LEVEL 1
Online Courses
Designed for individuals with limited medical knowledge such as sports coaches and parents, or those wanting to increase their knowledge in the basic care of common adolescent sporting injuries.
Medical Emergencies & Lacerations
5 modules | Videos | Certificate | £30
Approx. 45min training
This course covers key knowledge and skills required to safely manage common medical emergencies in a pitch-side environment until medical assistance arrives. It will include the management of seizures, asthma attacks, anaphylaxis, cuts and grazes. If you work in adolescent sport, this is a course that ensures you have the skills to manage medical emergencies which can have life changing consequences.
Head & Neck Injury Management
2 modules | Videos | Certificate | £30
Approx. 30min training
This course covers the safe and effective management of head and neck injuries within a sporting environment. It will include when to suspect a concussion and how to manage the child back to full play. It will cover neck injuries, particularly when to suspect a fracture and how to safely manage the player until medical assistance arrives. If you work within a contact sport such as rugby or football, this is a course you cannot afford to miss.
Musculoskeletal Injury Management
3 modules | Videos | Certificate | £50
Approx. 1hr training
This course is aimed at giving individuals some key knowledge about how to manage common sporting injuries in children. It will cover ligament sprains, muscle contusions, dislocations and fractures. It uses a traffic light system to help simplify the management of injuries: Red – individuals with injuries that need urgent medical attention; Amber – individuals that need to be removed from play; and Green – individuals that can continue to play. If you are concerned about the decisions you make managing common sporting injuries pitch-side, this is the course for you.
LEVEL 2
Online Courses
Designed for individuals already working within a medical setting such as nurses, GPs, physios or those seeking to further their expertise in sports injury management.
Available to purchase individually or included as part of the level 2 bundle.
Head & Spinal Injuries Course
2 modules | Videos | Certificate | £50
Approx. 30-45min training
The course highlights key decision making for the diagnoses of concussion and serious spinal injuries. It covers both pitch-side and clinic room assessment, along with appropriate management strategies. If you still have doubts over your ability to diagnose a concussion, or manage a serious spinal injury, this is the course for you.
The head and spinal injury course will be carried out over two modules, with head injuries mostly relating to concussion diagnosis and management.
Spinal injuries will cover key anatomy of the spine, fractures and injuries involving the neurological system. It will highlight assessment procedures to be carried out both pitch-side and in clinic, alongside appropriate management strategies for various conditions.
Lower Limb Course
2 modules | Videos | Certificate | £50
Approx 45min-1hrs training
The course highlights common injuries to the ankle and knee sustained within a sporting environment.
Through learning key anatomical structures and how patients present, you will be able to safely manage injuries from fractures to ligament sprains.
The lower limb course will be carried out over 2 modules, the ankle and knee.
It will cover the main anatomy and procedures for effective assessment of presenting injuries to the lower limb.
Alongside this, it will highlight key management decision for injuries such as fractures, ACL and meniscal injuries.
Upper Limb Course
3 modules | Videos | Certificate | £50
Approx 45min-1hrs training
The course highlights common injuries to the shoulder, elbow and hand sustained within a sporting environment.
Through learning key anatomical structures and how patients present, you will be able to safely manage injuries from fractures to dislocations.
The upper limb course will be carried out over 3 modules including the shoulder, elbow and hand. It will cover the main anatomy and procedures for effective assessment of presenting injuries to the upper limb.
Alongside this, it will highlight key findings which may suggest more serious injuries such as neck or neurological injuries which may also be present.
Modus Course Authors
Adam Eustace
MSK Specialist Physiotherapist
MSc (Sports Ex Phys.), PG Dip (Manual Therapy), BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, BSc (Hons) Sp. & Ex. Science, MMACP, MCSP, HCPC
Adam is the lead physiotherapist at Wellington College, Shrewsbury School & Modus Physiotherapy, carrying out treatment clinics, triage support, injury prevention and pitch side medical support for sporting events. His physiotherapy career has seen him work alongside various sporting institutes, including British Triathlon, England RFU, Scotland RFU and was a lead physio at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He has presented at various medical conferences, and is the lead clinician on formulating educational material on the courses.
Phillippa Beaumont
Senior Physiotherapist & University Lecturer
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
MCSP, HCPC
Philippa graduated from Kings College London in 2000. She currently works as a physiotherapy lecturer at Winchester University, alongside running a sports injury clinic based at Wellington College, Berkshire. Her excellent knowledge and skills have been built around a keen interest in sports physiotherapy and rehabilitation, working at the Commonwealth Games, British Gymnastics, the English National Ballet and more recently the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Katy Hornby
Sports & Exercise Medicine Consultant
MBBS MCEM MSc (SEM)
Dip SE.
Katy Hornby is a Sports and Exercise Medicine Consultant working in London at the Institute of Sports, Exercise and Health, and University College Hospital . She has a keen interest in concussion and works for the RFU supporting the HEADCASE programme and lecturing on this topic. She also teaches on the RFU pitchside trauma course. She recently presented a poster at the Berlin International Consensus on Concussion meeting in October 2016 and has written a number of articles regarding the topic. She has been both the England Women’s and Men’s Rugby team doctor, working at two world cups.
Katy Beale
School Nurse @ Wellington College
BSc (Hons) Clinical Nursing HCPC
Katy graduated from Bournemouth University in 2001. As a Paediatric Nurse, she has cared for newborns, children and adolescents requiring differing levels of care, with a varied range of illnesses and injuries. She is currently a Nursing Sister at Wellington College. Her knowledge and skills in Advanced Paediatric Life Support and her experience as a Sister within a Paediatric Emergency Department for over 10 years, have been invaluable within the school setting. She believes accurate assessment and delivering appropriate care is of paramount importance. She is also the lead nurse for Anaphylaxis within Wellington College.
