Sport and Excercise Rehabilitation

Sport and exercise rehabilitation is the applied health discipline concerned with helping people recover from sports injuries, musculoskeletal problems, and physical conditions that limit their ability to move, exercise, and perform. Drawing on anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and exercise science, it examines how the body responds to injury, what happens during the healing process, and how structured rehabilitation programmes can restore function, reduce pain, and return people to sport or everyday activity. The field sits between sports science and clinical health practice, and the skills it develops are relevant across elite sport, clinical settings, and health promotion.

At Middlesex University in London, this three-year full-time degree gives you the knowledge, skills, and professional understanding needed to work as a sport and exercise rehabilitation practitioner. You will develop your understanding of anatomy and injury pathology alongside the assessment and rehabilitation techniques that practitioners use in working with athletes and active individuals. The programme is designed with employability in mind, and Middlesex has invested in its applied health and sport provision with the aim of producing graduates who are genuinely ready for professional practice.

London's large and diverse sport and health sector provides access to placement and networking opportunities throughout the degree.

Graduates in sport and exercise rehabilitation work in a range of settings including professional sports clubs, sports medicine clinics, physiotherapy practices, leisure and fitness facilities, and occupational health organisations. The degree provides a foundation for professional registration and further training in physiotherapy, sports therapy, strength and conditioning, or physical education. Many graduates also work in injury prevention, performance support, and the management of long-term conditions through exercise.

The typical entry tariff is 104 points.