Professional Certification in Football Physiotherapy

El conocimiento transversal de las lesiones musculares, tendinosas y articulares para el terapeuta especialista en fútbol

  • Duration:

    12 months

  • Start Date:

    10/12/2025

  • Dedication:

    6–8 hours per week

  • Program Type:

    Professional Certification (executive education)

  • Modality:

    Online, asynchronous

  • Language of Instruction:

    Spanish/English

  • Difficulty Level:

    Intermediate

This Professional Certification is designed to train physiotherapists and kinesiologists in the foundational therapeutic knowledge of football-related injuries, before advancing into the scientific and practical approaches to the most common and impactful types of injuries—joint, muscular, and tendinous.

The program begins with a comprehensive overview of injuries and their incidence in football, accompanied by training in player assessment and evaluation. It then introduces a cross-disciplinary and innovative perspective on various aspects of injury treatment.

Next, the certification focuses on the treatment of joint injuries in football, emphasizing the recovery continuum following ACL reconstruction, which represents the most significant case in terms of incidence, recurrence, and severity among football players.

It then addresses muscle injuries commonly sustained by footballers, such as hamstring (isquiosural) injuries, rectus femoris strains, and triceps surae injuries. These have been selected due to their high incidence and the considerable number of matches missed by players who suffer them.

Finally, following the same structure, the program offers specialized training on the treatment of chronic tendinous injuries in football—specifically those affecting the patellar tendon, Achilles tendon, and the pubic-adductor region. As with the previous group, these injuries were chosen for their high prevalence and their significant impact on player availability and performance.

This Professional Certification consists of 12 one-month courses, grouped into 4 three-month blocks. It grants— to those who meet the defined requirements— its corresponding online diploma, as well as the diplomas for the four “Expert Programs” that form part of it. The Professional Certification may be completed continuously or by blocks, according to the participant’s preference, with up to 24 consecutive months available to complete it from the time of enrollment.

1. Injury Incidence and Injury Management in Football

2. Fundamentals and Technology of Player Assessment

3. Methodology of Performance Assessment and Injury Risk Factors

4. Post-Surgery Rehabilitation Training of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament

5. Neuromuscular Control for Injury Prevention and Sports Performance

6. Post-Surgery Treatment of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament

7. Functional Anatomy and Ultrasound Diagnosis of the Posterior Thigh Compartment

8. Analysis, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Intervention in Hamstring Injuries

9. Comprehensive Approach to Rectus Femoris Injury in Football Players

10. Patellar Tendinopathy: Approach to Tendon Degeneration

11. Management of Achilles Tendinopathy in Football

12. Management of Pubic and Adductor Muscle Injuries in Football Players

What includes this program?

  • Access to the Innovity® Method: Science, Methodology, and Application

  • Expert Mentorship: testimonials, best practices, and insights from experts—directly from the field

  • Access to materials anytime, anywhere, and from any device

  • 24/7 Support, synchronous or asynchronous, according to your preference, provided by the Innovity professional team

  • Case Method: effective use of learned tools and concepts

  • Self-Assessments to measure learning progress

  • Comprehensive final exam

  • Certificate of completion or attendance, as applicable

Pricing

720

€ 60 per month - 12 months

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