Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health

The Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health program Loughborough Universitywill provide you with knowledge of the scientific concepts and procedures underpinning sport and exercise-related musculoskeletal function, measurement, injury and treatment.

The Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health program Loughborough University allows you to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to the scientific study of sport and exercise related musculoskeletal health and performance including anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, bioengineering and kinesiology.

You will also have the opportunity to carry out in-depth and critical research in selected areas of interest. Examples of the projects undertaken by past students include: the biomechanics of dynamic sport movements and performance; musculoskeletal modelling to examine muscle force; bone health and exercise in older people; retrospetive case-control risk factors of sport injury; skeletal muscle adaptation; extracellular vesicle therapeutics; and strength and conditioning exercise for performance improvement, injury prevention and rehabilitation.

Careers

This program will equip you for future careers in research, teaching in higher education or in employment in medical, health and sport industries. Employability and applied skills teaching are embedded within the program.

Typical career destinations include sports science support, working in rehabilitation and exercise therapy, and working with professional sports organisations.

Our graduates have secured roles with oganisations including: Amplify; Apothecom; Ascenti - Physiotherapy Services Nationwide; BUPA; Delsys Europe Ltd; Doctors Chamber; England Netball; FCV International Football Academy; IPC; Nea Salamina Football Club; the NHS; Norwich Spinal Health; Nuffield Health; Optima Health; and Queen's University Belfast.

Courses include:

• Orthopaedic Sport Biomechanics
• The Risks of, and Recovery from, Sports and Musculoskeletal Injury

• Neuromuscular Function
• Laboratory and Field-based Measurement of Human Movement

• Basic Science and Regenerative Therapy
• Emerging Digital Health Technologies