OVERVIEW

The course provides information dealing the epidemiology of sport-related diseases. Information and applicative elements are provided dealing diet in sportsmen and advance molecular methods to evaluate sport attitude.

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Epidemiology of most common diseases in soprtsmen
• Individual and environmental risk factor of sport relat4ed diseases
• Application of food intervention as related to the different stages of training
• Advance molecular methods to evaluate sport performance: knowledge of advantages and limits

TEACHING METHODS

In case of certification of specific learning disability, disability or other special educational needs, please contact both the Department contact person, Prof. Nicola Girtler, and the lecturer at the beginning of the lectures to agree on teaching and exam methods which, in compliance of the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory/dispensatory tools recognized by the University SLD Student Service.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Descriptive and analytic epidemiology of trauma diseases in the sportsmen

Tendons disease in sportsmen: epidemiology and prevention

Respiratory diseases in sportsmen: epidemiology and prevention

Sudden heart death in sportsmen: epidemiology

Food nutrition in sportsmen

Molecular biomarkers as applied to the analysis of sports: genomic and postgenomic biomarkers.

Molecular genomics in sportsmen: genetics of individual attitude to sports

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Brandi et al. - Igiene e Sanità Pubblica per Scienze Motorie. Delfino Ed.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

I semester.

Class schedule

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SPORTS RELATED DISEASES

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam.