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Syllabus

BI1358 Exercise physiology and rehabilitation for performance and injury prevention., 15.0 Credits

Träningsfysiologi och rehabilitering för prestation och skadeprevention

Subjects

Animal Science Biology Biology Animal science

Education cycle

Master’s level

Advanced study in the main field

A1N

Grading scale

Language

English

Prior knowledge

A Degree of Bachelor corresponding to 180 credits in biology, equine science, veterinary medicine or animal science, including at least 10 credits in anatomy and zoophysiology as well as English 6.

Objectives

The objective of this course is to provide the student with the theoretical, and to some extent practical, knowledge in exercise physiology and rehabilitation needed to design a training programme that promotes performance and injury prevention in animals, mainly horses and dogs.

On completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• design a training programme according to given instructions;

• describe how tissues of the locomotor system respond to varying loads and to injury and healing;

• describe, in detail, the impact of different training programmes on the animal’s locomotion and circulatory systems;

• describe, in detail, ways to measure progression in training and relationships between physiological markers and performance;

• at a general level, describe indications, contraindications, model and mode of action for a selection of rehabilitation and evaluation techniques;

• critically evaluate scientific documentation in the area of rehabilitation and exercise physiology and justify the importance of a scientific approach in the training of animals;

• reflect on issues regarding ethics, animal welfare and workplace safety that can arise during training, competition and rehabilitation.

Content

Instruction is given in the form of lectures, independent study and compulsory demonstrations, practical and theoretical exercises. The course includes the handling of dissection material and live animals.

The course provides the students with theoretical knowledge in exercise physiology by teaching them when, how and why a selection of evaluation and training methods are used on horses and dogs. The course covers areas such as the response of tissues to injury, healing and different amounts of load. It will also cover rehabilitation interventions for a selected number of illnesses and injuries, assessment methods and their indications, modes of action and scientific documentation. The students practise critically reviewing documentation on training and discussing ethical aspects of animal welfare.

The students are given the opportunity to implement their theoretical knowledge practically, for example

as part of the course components on preventive training and training for performance.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

A pass in the written examination and participation in compulsory course components.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
• For the examination of a degree project (independent project), the examiner may also allow the student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Additional information

The course is given partly as a distance-learning course.

This course overlaps with the courses VM0108, VM0112 and VM0124 and cannot in full be included in the same qualification.

Responsible department

Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

Cooperating departments: