Department of Biological Sciences: Human and Evolutionary Biology

University of Southern California Department of Biological Sciences: Human and Evolutionary Biology HBIO-441L – Prevention of Athletic Injuries (4 Units) Fall 2014

Instructor: Helaine Lopes, Ph.D., ATC Office Hours: by appointment only Telephone: (213) 740-9983 Email: [email protected]

Lecture: TuTh 12:30—1:50, JMC 210

Required Text:

Arnheim’s Principles of Athletic Training: A Competency-Based Approach, 13th Ed., Prentice, McGraw-Hill, 2008.

Course Description:

Application of scientific principles to conditioning, protecting, and rehabilitating the athlete. Course Prerequisite: EXSC 301L or BISC 312Lx.

Course Objectives:

 To gain knowledge of rehabilitation principles.  To gain hands-on experience using skills necessary to tape athletic injuries.

Grading: Midterm #1 (written) 20% Midterm #2 (written) 20% Midterm #3 (written) 20% Final (written) 20% Taping 15% Paper 5%

Grading Scale:

Grades will be curved

Course Policy on Make-ups:

A request to take a make-up exam may be granted if the student provides evidence of necessity (i.e. letter from a doctor, plane ticket to a game), before the date of the scheduled exam (unless the medical problem occurred on the day of the exam). The make-up exam may be different from the regular exam and may be proctored by personnel who do not have extensive knowledge in the area being tested. Lecture Outline:

8/26 Athletic Training and other Health Care Professions 8/28 Organization/Administration; Legal concerns 9/2 Taping; Equipment 9/4 Training; Conditioning 9/9 Psychoscocial issues 9/11 Nutrition 9/16 Exam #1 (written) 9/18 Environment 9/23 Emergency Procedures/Acute care; Shock 9/25 Off-the field examination 9/30 Wounds: general injuries and bloodborne pathogens 10/2 Tissue Healing, 10/7 Modalities and Medications 10/9 Exam #2 10/14 Foot 10/16 Ankle, lower leg 10/21 Knee 10/23 Hip, groin, pelvis 10/28 Exam #3 10/30 Thorax and abdomen, Illness 11/4 Spine 11/6 Head: concussions 11/11 Head and face 11/13 Hand 11/18 Wrist and forearm 11/20 Elbow 11/25 Shoulder 11/27 Thanksgiving 12/2 Final Review; practice for practical 12/4 Practical Exam 12/9 Study Day 12/16 Final 11-1

Paper: Subject matter must consist of an area of athletic medicine that differentiates from exercise physiology/nutrition (e.g. injuries and rehabilitation are good topics). Papers written on topics such as nutrition, environmental training (e.g. altitude training), cardiovascular responses to training, physiology of muscle (e.g. fast and slow twitch fibers), biomechanics, etc. WILL NOT be accepted. Must be 3-5 pages, with 3 JOURNAL references and bibliography included. Academic Accommodations: Any student requesting academic accommodations based on a disability are required to register with Disability Services and Programs (DSP) each semester. A letter of verification for approved accommodations can be obtained from DSP. Please be sure the letter is delivered to me (the instructor) as early in the semester as possible. DSP is located in Student Union (STU) 301 and is open 8:30-5:00pm Monday – Friday. The phone number for DSP is 213) 740-0776.

Academic Integrity: Students who violate University standards of academic integrity are subject to disciplinary sanctions, including failure in the course and suspension from the University. Since dishonesty in any form harms the individual, other students and the University, academic integrity policies will be strictly enforced. I expect you will familiarize yourself with the Academic Integrity guidelines found in the current SCampus.

Academic Integrity Violations: . Academic dishonesty/misconduct (plagiarism, cheating, unauthorized collaboration, etc.) will not be tolerated. All academic integrity violations will result in a grade sanction and will be reported to the Office for Student Judicial Affairs. It is your responsibility to “reasonably” protect your own work from the plagiarism of others. . If plagiarism is detected on a group project, all members of the group will be held responsible. . You are expected to be familiar with the Academic Integrity guidelines found in the current SCampus (student guidebook). An electronic version is available at http://usc.edu /scampus.

Disruptive and Threatening Student Behavior: Behavior that persistently or grossly interferes with classroom activities is considered disruptive behavior and may be subject to disciplinary action. Such behavior inhibits other students’ ability to learn and an instructor’s ability to teach. A student responsible for disruptive behavior may be required to leave class pending discussion and resolution of the problem and may be reported to the Office of Student Judicial Affairs for disciplinary action.