Information Package / Course Catalogue
Athlete's Health and Physiotherapy
Course Code: FTR232
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to understand sports physiotherapy, the physical fitness test parameters applied in different groups, the basic features of measurement and evaluation methods and treatment approaches applied in sports and injuries and to reflect them into practice, to define sports injuries and recovery processes, to teach the principles of rehabilitation after sports injuries. To ensure the athlete's safe return to sports.

Course Content

Physiotherapy in Sports, Evaluation of Athletes, Physical Fitness and Tests, Soft tissue injuries and healing process in athletes, Functional rehabilitation in sports injuries, Prevention of Sports Injuries, Sports for the Disabled, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in Sports Injuries - First Aid and Treatment Principles, Upper extremity injuries in athletes - physiotherapy and Planning the rehabilitation program, Lower extremity injuries in athletes - planning the physiotherapy and rehabilitation program, Return to Sports

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Compares definition and evaluation principles in sports physiotherapy.
2.Rehabilitation of athlete injuries
3.Distinguishes upper extremity injuries in athletes
4.Explains lower extremity injuries in athletes
5.Uses a sports approach on special cases
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ergun N, Baltacı G. Principles of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in Sports Injuries. 6thEd. Ankara: Hipokrat Kitapevi,2018:1-6.
2.Atalay Güzel N, Kafa N, Eds. Athlete Health. 1stEd. Ankara: Hippocrates Bookstore. 2017:19-78.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Physiotherapy in Sports
Week 2 - Theoretical
Assessment of the Athlete
Week 3 - Theoretical
Physical Fitness and Tests
Week 4 - Theoretical
Soft tissue injuries and healing process in athletes
Week 5 - Theoretical
Functional rehabilitation in sports injuries
Week 6 - Theoretical
Injury prevention in Sports
Week 7 - Theoretical
Performance Analysis and Strength Tests in Sports
Week 8 - Theoretical
Sports for the Disabled (midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in Sports Injuries - First Aid and Treatment Principles. (Answering midterm exam questions).
Week 10 - Theoretical
Upper extremity injuries in athletes - planning of physiotherapy and rehabilitation program
Week 11 - Theoretical
Lower extremity injuries in athletes - planning of physiotherapy and rehabilitation program
Week 12 - Theoretical
Lower extremity injuries in athletes - planning of physiotherapy and rehabilitation program
Week 13 - Theoretical
Return to Sports
Week 14 - Theoretical
Nutrition and Doping in Sports
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Quiz1314
Midterm Examination112113
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)74
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
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5
5
4
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3
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2
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3
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3
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026