The sports and leisure industry is expanding and from a health perspective there is increasing demand in the UK for highly skilled and knowledgeable exercise professionals who can devise safe and effective exercise programmes for special populations. Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention promotes this and will allow for continued optimal participation and rehabilitation where necessary.

GSR

A Graduate of Sports Rehabilitation (GSR) is an autonomous healthcare practitioner specialising in musculoskeletal management, exercise based rehabilitation and fitness.

A GSR specialises in the knowledge of injury prevention and health care for athletes and sports persons. Responsibility as a GSR is to cover all stages of prevention and rehabilitation of injury in the athletic environment, this includes:

Prevention of injury

Pre and Post-event strategies i.e. massage

Providing initial First Aid

Injury management

Evaluation of injury

Devising a suitable and effective rehabilitation programme

What can a GSR offer you?

Assessments of injuries

Rehabilitation programmes

Preventative measures for activity

Facilitating stretching routines

Nutritional advice

Appropriate treatment for acute injury

Use of ultrasound and interferential for pain relief and stimulation of muscle

 
Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention

Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention BSc was based on its American equivalent in Athletic Training.
Its emphasis is injury prevention, primary health care and lifestyle management. Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention has developed from the need for professional holistic care during rehabilitation and recovery with an emphasis on the use of exercise as a therapeutic intervention.