Sport is Marathon, Movement is Running, Injury is Plantar Fasciitis: Functional Anatomy Essay, Singapore

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Essay Assignment on the topic: Sport is Marathon, Movement is Running, Injury is Plantar Fasciitis

In this report, students are required to apply their knowledge of anatomy to the rehabilitation of a sport-related injury. The report should consist of three parts:

1. An overview of the selected sport

• Select a sport and a movement skill (e.g. kicking, throwing etc.) related to the sport.
• Describe the anatomical movements and the muscles involved when executing the selected movement skill.

2. Choose an injury (acute/chronic) commonly associated with that movement skill

• Explain the cause of the injury.
• Describe the anatomy (e.g. specific bones, ligaments, muscles, tendons etc.) of the injury.

3. Design an exercise rehabilitation training program.

• Select a common treatment (e.g. ultrasound, acupuncture, ice massage, electrical stimulation etc.) for the specific injury and give a brief description of it.
• Using scientific journal articles (min 5), weigh the effectiveness of the treatment.
• Prescribe a rehabilitation exercise for an athlete who has recently suffered from the injury and would like to get back to play as soon as possible.