This course is designed to understand the different medical condition that mostly faced by physical therapist while working with the sports persons. Emphasis is made on different infections, Diagnosis and management of skin conditions of Athletes, Female Specific problems, Geriatric disorder, cardic and pulmonary conditions, dooping in sports.
Course Objective:
The students will be able to understand the diagnosis and management of different
medical conditions.
The students will be able to understand the specific female problems, and cardic
pulmonary disorder in sports.
The students will be able to understand about the dooping effects and its laws.
Unit – I
Illness, Infections, Hypertension, Urine abnormalities; Venereal Diseases; Exercise induced
Asthma; Anemia, Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), Runner’s high & exercise
addiction. G.I.T. Diseases, Exercises and congestive heart failure, exercise for post coronary &
bye-pass patients, exercise for diabetics.
Unit – II
Diagnosis and management of skin conditions of Athletes, Bacterial infections, Fungal
infections, Viral infections, boils and cellulitis.
Unit – III Female Specific problems
1. Sports Amenorrhea.
2. Injury to female reproductive tract.
3. Menstrual Synchrony.
4. Sex determination.
5. Exercise and pregnancy.
6. Eating disorders in athletes.
Unit – IV
1. Common Diseases: Common Cold, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Typhoid,
Cholera, Amoebiasis, Food Poisoning, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Hepatitis etc.
1. AIDS in sports people.
Unit – V Geriatric disorder
1. Older Athletes
2. Osteoarthrosis and other geriatric conditions.
Unit – VI Exercise and Common Pulmonary Conditions
a. Exercise induced bronchial obstruction
b. Exercise in chronic airway obstruction
c. Air pollution and exercise
Unit – VII Exercise and Cardiac Conditions
a. Exercise prescription for heart disease
b. Exercise in primary prevention in ischemic heart disease
c. Exercise for secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease
Unit – VIII Doping in Sports
a. Banned drugs
b. Procedure of dope testing
c. Control of doping abuse
Unit – IX Diabetes and Exercise
a. Exercise in diabetic patients
b. Exercise as a method of control of diabetes
Unit – X Exercises for special categories
a. Child and adolescent athlete’s problems
b. Special problems of older athletes
c. Special concerns for handicapped athletes
Unit – XI Misc. Conditions
a. Hazards of cold water
b. Exercise for mood enhancement
c. Spinal deformity and sports
d. Time zone shift and sleep deprivation problems
e. Exercise in pregnancy and post partum