About Us

 

Sports therapy in HK was founded by the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEI) in 2012. It is associated with the BSocSc (Hons) in Sports and Recreation Management (SRM) and aims at nurturing recognised and professional sports therapists with international accreditation to provide sports therapy services to athletes or sports lovers in different levels.

 

According to the clarification from the Society of Sports Therapists in the UK (SST), the accrediting organization for the programme, a sports therapist is a healthcare professional who has the knowledge, skills and ability to:

 

• utilise sports and exercise principles to optimise performance, preparation and injury prevention programmes
• provide the immediate care of injuries and basic life support in a recreational, training & competitive environment
• assess, treat and, where appropriate, refer on for specialist advice and intervention.
• provide appropriate sport and remedial massage in a sport & exercise context
• plan and implement appropriate rehabilitation programms

Areas of practice in Sports Therapy 

• Introduction to Functional Anatomy & Exercise Physiology
• Motor Learning & Control for Human Performance
• Sports Massage & Stretching 
• Management of Sports Injuries
• Advanced Functional Anatomy and Exercise Physiology
• Recognition & Evaluation of Sports Injuries 
• Pitchside Emergency & Trauma Management 
• Rehabilitation of Sport and Exercise Injuries
• Peripheral Manual Therapy
• Vertebral Manual Therapy
• Strength and conditioning

 

Department
Department of Sport and Recreation

Programme NameBachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports and Recreation Management

Mode, Year of Study Accepting Entry & Duration of Study

Full-time: 4 Years (Year 1 Entry) / 2 Years (Year 3 Entry)

Part-time: 4 Years (Year 3 Entry) - Sports Therapy Specialisation

 

Facilities and Equipment

Staff

Teaching and Supporting Staff 

Dr. Jim LUK	Associate Professor (Programme Leader)
Mr. Indy HO	Assistant Professor (Specialization Leader)
Ms. Natalie WONG	Lecturer
Ms. Nicole LEE	Instructor
Ms. Candy LAM	Instructor
Ms. CHAK Man-wai	Sports Therapist
Ms. Cherry YU	Sports Therapist
Ms. Michelle LAM	Part Time Lecturer (Registered Physio, BASI ® Pilates Senior Faculty)
Ms. Vicky FUNG	Part Time Lecturer (Registered Physio, MSc)
Mr. Alex HO	Part Time Lecturer (Registered Physio, MSc)
Mr. Max YEUNG	Part Time Lecturer (Sports Therapist, MSST, Co-founder of Movewell Sports Therapy Center)
Mr. Stone SHEK	Part Time Lecturer (Sports Therapist, MSST, Co-founder of Vegvísir Sports Therapy)
Ms. Karen KAM	Part Time Lecturer (Sports Therapist, MSST, Co-founder of Vegvísir Sports Therapy)

Learning Activities

Collaboration and Partners

Students’ competence are enhanced by completing a minimum of 250 hours of Work-Integrated Learning Module in a real-life workplace environment where they are able to gain valuable hands-on experiences.

 

Therapy Specialisation Industry Partners:

 

 

 

Career and Alumni