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Sports Injury Prevention (edX)

Offered by Waseda University, WasedaX,
Sports Injury Prevention (edX)

Learn to cut the risk of sports injury through a combined scientific and practical approach. Preventing injury is a key factor to achieving greatness in sport, and the difference between success and failure can depend on something as simple as correcting a poor training technique. This course, Sports Injury Prevention, takes both a scientific and practical approach to reducing sports-related injuries.

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Students will learn how to record musculoskeletal injuries, perform baseline measures, identify risk factors, examine injury mechanisms, develop interventions, and assess implementation strategies. The course welcomes anyone interested in preventing sports injuries, including athletes, coaches, trainers, and those involved with sports businesses.

What you'll learn

  • Effectively analyze sports injury data
  • Keep up-to-date with current concepts of injury risk factors
  • Develop ways to prevent injury
  • Study how to apply implementation and adherence strategies
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