This course, which combines medical health care with exercise science, offers the basic knowledge as well as the skills essential for the prevention, evaluation and treatment of common injuries in the care of physically active individuals. Topics such as physical measures, medical supervision in sports, hygiene in youth and females, prevention and treatment of sports injuries, sports massage and medical sports will be introduced. This class also emphasises hands-on experiences and the need for students to develop their practical skills. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to become familiar with the concepts and basic medical knowledge relevant to sports, to know how to prevent and treat common sports injuries and to apply what they have learnt in physical fitness and ways of recovery from exercise fatigue.

CILO-1: Relate sports injuries to the risk factors. CILO-2: Describe how to conduct preparation work and medical supervision in sports. CILO-3: Articulate the preparation work to prevent sports injuries. CILO-4: Treat exercise fatigue and the common sports injuries with message for physical relaxation and rehabilitation.