Real Madrid Graduate School – Universidad Europea
Private Master's Degree in Exercise and Sports Physiotherapy
Madrid, Spain
DURATION
9 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
Blended, On-Campus
Introduction
The Master in Exercise and Sports Physiotherapy is designed to provide students with the skills and resources necessary to become sports physiotherapists and prevent and treat injuries as well as achieve rapid recoveries in injured athletes, all while being part of a multidisciplinary team. As part of the sports physiotherapy masters, students will cover many areas including injury prevention, diagnosis, functional rehabilitation, and pathology and medicine.
Our master in sports physiotherapy is the first in Spain taught entirely in English and has been ranked as the best nationwide as a specialised master in physiotherapy by El Mundo Newspaper.
Why study the Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy Master?
Choose the only Sports Physiotherapy Masters 100% taught in english in Spain. A pioneer program which has been training students for the last 10 years. Qualified as one of the top postgraduate programs in Spain by El Mundo Universities Rankings.
- International recognition
- Academic quality
- Experiential learning based in the practice
- Renowned teaching staff
- Professional vocation
- International networking
- Live the Real Madrid experience
- Best in-house facilities & equipment
- A prestigious school
- Multicultural Ambiance
Ideal Students
The Master’s Degree in Sports Physiotherapy is aimed at those with a bachelor’s or certification in Physiotherapy who are interested in sharpening their knowledge of physiotherapy, honing in on injury prevention, rehabilitation and recovery for athletes of all levels.
Career Opportunities
Sports physiotherapy is one of many specialties in physiotherapy, focused on the rehabilitation, care and injury prevention of amateur and professional athletes. It also aims to establish guidelines for all patients who engage in physical activity and want to carry out their activity safely.
After completing the Master in Sports Physiotherapy, graduates will be qualified to work—either for a company or as a freelancer—in any sport-related organisation. They will also be prepared to develop and launch their own entrepreneurship projects.
Curriculum
- Module I The athlete’s physiological environment: training
- Module II Multidisciplinaries Sciences
- Module III Prevention and planning the return to play after a sports injury
- Module IV Diagnosis and esencials methods of sports physiotherapy
- Module V Diagnosis and methods of sports physiotherapy
- Module VI Master's Thesis
Methodology: The master's in sports physiotherapy
In the Master’s Degree in Sports Physiotherapy, you will develop ‘learning by living’ skills with the most advanced techniques that help you with the diagnosis and protocol/emergency assistance for athletes, all while working within a multidisciplinary team.
The different modules in the master's degree follow the guidelines set forth by the National Athletic Trainers Association for the certification of the functions of a physiotherapist specialising in sport:
- Evidence-based practice
- Prevention and awareness of health in sport
- Evaluation through clinical reasoning and functional diagnosis.
- Immediate care in emergency situations in sport.
- Rehabilitation, functional recovery and physical-sports retraining, setting short-, medium- and long-term goals that can be measured objectively.
- Programme for discharge and final evaluation of the athlete's injury.
- Organisation and administration: athlete’s clinical data records.