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Sports Medicine: Injury Care & Management

Location: CTEC (PM session only)
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Program Description

The Injury Care and Management program provides entry-level knowledge in preventing and treatment of athletic injuries. Injury Care Specialists treat professional and recreational athletes, as well as people with disabilities and those who wish to increase their mobility and physical capabilities. This course provides instruction in topics related to the field of Sports Medicine. These topics include prevention, treatment, taping, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, anatomy, cell and tissue structure and response to injury, body systems, exercise physiology, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, pharmacology, nutrition, and kinesiology.

 

SPORTS MEDICINE: INJURY CARE & MANAGEMENT STUDENTS LEARN:

  • Prevention, treatment, taping, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries
  • First response to injuries
  • Anatomy and body systems
  • Cell and tissue structure
  • Therapeutic exercise
  • Pharmacology and nutrition
  • Kinesiology
  • Client Services
 
 

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES:

Certifications offered to students completing the Sports Medicine: Injury Care & Management program include:

  • Sports Medicine: Injury Care and Management Certificate of Completion
  • CPR (BLS) Certification
 
 

HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT AVAILABLE:

Students earn 15 general elective units each semester toward their high school graduation.

College prep course.  A-G approved.  Meets area “G” approval for UC and CSU admissions.

 

CSU BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE CREDIT AVAILABLE:

Sports Medicine: Injury Care & Management is a dual enrollment class with the following CSU Bakersfield Department of Kinesiology courses:

  • KINE 1018: Lifetime Fitness
  • KINE 1512: Weight Training
  • KINE 1020: First Aid/ CPR
  • KINE 2100: Sports Medicine 1, Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
 

CAREER PATHWAYS AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS:

This is a career awareness class that instructs students on the basics necessary for entry-level employment.  Successful Injury Care and Management students often pursue careers in the following:

  • Physical Therapist Assistant
 

Advisory Board/Industry Partners

The Advisory Board provides crucial guidance for the Sports Medicine program at CTEC. These industry partners have generously donated their time and expertise to share industry trends, offer assistance, and ensure the curriculum is providing the highest levels of training and career development opportunities for our students. 

 

  • CSUB
  • BC
  • Bakersfield Condors
  • Glinn and Giordano Physical Therapy
  • Terrio Physical Therapy
  • Engage Physical Therapy
  • SCOI