of Injuries
REPSSA CPD Points: 20
- 20 REPSSA endorsed CPD points
- HFPA Certificate of Achievement/Attendance
If you hold a fitness qualification or exercise science qualification you will:
- Receive a certificate of achievement
- Be able to use this qualification to train clients
If you do not hold a fitness qualification or exercise science qualification you will:
- Receive a certificate of attendance
- Not be able to use this qualification to train clients
- Capitec Educational Finance
- Card
- EFT
