CANDIDATES
- Physiotherapists
- Doctors
- Physical Education or Sports Sciences professionals
- Nurses
- Osteopaths
Candidates must hold a university degree. Candidates who do not have this requirement may be admitted if their professional background and knowledge justify it.
The process of selection and ranking of candidates will always be based on curricular and professional assessment, taking into account the order of entry of the respective applications.
OPTIONAL PRACTICE
20 optional clinical practice hours, in different specialties (e.g. sessions and consultations in Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Orthopedics and Traumatology, ultrasound biological treatments, observation of surgeries in sports traumatology and orthopedics) at Clínica Espregueira - FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto.
Interested students can benefit from up to a maximum of 20 hours (in addition to the 216 hours) at an additional cost of 300€.
The completion of the Postgraduate Course in Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation and Management guarantees the awarding of a diploma from both institutions.
PLAN OF STUDIES
MODULES TAUGHT BY FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIA CLÍNICA ESPREGUEIRA
- 11 MODULES OF 4 HOURS = 44 hours
- Most frequent and/or severe injuries in the pelvic girdle and hip related to physical exercise and sport – Diogo Rodrigues-Gomes | 2h & Sérgio Rodrigues-Gomes | 2h
- Craniocervical injuries and cardiorespiratory arrest – Henrique Jones | 2h & João Freitas | 2h
- Top five injuries in tennis, swimming, running and volleyball – João Cunha | 1h & José Pedro Marques | 1h & Luís Silva | 1h & Marta Massada | 1h
- Most frequent and/or serious exercise and sports-related injuries to the spine, knee and leg - João Espregueira-Mendes | 1h & José Marinhas | 2h & Ricardo Bastos | 1h
- Most frequent and/or severe injuries in the shoulder girdle and upper limb related to physical exercise and sports – Jóni Nunes | 4h
- Muscle injuries and tendinopathies in the lower limb – José Pedro Marques | 2h & Nuno Loureiro | 2h
- Medical-sports examination and regular monitoring of the athletes’ health – Maria João Sá | 4h
- Trauma profile in female soccer, young athletes and dermatological injuries - Margarida Gonçalo | 1h & Rita Tomás | 3h
- Most frequent and/or serious exercise and sports-related injuries of the ankle and foot. 20 years of progress and development in the (arthroscopic) treatment of ankle and hindfoot injuries. - Niek van Dijk | 2h & José Pedro Marques | 2h
- Imaging in the context of injuries related to physical exercise and sports II – Sérgio Rodrigues-Gomes | 4h
- Imaging in the context of injuries related to physical exercise and sports I – Sofia Florim | 4h
- 10 MODULES OF 4 HOURS = 40 hours
- Treatment of meniscus injuries: repair vs. meniscectomy; Cartilage injuries: decision tree for surgical technique and rehabilitation; Upper limb injuries: prevention and rehabilitation. - Arun Ramappa | 1h & Renato Andrade | 1h & Ricardo Vidal | 1h & Paulo Pinheiro | 1h
- Echo-guided treatments: electrolysis (USGET) in myotendinous lesions and injectable orthobiologics in musculoskeletal lesions. - Ferran Abat | 2h & Pedro Prata | 1h & Tiago Lopes | 1h
- Rehabilitation of the most frequent runner injuries: femoro-patellar and iliotibial band syndromes, periostitis and stress fractures – João Noura | 1h & José Pedro Marques | 2h & Rogério Pereira | 1h
- Low back pain: neuromusculoskeletal assessment and therapeutic intervention; Sport Psychology: mental training for psychosocial recovery and performance - a new approach to sport psychology Jorge Silvério | 2h & Lucas Brink | 2h
- Diagnosis, classification and treatment of muscle injuries in the lower limb: rehabilitation, echoguided procedures and sports recovery - Nuno Loureiro | 2h & Telmo Firmino | 2h
- Shoulder rehabilitation: tendinopathies, instabilities and dislocation – Nuno Pina | 4h
- Postural assessment and correction – Nuno Pina | 2h & Ricardo Vidal | 2h
- Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: Pre-surgical rehabilitation, specificities related to the graft used, progression in rehabilitation and sport recovery based on criteria – Ricardo Vidal | 2h & Rogério Pereira | 2h
- Rehabilitation based on therapeutic exercise: pubalgic syndrome, femoroacetabular impingement and rupture of the Achilles tendon – Ricardo Vidal | 2h & Ruben Ferreira | 2h
- Primary and secondary prevention of sports injuries: biomechanics and neurosciences – Nicol van Dyk | 2h & Rogério Pereira | 2h
- 12 MODULES OF 4 HOURS AND 1 MODULE OF 8 HOURS = 56 hours
- Assessment and management of body composition. Muscle mass gain and fat mass loss – Ana Goios | 4h
- The female athlete: physiological and nutritional specificities – Ana Goios | 2h & Rita Giro | 2h
- Physiology, assessment and training of cardiorespiratory endurance -. Ana Sousa | 4h
- Training planning in endurance sports and training at altitude - Ana Sousa | 2h & Ester Alves | 2h
- Endocrinology in Sports and Exercise in Special Populations and Conditions - The Endocrinology of Sports and Exercise in Special Populations and Conditions Clayton Macedo | 4h
- Nutrition in team sports and individual sports: physiological requirements, anthropometrics, and energy/nutritional needs - Nutrition in team sports and individual sports César Leão | 2h & Mónica Sousa | 2h
- Concepts, training principles and assessment of physical qualities – Francisco Tavares | 4h
- Physiology, assessment, strength training; Training planning in strength and power sports -. Francisco Tavares | 4h
- Strategies for monitoring and recovering training loads – Francisco Tavares | 1h & Júlio Costa | 1h & Nuno Romano | 2h
- Training with isoinertial technologies and Blood Flow Restriction Training (Training with vascular occlusion) – Gonçalo Vilhena de Mendonça | 2h & Nuno Cerdeira | 2h
- Bioenergetics: processes, responses and adaptations -. José Alberto Duarte | 8h
- Nutrition for sportsmen and women with dietary restrictions Márcia Gonçalves | 4h
- Macronutrients, supplements and doping: health, performance, ethics and law Mónica Sousa | 2h & Maria João Cascais | 2h
MODULES GIVEN BY LECTURERS FROM CATHOLIC PORTO BUSINESS SCHOOL
- 5 MODULES = 44 hours
- Investment and Financing – Gonçalo Faria | 12h
- Management Control – Luís Marques | 6h
- Management Accounting and Decision Making – Miguel Soares | 6h
- Legal Aspects of the Activity of Physiotherapy / Medicine and Sports Sciences – Paulo Lourenço | 8am
- Basic principles of Marketing, Commercialization and Pricing – Susana Costa e Silva | 12h
- 8 MODULES OF 4 HOURS
- Positive Psychology and Performance – Arménio Rego | 4h
- Communicate to mobilize – Arménio Rego | 4h
- Team Leadership – Arménio Rego | 4h
- Resilience and Optimism in Management – João Brás | 4h
- Principles of Communication and Interpersonal Relationships – João Brás | 4h
- Interview Techniques in a Clinical Context – João Brás | 4h
- Communications in Specific Situations – João Brás | 4h
- Management of Emotions in the Clinical Relationship – João Brás | 4h
OPTIONAL PRACTICAL COMPONENT
20 optional clinical practice hours, in different specialties (e.g. sessions and consultations in Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Orthopedics and Traumatology, ultrasound biological treatments, observation of surgeries in sports traumatology and orthopedics) at Clínica Espregueira - FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto.
Interested students can benefit up to a maximum of 20 hours (in addition to 216 hours).
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