Kinesiology - Sports Medicine
6 courses · Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Classes: Spring 2026
SPMD 054 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
An introduction to the field of Athletic Training/Sports Medicine as a profession and as an academic discipline. Designed to train students in the recognition, rehabilitation, and prevention of athletic injuries. Emphasis is on learning and applying a variety of taping techniques and athletic training therapies. UC limitation of credit: 1 course between KINE 045C and SPMD 054
SPMD 055A Sports Medicine-Athletic Training Practicum Fall Sports
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 1.5 hours lecture weekly, 4.5 hours lab weekly, 108 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Supervised athletic experience which provides students with the opportunity for immediate recognition and treatment of lower extremity sports injuries. Emphasis is on taping techniques and rehabilitation which enables athletes to return to competition. Fall sport experience includes soccer, volleyball, and men's and women's basketball, Injuries specific to these sports include most lower extremity injuries.
SPMD 055B Sports Medicine-Athletic Training Practicum Spring Sports
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 1.5 hours lecture weekly, 4.5 hours lab weekly, 108 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Supervised athletic experience which provides students with the opportunity for immediate recognition and treatment of upper extremity sports injuries. Emphasis is on taping techniques and rehabilitation which enables athletes to return to competition. Spring sport experience includes tennis, softball, baseball, men's and women's swimming and diving. Injuries specific to these sports include most upper extremity injuries.
SPMD 056A Sports Medicine-Athletic Training Practicum Fall Sports 2
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 1.5 hours lecture weekly, 4.5 hours lab weekly, 108 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- SPMD 055A (Sports Medicine-Athletic Training Practicum Fall Sports)
- Transfers to
- CSU
Supervised athletic experience which provides students with the opportunity of immediate recognition of lower extremity injuries. Emphasis on advanced techniques in rehabilitation and recognition of moderate to severe injuries.
SPMD 056B Sports Medicine- Athletic Training Practicum Spring Sports 2
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 1.5 hours lecture weekly, 4.5 hours lab weekly, 108 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- SPMD 055B (Sports Medicine-Athletic Training Practicum Spring Sports)
Supervised athletic experience which provides students with the opportunity for immediate recognition and treatment of moderate level upper extremity sports injuries. Emphasis is on taping techniques and rehabilitation which enables athletes to return to competition. Spring sport experience includes tennis, softball, baseball, men's and women's swimming and diving. Injuries specific to these sports include most upper extremity injuries.
SPMD 071 Back Care and Injury Management
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 3 hours lab weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Individualized and group exercises on back care or managing a back injury that will focus on functional motor control, balance, coordination, flexibility, developmental movement, individually developed exercises and strength and endurance for students with back injuries. There will be an emphasis on encouraging independence in personal health and teaching lifelong fitness knowledge and skills.