Within the therapeutic arsenal available, you will recognize which of the newest treatments have a proven benefit for athletes and when to use them”

This postgraduate certificate in Spine Injuries in Sports will develop the specific spine pathology biomechanics in sports, as well as the causes, injury mechanisms, diagnosis and treatments, both conventional and current among the most common pathologies.

This program updates physicians on cervical pathology, spondylolisis-spondylolisthesis, disc pathology and weightlifting and bodybuilding, among others. All this while keeping in mind and delving deeper into the prominence that certain sports may have in vertebral deformities, as well as the limitations professional athletes may find when suffering such deformities.

In the course of six weeks, physicians will expand the scope of application of Sports Medicine, understanding the competitive advantages it brings in treating spinal injuries. Furthermore, the program enjoys the best 100% online study methodology, which eliminates the need to attend classes in person and to follow a predetermined schedule.

Empower your medical sessions with an advanced program that includes an interactive learning system”

This postgraduate certificate in Spine Injuries in Sports 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 self-assessment can be used 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

The sports field presents advanced challenges in Spinal Injuries that you will address in a new and updated way thanks to the contents of this postgraduate certificate”

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.

Through practical and didactic cases, you will understand the benefits that new diagnostic and therapeutic alternatives can bring to spinal problems"

Do not miss the opportunity to learn about the latest advances in treating spinal orthoses in this postgraduate certificate"

Since Sports Medicine is such a broad and continuously evolving area, the framework of this Postgraduate Certificate aims to provide physicians with a broad vision of the most important innovations and developments in the area of Sports Injuries to the Spine. That way, they will have greater insight to incorporate the most innovative techniques presented throughout the syllabus into their daily work.

You will delve into the real benefit that can be expected from new therapeutic alternatives, which promise swift recovery from injuries”

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 spinal injury biomechanics in athletes Injury-inducing movements: How to train the athlete to avoid them and, according to the location and characteristics of the pain, which segment or structure to think about at the time of diagnosis
• Distinguish which sports can produce a negative evolution of vertebral deformities and which combinations deformity/ specific sport present a greater tendency toward spinal injuries or pain
• Investigate what real benefit can be expected from new therapeutic alternatives that promise rapid recovery from injuries or the disappearance of spinal pain where classical treatments have failed

This program integrates real cases compiled by the teaching staff, so you can take advantage of the content and contextualize each topic to the fullest”