Presentation
The Escola Universitària de la Salut i l’Esport (EUSES) is a centre attached to the University of Girona (UdG).
This University School, due to the nature of its studies (it offers degrees in Physiotherapy and in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences – CAFyD) and its approach, has a great commitment to the world of health and sport and, therefore, to research and knowledge transfer in this field.
In addition to undergraduate training, EUSES offers the Master’s Degree in Readaptation to Physical Activity and Sports Competition (official master’s degree) which gives both Physiotherapy and CAFyD students the possibility of continuing their studies.
Injury risk factors and injury incidence are aspects that are becoming increasingly important in sport. It must also be taken into account that, in the workplace, a large number of people who have suffered an injury do not receive the specialised attention that would allow them to recover their pre-injury capacities. This master’s degree aims to offer specific training for professional practice in the field of post-injury sports rehabilitation, focusing on the development of prevention plans, rehabilitation proposals for specific injuries, assessment and control of the rehabilitation process, as well as initiation into research tasks in this field of rehabilitation.
Although it is not one of the main objectives of the master’s degree, the knowledge acquired can also be applied to occupational rehabilitation.
After 10 editions and the evolution of training according to the accumulated academic experience, the Master’s Degree in Readaptation to Physical Activity and Sports Competition has gone from being a UdG specific qualification to becoming an official UdG master’s degree for 3 editions.
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Career opportunities
- Sports Rehabilitator in clubs and entities of any sporting discipline.
- Specialist in sports rehabilitation in centres dedicated to the comprehensive care of sportsmen and women.
- Responsible / Expert in physical activity rehabilitation in physiotherapy and recovery centres.
- Individual expert in sports injury recovery
Aims
- To train students in sports sciences aimed at understanding the rehabilitation process of an injured athlete.
- To provide the theoretical and practical knowledge to be able to fully develop the rehabilitation process of an athlete.
- To train students in the ability to search and analyse databases linked to sports sciences.
- Reflect critically on the knowledge related to an athlete’s readaptation to competition.
- Have the ability to carry out a bibliographical review related to the updating of the readaptation process and write a project linked to it.
- Recognise the different injury mechanisms that occur in sport.
- Know the characteristics of an injury, its injury environment, incidence and severity.
- Know and identify the existing risk factors in the readaptation to competition.
- Understand, from a socio-affective point of view, the injury process of an athlete and take it into account when interacting with him/her.
- Have the ability to understand, assess and control the readaptation process using variables from the different assessment systems.
- Analyse the particularities of each injury and of the different sports modalities in the construction of a sports rehabilitation model.
- Know how to plan and programme a sports rehabilitation model for a specific area.
- Have the ability to carry out, from a technical and practical point of view, the process of readaptation to sporting competition and health-oriented physical activity.
- Prevent injuries in physical activity and sport.
Student’s profile
Graduates in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, physiotherapists or doctors who wish to specialise in an emerging area such as rehabilitation for sporting competition or health-related physical activity.
Duration, Calendar and Schedule
60 ECTS* (280 face-to-face hours).
*1 ECTS = 25 hours of student work (classroom hours and personal work).
From 25 September 2026 to 13 June 2027.
Timetable: Friday from 4pm to 9pm, Saturday from 9am to 2pm and from 4pm to 9pm and Sunday from 9am to 2pm.
Face-to-face sessions:
Calendar Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation 2026-27
Defence of the Master’s Final Project: 11, 12 and 13 June 2027.
Note: in the event that face-to-face classes cannot be held on the scheduled dates, for reasons beyond the organisation’s control, the master’s degree is prepared to continue classes normally via videoconference (using different platforms) and with the support of the UdG’s virtual teaching classroom.
The practical classes will be rescheduled, and if it is finally not possible to do them, as with the face-to-face classes, they will be carried out via videoconference (using different platforms) and with the support of the UdG’s virtual teaching classroom.
Teaching Staff
DIRECTION AND COORDINATION:
Ernest Esteve
Doctor of the University of Girona, researcher in sports injury prevention and director of the Bachelor’s in Physiotherapy and the Master’s in Readaptation at EUSES-UdG.
Ivan Ribas
Coordinator and lecturer of the Bachelor’s degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and of the Master’s in Rehabilitation at EUSES, a centre affiliated to the University of Girona; specialist in sports performance and rehabilitation.
FACULTY:
Eduard Alentorn Geli
Doctor of Medicine, orthopaedic surgeon and trauma specialist in the shoulder, elbow and knee, with international experience in sports trauma.
Eduard Garcia Prat
Professor at EUSES and specialist in sports performance and functional readaptation, with international experience in professional tennis and top-level football.
Oliver Gonzalo Skok
Professor, PhD accredited by ANECA, researcher with over 100 indexed scientific publications and specialist in sports performance and injury rehabilitation.
Gabriel Gual Crespí
Doctor of Physiotherapy, clinical director and specialist in evidence-based musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
Alexander T. Latinjak
PhD in Psychology, researcher in sports psychology and specialist in self-regulation and psychological processes applied to performance.
Milos Mallol Soler
Doctor of Exercise Physiology, specialising in load monitoring and optimisation of sporting performance at elite level.
David Martínez Pozo
Physiotherapist specialising in sports performance and rehabilitation, an expert in functional assessment, injury prevention and movement optimisation.
Sergi Nuell
Professor at EUSES, Doctor of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, researcher in biomechanics and sports performance, and specialist in sprinting and high-level physical conditioning.
Carles Pedret Carballido
Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Sports Medicine, an international authority in musculoskeletal imaging for the diagnosis of sports injuries.
Igor Sancho
Physiotherapist and PhD from Queen Mary University of London, specialising in tendon rehabilitation and Achilles tendon pathology.
VISITING PROFESSOR:
Albert Altarriba Bartrés
Doctor of Physiotherapy and of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Associate Professor and specialist in sports training, injury prevention and load monitoring.
Juanjo Brau
Physiotherapist and sports rehabilitation specialist, former head of the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department of FC Barcelona’s first team.
Julio Calleja-González
Full Professor at a university and Doctor of Sports Sciences, researcher and specialist in applied physiology, load management and recovery in team sports.
Joan Forcades
Bachelor’s degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, specialising in physical conditioning and injury rehabilitation, with extensive experience in high-performance professional tennis.
Alejandro Luque
Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy and PhD in Health Sciences, specialising in chronic musculoskeletal pain and evidence-based physiotherapy.
David Rodríguez
Doctor of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, university lecturer and specialist in training, sports performance and the promotion of physical activity for health.
* The management reserves the right to make changes in the teaching team in the event that any of the teachers cannot teach their subject, guaranteeing the same level of quality and professional category.
Admission and enrolment
Entry requirements
Graduates in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and/or Physiotherapy and/or Medicine, according to their academic record and curriculum, in the event that the demand for places exceeds the fixed offer (46 students).
The selection criteria will be established using the following structure:
- Academic record of accredited official training, weighted according to the average mark of the university of origin.
- Complementary academic or professional training. Certificates or qualifications of other complementary training in fields related to the contents of the Master’s Degree.
- Work experience in the subject areas of the Master’s Degree with certification from the company stating the duration and tasks carried out. Experience in the field of research through stays in recognised research centres and publications related to the subjects of the Master’s Degree.
- Reasoned application with letters of recommendation, if applicable.
- Interview with the director of the Master’s programme.
Master’s Degree Admission Guide.
Preregistration and Enrolment
Pre-registration dates: From 16 February to 17 September 2026.
Pre-registration: https://gacad.udg.edu/preinscripcions/en. If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to master-readaptacion@euses.cat.
Documentation to be submitted for pre-enrolment (PDF):
- Academic transcript of accredited official training.
- Complementary academic or professional training, if applicable. Certificates or qualifications of other complementary training in fields related to the contents of the Master’s Degree.
- Work experience in the subject areas of the Master’s Degree with certification from the company stating the duration and tasks carried out, if applicable.
- Experience in the field of research through stays in recognised research centres and publications related to the subjects of the Master’s degree, if applicable.
- Reasoned application with letters of recommendation, if applicable, if applicable.
Guide to access to master’s degrees.
Price and financing
6.589,46€
To this price must be added:
- Public part €430,20 (*prices pending the approval of the Decree in July).
- Fees €139.80
- EUSES administrative services: €7.00
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