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The treatment and prevention of injuries in youth athletes is of paramount importance, as the developing body is more vulnerable, and improper training loads can lead to long-term consequences. Injury management places emphasis on age-appropriate medical care, gradual rehabilitation, and a safe return to sport. Key elements of prevention include teaching proper technique, progressive load increase, appropriate warm-up and cool-down routines, and ensuring adequate rest and recovery. In addition, close cooperation between coaches, parents, and healthcare professionals plays a crucial role in ensuring that young athletes can participate in sports in a healthy and successful manner over the long term.

Co-supervisor: Dr. NOVOGRÁDECZ, Gergely

During the past couple of decades sports medicine has evolved from being an area of medical practice concerned with the treatment of sports injuries to becoming an interdisciplinary subspecialty that integrates and implements scienti􀀁c discoveries into everyday practice dedicated to comprehensive athlete health management. We believe that with the support and effort from our multidisciplinary team we can provide complete care to athletes as individuals thus enabling them to perform at their very best with minimal health risk. Our course aims to outline the basic theoretical, practical aspects and our holistic approach of sports medicine. Besides clinical care we focus on possible applications of basic and applied research.

Over the past years the world has seen marvelous sport performances from athletes above 35. Just think about Tom Brady, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Gianluigi Buffon. Not only genetics determine the possibilities, the success, the boundaries and the future of elite athletes. Being among top competitors for decades needs conscious planning, monitoring, evaluation and continuous adjustments. In order to maximize and prolong success by utilizing their capabilities to their highest potential interdisciplinary team works behind the scenes using up-to-date knowledge and scientifically proven, tested methods on a daily basis.

Nowadays, the measurement and monitoring of physical performance among competitive and amateur athletes, healthy and ill populations is still a relevant topic. In many cases, the role of invasive blood tests is taken over by the analysis of alternative body fluids. The aim of this topic is to investigate the applicability of different body fluids (primarily saliva) in molecular exercise science.

Sportphysiotherapy is a special part of physiotherapy in which complex methods, based on health and sport science knowledge are used for prevent and treat injuries of competitive and recreacional athletes. The aim of our course to present the theoretical and applied basics of sport medicine in physiotherapeutic aspect. During course students can get up-to-date and applicable information from a popular area of a co-profession of medicine. For a complex experience we complete presentations with practical.

Investigating the effectiveness of core training in youth athletes plays an important role in enhancing sports performance and preventing injuries. Adequate development of the musculature responsible for trunk stability contributes to more efficient movement patterns, improved body control, and optimal force transfer between the lower and upper limbs. Research in this area aims to explore the extent to which regularly applied core exercises, adjusted to age and developmental level, improve balance, coordination, and sport-specific performance. In addition, such studies can highlight how core training helps reduce the risk of both overuse and acute injuries among young athletes.

The investigation of sport-specific biomechanical adaptations plays an important role in understanding the risk factors of knee injuries, particularly anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Different sports are characterized by distinct movement patterns and loading demands, which lead to specific adaptations in ACL laxity, muscle strength ratios, and muscle activation (EMG) patterns. The aim of comparative analyses is to identify differences observed among sports that involve jumping, cutting maneuvers, or physical contact. The findings may contribute to the development of more effective sport-specific injury prevention programs, training methods, and rehabilitation strategies, with a particular focus on preventing ACL injuries.

In ball team sports, strength and conditioning and sports physiotherapy play a key role in injury prevention and in ensuring athletes’ long-term load tolerance. Targeted development of strength, stability, and coordination improves muscle balance, joint

control, and the efficiency of movement patterns, thereby reducing the risk of both overuse and acute injuries. The role of sports physiotherapy includes identifying musculoskeletal risk factors, integrating preventive exercises into the training process, and tailoring development programs to individual load tolerance. Cooperation between coaches and physiotherapists enables the optimization of performance while maintaining athletes’ health.

The treatment and prevention of injuries in youth athletes is of paramount importance, as the developing body is more vulnerable, and improper training loads can lead to long-term consequences. Injury management places emphasis on age-appropriate medical care, gradual rehabilitation, and a safe return to sport. Key elements of prevention include teaching proper technique, progressive load increase, appropriate warm-up and cool-down routines, and ensuring adequate rest and recovery. In addition, close cooperation between coaches, parents, and healthcare professionals plays a crucial role in ensuring that young athletes can participate in sports in a healthy and successful manner over the long term.

Sport performance is influenced not only by physical attributes but also by psychological factors — including the athlete’s personality traits, current mental state, previous experiences, and the specific characteristics of the competitive situation. These factors determine an athlete’s performance at any given moment.
In recent years, the psychological aspects of sport have come to be viewed in a more complex way; however, identifying, understanding, and addressing these factors remain an ongoing challenge for professionals working with athletes. Various sport psychology methods — such as relaxation techniques, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and imagery — have proven effective in supporting athletes’ mental preparation and overall well-being. Animal-assisted therapy has already demonstrated its effectiveness in several areas, such as health, education, and psychology; however, its short- and long-term beneficial effects within the context of sport remain relatively unexplored.

Over the last decades, human movement research has made significant progress in responding to the growing medicine and sport demand for precise and accurate methods to capture human movement and refine data collection. Motion and posture analyses are effective tools used in diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. Human motion assessment during functional activities also plays a crucial role in rehabilitative medicine and sports.

Co-supervisor: Dr. MINTÁL, Tibor

Questionnaires are important measurement tools in various research and applied psychology fields. With appropriate psychometric properties, these tools can measure different psychological factors quickly, easily and reliably, leading to a better understanding of human functioning. Adapting a questionnaire is a complex process that goes beyond translation and must be carried out with attention and care.