Internship program Sports Nutrition

The affectation of tissues, ligaments, muscles in athletes, whether elite or amateur, due to their daily physical activity requires work by professional physiotherapists that goes beyond the specific treatment of the area. This work requires a comprehensive assessment and guideline of the athlete, where nutrition acquires great relevance. In recent years, advances in the properties of foods, their use depending on the sporting modality and the physical characteristics to be enhanced make it essential for specialists to keep up to date. For this reason, TECH offers this practical incursion over 3 weeks in a reference company in Sports Nutrition with an excellent team of professionals.

University certificate

duration

3 weeks

Modality

On-site

Schedule

At your own pace

Exams

Online

start date

Credits

4 ECTS

Price(first year)

See price

With this Practical Training you will take a definitive step in your career.”

Introduction to the Program

You will enter into a unique and effective practical experience, which will lead you to incorporate into your daily practice the most relevant advances in the area of Sports Nutrition”

Nutrition and physiotherapy must be in tune with the athlete, since the results obtained in a competition or the most effective recovery from an injury depend to a large extent on it. In recent years, the increased awareness of athletes and scientific progress in the field of Nutrition have put in value this discipline and the need for professionals to be constantly updated. That is why TECH offers this program, where throughout 120 hours of professional practices they will be able, together with specialists in this field, to learn first hand the latest techniques and methods used.

An ideal scenario offered by this academic institution to all those physiotherapists who are interested in an update on everything that surrounds the field of nutritional adaptation depending on the sport modality, dietary planning or reducing psychological problems arising from food. Thanks to this Internship program you will get a direct and new vision of Sports Nutrition from the perspective of Physiotherapy.

In this way, the professionals will have the opportunity to expand their skills and abilities through a 100% real experience with patients who require nutritional counseling and monitoring services. All this in a professional environment in a reference center in the field of Sports Nutrition. An Internship program that responds and adapts to the real needs of specialists in this field. A unique opportunity that only TECH, the largest digital university in the world, can offer you.

You will enter into a unique and effective practical experience, which will lead you to incorporate into your daily practice the most relevant advances in the area of Sports Nutrition”

Teaching Objectives

This Internship program will take you for 3 weeks in a leading company in the field of Sports Nutrition, where you can acquire the latest knowledge on new food and supplementation for athletes in rehabilitation or sports preparation. Thanks to this information you will be able to apply the latest trends in your usual clinical practice and achieve optimal results with your patients.

Make the most of this opportunity to surround yourself with expert professionals and learn from their work methodology”

General Objectives

Update the technical and methodological knowledge used for the analysis and nutritional planning of athletes
Incorporate the most effective procedures and approaches to daily work, endorsed by a team of prestigious experts in the area of Sports Nutrition
Update on basic and advanced nutritional support products related to patient nutrition

Specific Objectives

Analyze the different methods for assessing nutritional status
Interpret and integrate anthropometric, clinical, biochemical, hematological, immunological, and pharmacological data in the patient's nutritional assessment and dietary-nutritional treatment
Early detection and assessment of quantitative and qualitative deviations from the nutritional balance due to excess or deficiency
Describe the composition and utilities of new foods
Update the different techniques and products of basic and advanced nutritional support related to patient nutrition
Correct use of ergogenic aids
Identify psychological disorders related to the practice of sport and nutrition

You will have access to a professional internship where you will get the latest information on the integration of advanced nutritional products”

Internship Program in Sports Nutrition for Physiotherapists

Maintaining an adequate diet that provides the body with the nutrients and minerals essential for the proper functioning of the body, is a fundamental factor when performing any sports practice. This contributes to boosting the athlete's performance and allows him/her to achieve training goals. Although this area is mainly addressed by nutritionists, other professionals linked to the health sector such as physiotherapists can also specialize in this field; in order to help prevent malnutrition and diseases that affect body movement (osteoporosis, tendinitis, torn ligaments, osteoarthritis). As a result of this, TECH Global University designed an Internship Program in Sports Nutrition for Physical Therapists, focused on providing you with the latest tools to treat related physical pathologies. Through this very complete program, you will learn about nutritional adaptation according to the sport modality, dietary planning and the reduction of psychological problems derived from food.

Take a program on sports nutrition in physiotherapy

This eminently practical program consists of three weeks, divided into eight-hour days from Monday to Friday. During this time, you will have access to sophisticated thematic axes, which will boost your abilities to perform safely in the field. Throughout the course, you will learn about new advances in nutrition and current trends in nutrition, as well as the assessment of nutritional and dietary status. Next, you will learn about dietary and supplementary planning for athletes undergoing rehabilitation and sports preparation. Finally, you will approach the interpretation of anthropometric, clinical, biochemical, hematological, immunological and pharmacological data in the nutritional assessment of the patient. Following this, you will be an expert in analyzing the assessment methods of the nutritional status of each athlete, in order to determine their physical capacity and the energy needs required.

The most complete program in sports nutrition for physiotherapists

Nutrition and physiotherapy are fundamental axes in sports activity, since the competitive results and the prompt recovery of the athlete depend on it. By completing this Internship Program, you will specialize in managing quantitative or qualitative deviations in the nutritional balance, the correct use of ergogenic aids and nutritional support techniques or products related to patient nutrition. Do you want to know more? Make the decision and enroll now.