UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN Physical Education
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester IV - Allied Subject IV - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

Duration of Examination: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

Unit I

1. Types of movements, concentric, excentric (Isotonic), Static (Isometric) and isokinetic exercises.

ii. Posture and body mechanics- Standards of standing posture, values of good posture, drawback and causes of poor posture.

Unit II

i. Postural Tests - Examination of the spine. New York State posture Rating Chart Test, Organisation of special classes for postural correction.

ii. Some common deviation in posture - normal curvature of the spine and its utility, kyphosis, lordosis, kypholordosis, flat back, scolosis (C and S curve, functional and structural round shoulders). Knock knees, bow legs, flat foot, causes for these deviations and treatment including exercise.

Unit III

i. A brief history of massage and remedial exercises.

ii. Muscle relaxation as an aid to massage.

iii. Points to be considered in giving massage.

iv. Physiological effects of massage.

v. Classification of the manipulations used in massage and their specific uses on the Human body. a Stroking manipulation

Effleurage, Stroking, Kneading, Friction, Hackinh, Clapping, Beating and Pounding.

Unit IV

i. Common athletic injuries and their treatment:

ii. Sprains

iii. Strains

iv. Contusions

v. Abrasions

vi. Type of fractures and their management

Unit V

Principles of applying heat/cold, ultra-violet rays, infra-red rays, contrast bath ultrasonic

Reference Books:

1. Corrective Physical Edcuation, Rathborne J. I.W.B. Saunders and Co., London 1965.

2. Manual of Massage and Movement, Prof E.M. Naro Faber and Faber Ltd.

3. Therapeutic Exercise for Body Alignment and Education, by William Mareuam and Catherine Worthingham, WB. Saunders and Co., 1965.

4. Massage and Medical Gymnastics, M.V. Lace J.& A. Churchill Ltd., m 1951.

5. Preventive and Corrective Physical Education Stafford and Kelly, New York. The Ronald Press, 1968.