Master in Sports Physiotherapy online
Private degree issued by Universidad Europea de Madrid
Classes in English | Start: October 2026 | Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid Universidad Europea | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports | 60 ECTS |
The Master in Sports Physiotherapy online is designed for physiotherapists and health professionals who want to specialise in sports injury prevention, diagnosis and recovery within performance-driven environments. The programme combines a solid scientific foundation with a practical, evidence-based approach focused on athlete health, performance and safe return to sport.
You will be trained to work in sports physiotherapy by:
- Understanding the athlete as a whole, integrating training, biomechanics and health.
- Designing evidence-based treatment plans to get athletes back in competition quickly.
- Applying advanced sports physiotherapy techniques in real performance settings.
- Making confident clinical decisions from assessment to intervention.
Our online methodology allows you to specialise in the sports sector without giving up flexibility. It combines live online classes with a one-week on-campus experience at world-class facilities, equipped with cutting-edge technology to ensure the highest quality learning experience.
View the spanish version of the Master: Máster Universitario en Fisioterapia Deportiva semipresencial
Practical training with professional recognition
Train through hands-on experience in a variety of therapeutic techniques, equipping you to apply them effectively in athlete recovery and wellbeing. The curriculum also provides additional professional certifications, enabling you to acquire highly sought-after practical skills within the field of sports physiotherapy.
Learn how to apply this minimally invasive technique, which uses ultrasound-guided microcurrents to treat tendinopathies with precision. This certification authorises you to use EPTE® in clinical practice.
Therapeutic Pilates is a discipline that combines exercises designed to improve posture, balance and muscle strength. It is effective due to its dynamic, controlled stretching of specific muscle groups. There are two main types of practice: Mat Pilates, where exercises are performed on a mat using body weight for resistance, and Machine Pilates, which uses equipment such as the Reformer, Cadillac or Barrels to provide different types of resistance and support.
Acquire the knowledge required to treat trigger points using the dry needling technique, employing sterile needles without the use of external agents or electrical stimulation. This methodology enables you to address myofascial pain, reduce muscle overload and optimise patient recovery.
Learn how to design and deliver rehabilitation programmes in an aquatic environment, taking advantage of its benefits to support the recovery process. This approach is based on two key principles:
- Mechanical principles: the aquatic environment reduces impact on body structures, facilitating movement and enabling muscle work with lower load.
- Thermal principles: the use of temperature-controlled water helps relieve pain, improve circulation and enhance tissue mobility.
Cutting-edge facilities
Florentino Pérez Real Madrid City
The largest sports complex ever built by a football club.
I-SHAPE
Engage in practical Physiotherapy activities during your courses.
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, a Football History Monument
The quality you deserve
World Confederation for Physical Therapy
Universidad Europea is the only institution in Spain recognised by the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT). This quality seal guarantees that we meet the most rigorous international standards of academic excellence.
National Sports Award Copa Stadium
The 2018 National Sports Award Copa Stadium was granted to Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid Universidad Europea for promoting education, research, and professionalization at both national and international levels in all aspects related to sports.
Shanghai Ranking
Our faculty is ranked among the top 30 in the world, according to the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities by the Shanghai Ranking 2025.
International experiences in the sports industry
Attend an international experience and get an inside look at the sports industry. Share this journey with professionals, professors, and classmates from different nationalities, expanding your global network. Here are some of the 14 experiences you can choose from:
Italy
Get a global perspective on sports health management at the biomedical campus of the Università degli Studi di Roma. Learn directly from international experts and visit leading sports organisations.
Madrid
Gain exclusive insights into Real Madrid Club's operations with special access to facilities and meet top executives from global sports organizations.
White Week
Experience a unique sports event for an entire week. Attend live-streamed presentations by industry leaders, club executives, and elite athletes.
Discover what your experience will be like
Horizon breakers: pushing boundaries, creating your future with AI
At Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid Universidad Europea, we’ll teach you how to apply artificial intelligence (AI) in real-world settings. We’re proud to be recognised by Forbes as one of the most influential universities in education for 2025, thanks to our strong commitment to generative AI.
- Have access to the Advanced Course in Study Techniques with AI, where you’ll learn step by step how to integrate artificial intelligence into your daily life as a student.
- Use tools to increase your productivity and optimise your learning process, enhancing your academic experience and improving your results.
- Take part in an exclusive workshop with Google, where industry professionals will guide you through the implementation and use of various AI applications.
AISports artificial intelligence in sports. During the master’s programme, you’ll have the opportunity to join the AISports initiative, taking part in workshops and training sessions with industry experts who will guide you in using cutting-edge tools.
Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming the world of sports health through real-world examples, test your knowledge, and earn your official AISports digital badge.
Study plan
The online Master in Sports Physiotherapy Comprises 6 modules. At the end of the programme, the student will receive the Private Master’s Degree in Exercise and Sports Physiotherapy Online, granted by Universidad Europea de Madrid.
Study plan structure
- Module 1. The Athlete's Physiological Environment: Training (10 ECTS)
The athlete’s physiological environment: training is the first module of the program, with a value of 4 ECTS. This module begins the training process of the university master's degree in sports physiotherapy in an inclusive and global way in the sports field, that is, from the perspective of the prevalence of health in each sports population, of the most common sports injuries in each sport, as well as, from the perspective of training, its physiological bases, its planning, its specificity in each of the areas that are required in sport: resistance, strength, flexibility and speed.
The basic sciences module, which has its own course load and will be essential for the final achievement of the Master's degree, despite the fact that some topics may have been studied in the undergraduate training, is essential as a complement to the information already seen, knowledge of the specificity that each sports population has, each sport in the type of injuries that tend to appear frequently. Likewise, in order to work on prevention, diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and physical-sports rehabilitation, we must know the performance environment of an athlete, how training is planned and what the training principles of each of the physical properties are based on. -sports that an athlete trains to achieve performance. - Module 2. Multidisciplinaries Sciences (10 ECTS)
“Multidisciplinaries Sciences” is the second module of the program, with a value of 4 ECTS. In this module the student is allowed to acquire a global vision in the field of sports, the athlete and the multidisciplinary work that is carried out to control the biopsychosocial factors that surround the health of the athlete, from the point of view of their nutrition, their psychology, the biomechanics that is applied to each sport, as well as the specific sports materials that are used in each sport, as well as the evaluation, diagnosis, decision making in emergency and urgent situations in sport.
The related sciences module, which has its own teaching load and which will be essential for the final achievement of the Master's Degree, complements the perspective that the sports physiotherapist must have on the athlete, to understand how other factors influence their health, the psychological aspect, the nutritional aspect and the use of sports equipment.
In this module you will learn to evaluate, diagnose and intervene in an emergency or urgent situation, as well as correctly develop the life support protocol that sometimes happens in sports.
This module will be developed in the first semester, through lectures, presenting in the classroom the concepts and procedures related to the subjects taught using the lesson method. Practical work will be carried out in theoretical classrooms. - Module 3. Prevention and Planning the Return to Play After a Sports Injury (12 ECTS)
The module of Prevention and Planning the Return to Play after a sport injury, seeks to enable the student to design a physiotherapy prevention plan based on scientific evidence and to be able to intervene in the areas of prevention, promotion and recovery of health, carry out clinical reasoning that leads to a physiotherapy diagnosis, clinical reasoning, propose improvement objectives, plan treatment strategies, propose a therapeutic intervention and establish a prognosis, through theoretical/practical knowledge already included in the study plans of the physiotherapy degree, although adapted to the sports environment. - Module 4. Diagnosis and Essentials Methods of Sports Physiotherapy (12 ECTS)
The module of Basic Sports Physiotherapy Techniques seeks to enable the student to design a physiotherapy intervention plan based on scientific evidence and to be able to intervene in the areas of prevention, promotion and recovery of health, carry out clinical reasoning that leads to a physiotherapy diagnosis, propose improvement objectives, plan treatment strategies, propose a therapeutic intervention and improve the skills on differetn thecnichs and methods of physiotherapy. - Module 5. Diagnosis and Methods of Sports Physiotherapy (12 ECTS)
The Advanced Techniques Sports Physiotherapy module seeks to train the student to plan treatment strategies, propose a therapeutic intervention. This is the brief description of the contents of the subjects taught in this module.
_Manual Functional Recovery.
_Prevention and Promotion of the athlete's health.
_Joint Examination and Massage Therapy.
_Functional Bandages.
_Electrotherapy in Sport.
_Protocols in Sports Physiotherapy.
_Pain and neurosciences.
_RUSI.
_Return to sport in tendinopathy. - Module 6. Master's Thesis (4 ECTS)
The Research Methodology and Clinical Documentation module aims to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to be able to carry out the research activities of the and knowledge necessary to be able to develop the research activities of their own clinical field. their clinical field. It will also provide the students with the tools to be able to carry out documentation activities that will allow them to documentation activities that will allow them to adequately update current scientific knowledge, as well as a critical screening of clinical critical screening of the acquired clinical information.
An intensive one-year programme to specialise in sports physiotherapy
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First semester – Foundations in athlete health and multidisciplinary assessment
During the first semester, you will acquire a solid understanding of the athlete’s physiological environment, the prevalence of injuries in different sports, and the multidisciplinary factors that influence performance and health. You will also learn the basics of prevention, emergency care, and training principles.
- Understand the athlete’s physiological environment, training principles, and specificity in strength, endurance, flexibility, and speed.
- Analyse multidisciplinary factors affecting athlete health, including nutrition, psychology, biomechanics, and the use of sport-specific equipment.
- Learn to assess, diagnose, and intervene in emergency or urgent situations in sport, following evidence-based protocols.
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Second semester – Prevention, rehabilitation, and applied physiotherapy
In the second semester, you will focus on advanced physiotherapy techniques, injury prevention, and planning the return to play. You will also develop research skills and complete your Final Master’s Project.
- Design evidence-based prevention and rehabilitation plans, and apply clinical reasoning to propose therapeutic interventions and prognosis.
- Master advanced sports physiotherapy techniques, including manual recovery, electrotherapy, bandaging, joint examination, and functional rehabilitation.
- Conduct applied research in sports physiotherapy and complete a professionally-oriented Final Master’s Thesis.
Academic calendar
Check your academic year schedule and find out which days you will have to attend on-campus classes.
Career opportunities with the online Master’s in Sports Physiotherapy
The Master in Sports Physiotherapy online opens a wide range of professional opportunities in the field of sports rehabilitation and performance. Graduates of this advanced program are equipped with the expertise and practical skills necessary to excel in various high-demand roles, such as:
Sports physiotherapist
Rehabilitation specialist
Sports performance consultant
Clinical researcher in sports physiotherapy
Academic and educator
Online methodology
Flexibility
Live virtual classes that will be recorded in case you cannot attend or want to see them again.
Support
You will have the support of our expert professors who will facilitate your learning, as well as an accompanying tutor who will guide you and help you achieve your goals.
Experiential learning
Receive comprehensive training based on real-life cases combined with theoretical and practical learning.
Our educational model
Experiential Learning
The student learns by doing. Without action there is no learning.
Meaningful learning
The teacher relates previous knowledge, skills and experiences to the students' interests, expectations and cognitive characteristics.
Collaborative learning
The student experiences a sense of “learning together” as they are motivated both to achieve their own learning and to build on the achievements of others, developing a social and academic learning experience.
Professional learning
The teacher acts as a mentor and guide in the learning process towards a professional setting.
Constructive and discovery learning
The student investigates and explores to access the concepts. This allows them to build cognitive structures from the comparison, relation and reordering of the new concepts and the ones they already knew.
Autonomous learning
The teacher encourages students to learn by themselves, developing self-learning. The student is conceived as an active and cooperative agent, protagonist in the construction of his own learning.
Individualised learning
The teacher attends to the diverse and different learning styles of the students, adjusting the education to the needs of the students.
Creative learning
The development of creativity and the manifestation of one's own initiative make us perceive knowledge as something open, unfinished, which is always possible to complete, redefine and understand from other points of view.
Admissions process
The admission process to pursue an online undergraduate or postgraduate certificate at Universidad Europea can be carried out throughout the year, although enrolment on any of our programmes is subject to availability. In order to complete the process, follow these simple steps:
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Documentation
You will need to send the specific documentation to your personal advisor
- Admissions form.
- Legal document required for accessing the programme
- Photocopy of your ID.
- Curriculum vitae.
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Admissions test
Once your documentation has been reviewed, your personal advisor will contact you.
- Competency assessment test.
- Personal interview.
- Language assessment test (B2).
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Reserving a place
Formalising the reservation of a place through our different methods of payment
- Direct debit.
- Credit card.
- Online payment.
Scholarships and financial aid
We want to help you. If you want to study at Universidad Europea, you will have at your disposal a wide selection of own and official scholarships.
Credit recognition and transfers
You don’t have to stick with something you don’t like. That’s why we’ve designed specific plans for credit recognition and transfers.
Request your online credit recognition review, transfer your academic file and start studying at Universidad Europea.
Recommended profile
The Private Master’s Degree in Exercise and Sports Physiotherapy is designed for healthcare and sports professionals looking to advance their expertise in injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance optimization. This program is ideal for those aiming to integrate innovative methodologies and cutting-edge technologies into their practice.
- Sports physiotherapists.
- Rehabilitation and recovery specialists.
- Professionals in physical therapy and sports performance.
- Health and medical staff in sports organizations.
- Specialists in injury prevention and recovery.
- Experts in aquatic therapy or neuromodulation techniques.
- Physiotherapists in elite or amateur sports settings.
Admissions requirements
For access to the Accredited Private Master`s Degree in Exercise and Sports Physiotherapy online it is necessary to fulfill one of the following requirements:
- To be in possession of a University Degree. In the case of being a graduate from a university outside of Spain, it is not necessary to have had the degree officially recognised by the Spanish Education Ministry.
- To have accredited professional experience related to the programme of interest. This guarantees the achievement of the abilities specified in the Profile for prospective students section. Some of the programmes offered at Universidad Europea do not allow access through professional experience. See the full list here.
- Higher Vocational Training Graduates who can accredit professional experience after completion of the internship.
- In all cases, the university may limit access to certain degrees if a specific university degree has not been previously completed.
Programme directors
Diego Miñambres
Sergio Vázquez
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