You will have the opportunity to perfect your work methodology with respect to people with disabilities, including updated protocols for physical activities, to break down the barriers that prevent them from doing so”  

From the time of Sir Ludwig Guttmann at the Stoke Mandeville Spinal Injuries Hospital in Aylesbury after World War II until now, many changes have taken place in sport for people with disabilities. Sport can be approached from different points of view depending on the individual's motivations for doing it. Currently, this variety of options is perfectly identifiable in the world of sport for people with disabilities. 

This postgraduate certificate in Adapted Sports and Disability will enable practitioners to gain in-depth knowledge of the adapted sport environment and the essential factors in physical activities adapted to people with different specific types of disability. Furthermore, students will learn the lines of research in the field of adapted sport, as well as the legislation governing sport in special situations. 

As it is a fully online postgraduate certificate, physicians are not conditioned by fixed schedules or the need to commute to another location, but can access a rich assortment of content that will help them remain part of the elite of sports medicine based on adapted sports and disability, while balancing it at their own pace their work and personal life.  

This program will update your knowledge of sports activities for people with disabilities, which will be of great help to maintain a high professional practice”

This postgraduate certificate in Adapted Sports and Disability contains the most complete and up-to-date academic program on the market. Its most notable features are:  

• Practical cases presented by experts in Sports medicine 
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for
• professional practice 
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning 
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies  
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments 
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection  

You have before you the best online course in the academic market to gain current specific skills to work with athletes with disabilities”  

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.
 
The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations.  

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, which means the student must try to solve the different real-life situations of that arise throughout the academic program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.      

A very complete and specialized program that will allow you to participate in incorporating people with disabilities into sport and gain the experience of good practices"

This postgraduate certificate differs from others in its theoretical and practical content and the extensive professional experience of the faculty"

This postgraduate certificate has been created from start to finish to be a tool for personal growth and professional updating for physicians by gaining deeper insight into the key aspects of medical advances in adapted sports and disability medicine. With the most interesting and updated knowledge today, this comprehensive program will support and encourage physicians while they update in this specialty. 

You will have access to the most interesting and updated knowledge today in a training intensely focused on practice”  

General Objectives

• Study the different injuries that can occur in different sports 
• Know the most frequent upper limb pathologies in athletes 
• Explore the radiological findings for upper limb pathologies 
• Know the most frequent lower limb injuries in athletes, their etiology and injury mechanisms 
• Learn how to perform correct clinical assessments 
• Know the most effective diagnostic methods and treatment options 
• Know different situations in which exercise and sport have differential aspects from the general population 
• Know the benefits and risks of sport in certain diseases 
• Explore the different therapeutic modalities to prevent and treat sports injuries, their indications and benefits 
• Acquire more specific and current knowledge in the field of sports nutrition and dietetics for specific cases of sports activity and sports nutritional supplementation  
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the meaning of doping, its origins, doping substances and their consequences on health, detection techniques, legal bases of regulation and the methods to fight against it, as well as its prevention strategies 

Specific Objectives

• Know the indications and contraindications of exercise in these athletes 
• Know the specific needs for sports performance in athletes with disabilities 
• Deepen the knowledge of sports performance in people with disabilities 

This program is unique because it offers a complete update, both in incorporating people with disabilities into the world of sport and in treating their potential injuries”