Full Course Description

A Multimodal Approach for Treating Complex Hip Injuries

Complex hip injuries such as Femoral Acetabular Impingement (FAI), hip labral tears, and sports hernias are more common than ever with athletes and active individuals.  In this session, we will explore these diagnoses and identify treatment options such as manual therapy, dry needling, and corrective exercise to reduce pain and improve function to get them back to the activities that they love efficiently and safely.   You’ll learn highly effective and efficient treatment strategies that can be applied to the post-surgical and non-surgical individual.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Evaluate common, significant hip injuries that are being identified with athletes and active individuals.
  2. Determine mobility and stability issues that contribute to these hip diagnoses.
  3. Utilize manual therapy and modalities in a systematic manner to reduce pain and improve function in the hip region.
  4. Prescribe corrective exercises to improve dysfunctional motor patterns related to hip injuries.

Outline

Exploring Complex Hip Issues and Common Injuries

  • Identifying contributing factors to hip pain and injury
  • Femoral acetabular impingement
  • Hip labral tear
  • Sports hernia
Reduce Pain and Improve Function
  • Manual Therapy Interventions
    • Positional release therapy
    • Manual stretching
    • Joint distraction
    • Joint mobilization
  • Dry needling Interventions
  • Therapeutic exercise

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/11/2022

Cupping for Sport Related Conditions

Do you work with athletes? From youth to recreation to the adult weekend warrior, athletes of all levels can benefit from cupping. Whether you want to use cups to ready the system for activity, as a recovery tool, or to help treat an injury, myofascial cupping is indicated for use with your athletic population. In this recording, you will learn evidence-based solutions for how, when and where to apply cups, how to use cupping to ready an athlete’s system for activity and how to properly use cups as a recovery tool.

We will discuss uses for cups in various types of sports including individual endurance sports (run, bike, swim), team sports (soccer, basketball) and functional sports like CrossFit. This recording will cover both performance and rehab applications and leave you with confidence to include cupping for your athletic population. You’ll learn techniques you can use immediately in your practice whether you work with silicone, acrylic or glass cups.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Determine when and where to use myofascial cups when working with athletes.
  2. Demonstrate and apply myofascial cups correctly to an athlete who wants to use the cups for a recovery session.
  3. Create and design cupping treatments for pre-activity warm up for various athletes.

Outline

  • History of Cupping
    • Cupping mechanisms: mechanical, neuro and chemical
    • Cupping Safety
    • Assessment of when, where and how to use cups
    • Three types of vacuum
    • Contraindications to Cupping
  • Cupping for Endurance Athletes (Pre, Post, Rehab applications)
    • Demo, Assessment, Reassessment
  • Cupping for Team Sport Athletes (Pre, Post, Rehab applications)
    • Demo, Assessment, Reassessment
  • Cupping for CrossFit Athletes (Pre, Post, Rehab applications)
    • Demo, Assessment, Reassessment
  • Where to Learn More

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/13/2022

Good Vibrations! Massage Guns and Vibration Therapy - More Than Just Massage

Many companies are selling percussion guns and adding vibration to their arsenal of tools - your patients are buying them…but the why and how of using them remains unclear.  This recording will discuss the potential right place and right time for percussion and vibration therapy.  Unravel the science to discover how you can connect the neurologic component to the orthopedic issues in a safe and effective manner with these tools. 

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Evaluate history and common use of percussion guns and vibration tools.
  2. Investigate the advantages and science for percussion and vibration therapy.
  3. Determine precautions and contraindications of percussion and vibration tools.
  4. Perform common and novel applications that can enhance treatment by the use of percussion and vibration tools.

Outline

  • Percussion Guns: What’s All the Buzz About?
    • History
    • Types of guns and features
    • Pros and cons of different features
  • Science Behind Vibration Therapy
    • Popularized ways that percussion guns and vibration are used
    • Scientific mechanisms and effects of vibration and percussion therapy
    • Research for vibration in rehab or movement
    • Proposed effects of vibration therapy
    • Precautions and Contraindications
    • Safe instructions and use, graded Exposure
  • Application: Common Areas and Dysfunctions
    • Mobility Zones
    • Stability Zones
    • Rippling
  • Novel ways to use vibration therapy in clinical and movement settings

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/12/2022

Performance Ready Spine

Integrate your knowledge of the body and its systems, therapy approaches to the spine and performance training strategies – enter, the performance continuum.  It’s a blueprint to simplify what actually works when rehabbing low back pain.  You’ll experience an interactive exercise progression and regression model for spine rehab and performance, as well as a clear decision-making process to ensure you leave no stone unturned in the development of human performance.  Best of all? This approach works for all patient demographics, from geriatric clients that strive to maintain independence to elite athletes attempting to improve performance and reduce injury risk.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Evaluate spine anatomy and function.
  2. Develop a progression of exercise to train the spine.
  3. Determine when and how to advance exercise.
  4. Investigate the relationship between the spine and the rest of the body and how it relates to the Performance Continuum.

Outline

  • A Unique Perspective of the Spine
    • Anatomy, Fascial Lines, Joint by Joint Approach
    • What Does the Spine Do?
    • Kinetic Linking
  • Performance Continuum
    • Factors of Human Performance
    • Test and Re-Test Model of Progression
    • Integrating Aerobic and Anaerobic Development
  • Evaluation
    • Movement Screen and Directional Bias
    • Above and Below Influencers
    • Core Function
  • Movement and Strength
    • Progressing Baseline and Advanced Movement
    • Loading the Spine
    • Integrating Functional Strength
  • Developing Athleticism
    • Speed and Impact Progressions
    • Return to Kinetic Linking
    • Further learning opportunities

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/13/2022

The Core: Training from the Inside Out

Assessing core function is challenging and sometimes overwhelming, but with these tests and effective strategies – you’ll go back to the clinic feeling confident and have a clear direction to use with your clients. You’ll walk through how the core muscles function and why dysfunction is so common. With techniques for LBP, poor posture, snapping hip and urinary incontinence – these proven progressive strategies will retrain core function!

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Develop a clear understanding of the core, including, the ‘inner core’ and ‘outer core’, outlining their importance.
  2. Evaluate how and why the inner core muscles become dysfunctional in so many individuals.
  3. Establish strategies to assess core muscle function.
  4. Propose step-by-step strategies to train the inner and outer core muscles for optimal function.
  5. Investigate common MSK injuries that are associated with a dysfunctional core; and consider corrective strategies.

Outline

  • Foundational Anatomy and Core Concepts
    • Anatomy of the ‘Inner Core’ and ‘Outer Core”
    • Introduce theories of how the core muscles function
  • How and Why does our Core Become Dysfunctional
    • The BioPshycoSocial model of care
    • Factors that contribute to a dysfunctional (or inactive?) core
    • Common patterns in someone with a dysfunctional core
    • The brain and body connection: Body mapping via the homunculus
    • The upper and lower cross patterns of dysfunction
    • Injuries associated with upper cross and lower cross dysfunction
  • Assessing Core Muscle Function
    • Old models of assessment
    • New models of assessment: three planes of motion and movement screens
  • Progressively Train the Core: Strategies and Tips
    • Stage 1: Core muscle facilitation: Supine
    • Stage 2: Core function: All 4’s
    • Stage 3: Core function: High kneeling
    • Stage 4: Core function: ½ Kneeling
    • Stage 5: Core function: Standing
    • Stage 6: Core function: Standing sport specific
  • Injuries Associated with Dysfunctional Core & Corrective Strategies
    • Low back pain
    • Poor posture
    • Snapping hip
    • Urinary leakage (urge incontinence)
  • Integrated Techniques for Improving Function
    • Manual therapy
    • Kinesiology tape
    • Floss bands
    • Vibration tools
  • FAQ & Case Studies

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/12/2022

Shoulder Pain in the Overhead Athlete

Having a hard time with that stubborn or chronic shoulder pain, especially in the overhead athlete population?  You’ll uncover specific stabilization and mobilization exercises and techniques that lead to significant improvements in overall outcomes:  less time in rehab, quicker return to sport, solid program for the athlete to take ownership of injury prevention.  This session is jam-packed with evidence-based treatment recommendations and techniques that you can implement in your practice or on yourself immediately! Restore overhead movement and skill without pain & more quickly than ever before to get your athletes back to the game!

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Determine contributing factors for shoulder pain in the overhead athlete in relation to assessment and treatment planning.
  2. Define the overhead athlete.
  3. Utilize clinical strategies in manual therapy and mobility tools for shoulder issues to improve client level of functioning.
  4. Develop a plan of care to improve shoulder health in overhead athletes.

Outline

  • Observing Movement Dysfunction
    • Common patterns that are contributors to pain
    • Literature review
    • Strategies to refine movement analysis
    • Perform special shoulder tests as it relates to the overhead athlete.
    • Demonstrate an understanding of the anatomy and biomechanics of the shoulder complex.
    • Evaluate the pathomechanics of various shoulder injuries in the overhead athletes.
  • Precision and Quality of Movement
    • Tips for proper cuing
    • Exercises to Improve BOTH Mobility AND Stability
    • Best practiced exercises Taping
    • Mobility tools
    • Manual therapy

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/12/2022

Not Your Grandma's Mobility Class: The New Frontier of Foam Rollers and Mobility tools

An updated framework and fun approach for determining why, how, when and where to roll, this class is not your Grandma’s Foam Rolling course.  Explore the science behind rolling and mobility work for improved rehabilitation and performance outcomes, this class will teach you how to teach others how to best use mobility tools to enhance their performance or recovery. Updates on science and technique will be presented, reminding you just how awesome a tool a foam roller, ball or stick can be. This recording will re-invigorate your passion for recommending this quick, safe and affordable tool to your patients and clients, providing you more ways to connect with your athletes and patients. It will equip you with broad concepts and skills to apply mobility techniques in the clinic, on the field or on the road. View Dr. McDowell and Coach Paul for a massive update that will surprise you and dramatically change how, when, why and where you are recommending foam rolling and mobility work.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Determine when and where to use mobility tools when working with patients or athletes.
  2. Demonstrate and apply mobility techniques correctly to an athlete who wants to use them for a recovery session.
  3. Create and design foam rolling exercise programs for pre-activity warm up for a variety of athletes.

Outline

  • History of Foam Rolling and Mobility Tools
    • The Old School Ways Need a Huge Update
    • Research Review
    • Mobility Mechanisms, mechanical, neuro and chemical
    • Rolling Safety
    • Assessment of when, where and how to use Mobility Tools
    • Contraindications to Mobility Work
  • Mobility for Athletes (Pre, Post, Rehab applications)
    • Mechanisms, Demo, Assessment, Reassessment
  • Mobility for Patients in Pain (Pre, Post, Rehab applications)
    • Mechanisms, Demo, Assessment, Reassessment
  • Mobility for Patients for Recovery (Pre, Post, Rehab applications)
    • Mechanisms Demo, Assessment, Reassessment
  • Where to Learn More

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/13/2022

Strength Training for Runners - Design Programs your Patients Will Actually Do!

Runners only want to run and obsess over their miles per week.   This results in tissues becoming unbalanced and eventually leads to injury.  Shin splints, plantar fascia pain, Achilles tendon issue, ITB pain… these can all often be traced back to overuse of some tissues and not enough use of others.  Create straightforward, efficient and practical exercises to help your patients develop well rounded strength with these interventions are easy, adaptable and help reduce injuries.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Demonstrate why strength training is important for runners.
  2. Investigate common tissue imbalances and muscle weaknesses in runners.
  3. Determine how much strength training is necessary to improve performance.
  4. Construct straightforward and efficient exercise programs to improve strength and help reduce running injuries.

Outline

  • Implications for Runners: Physiological and Biomechanics
    • Running injury stats
    • Strength training benefits
    • Soft tissue imbalances
    • Postural considerations
    • Strength and stability requirements - research and clinical perspective
  • Practical Exercises and Techniques for a Balanced Training Program
    • Strength training must haves
    • Eccentric training
    • Kinesiology taping strategies
    • Dynamic exercises that address weakness and instability
  • Targeted Strategies for the Most Common Issues in Runners
    • Plantar fasciopathy
    • Patellar tendinopathy
    • Achilles tendinopathy
    • Hamstring tendinopathy
    • ITB syndrome
    • Medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints)

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/13/2022

Foundations of Linear Speed: Why Everyone Should Run

Linear speed drives all the movements and behaviors we coach everyday: gait, balance, lunge, step up, stairs, and of course running. When you break down the mechanics, needs for mobility vs. stability, and patterns of sprinting – you can glean critical insights for all of the patients you treat. In this recording, we’ll establish a map of exercise progressions that go from a basic state of movement through advanced with specific clinical drills you can implement right away. This protocol is guaranteed to provide movement improvement with a long-lasting impact.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Investigate the mechanics of linear speed.
  2. Evaluate the impact of mobility and stability on linear movement.
  3. Apply appropriate interventions to increase linear speed potential.
  4. Determine programming load and strategies to have successful athlete adaption.

Outline

  • Fundamentals of Linear Speed
    • Mobility requirements of the ankles, hips, thoracic spine
    • Stability requirements of the knee, trunk and shoulders
    • Assessment techniques for mobility & stability
    • Mechanics of linear Speed, acceleration, absolute speed and deceleration
  • Movement Dysfunction: Solutions for Common Issues You Treat
    • Lower extremity injuries
    • Achilles issues
    • Knee pain
    • Hip pain
    • Psoas syndrome
    • Low back pain
  • Interventions of Linear Speed and Movement
    • Neural preparation for linear movement
    • Progressive exercise to facilitate proper mechanics and force transfer
    • Triple flexion drills
    • Triple extension drills
    • Acceleration drills
    • Tactical and verbal cuing strategies

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/12/2022

Patella Femoral Pain. Problem Solved

PFP – there are a multitude of factors that contribute to the condition and a litany of unproven strategies to address it. Providers throw the kitchen sink at these patients – just hoping that something will work.  With these strategies, you’ll gain clarity on how to narrow in on the true limiting factors and align specific interventions in clinic.  No matter how the patient presents, you can get them back to activities and sport pain free with this consistent approach.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Determine contributing factors of PFP.
  2. Evaluate kinetic force and load tolerance.
  3. Utilize interventions that address the local and systemic factors.
  4. Implement strategies to achieve consistent better outcomes.

Outline

  • Multifactorial Contributors for PFP: Differential Diagnosis
    • Impact of growth and mature skeleton
    • Understand kinetic load and energy transfer
    • Assess the Arch, ITB, and Hip in a multidimensional way
    • Contributions from the trunk and Spine
  • Treatment Modalities & Interventions
    • Local manual tissue strategies for pain and tendon adaption
    • Tissue load principles and clinical strategies to elicit change
    • Pattern retraining to address the kinetic chain
    • Programming interventions
    • The when and why: injection, bracing, taping, specific immobilization

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/12/2022

Systemic Inflammation: A Musculoskeletal Dilemma?

Throwing all your best movement mojo at a patient and still striking out? Getting results but the issue keeps coming back? Let's break down how your patient's systemic inflammation may be diminishing your clinical MSK outcomes. In this recording, we’ll explore the connection between the gut and the brain and how that influences pain perception, tissue healing and movement.  Get your patient to respond better to MSK care with this systemic approach that presents practical and actionable screening and intervention.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Evaluate the concept of systemic inflammation and how it can negatively impact MSK outcomes.
  2. Evaluate the relationship between dietary intake, pain and systemic inflammation.
  3. Determine specific dietary components that increase inflammation.
  4. Identify mechanisms that initiate the inflammatory response.

Outline

  • Systemic Inflammation
    • Pain science of chronic inflammation
    • Useful lab markers, signs and symptoms of systemic inflammation
    • How systemic inflammation alters pain perception
    • The effects of systemic inflammation on tissue healing
  • Treatment
    • How systemic inflammation, the brain, gut, and musculoskeletal pain are intertwined
    • How to improve your clinical outcomes with systemically inflamed rehab patients

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/13/2022

Breathing for Performance

Help your patients restore optimal breathing, stay injury free and ultimately perform better with these targeted interventions for LBP, tight hip flexors, neck tension and pelvic floor dysfunction.  You’ll unlock new and innovative treatment techniques including manual therapy, cups, kinesiology tape, floss bands, foam rollers and vibration tools. And the best part? This recorded session is experiential – feel the difference as you’re guided through the key strategies that lock in changes long term! 

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Compose background knowledge to create confidence in assessing functional and dysfunctional breathing patterns.
  2. Evaluate the psychological and physiological benefits of diaphragmatic breathing related to performance and injury prevention.
  3. Utilize various strategies to facilitate diaphragmatic breathing in your clients.
  4. Inspect breathing strategies commonly used and practiced.
  5. Determine common MSK conditions that are associated with dysfunctional breathing and how to correct them.

Outline

  • Breathing Foundational Background
    • Anatomy of respiratory muscles
    • How to quickly assess breathing: diaphragmatic vs. apical
    • Why and how breathing can become dysfunctional in healthy individuals
  • Importance of Diaphragmatic Breathing
    • Psychological and physiological benefits of diaphragmatic breathing practices
    • Role in athletic environments (psychological and physiological)
    • Role in injury prevention
  • Key Strategies to Facilitate Diaphragmatic Breathing
    • The concept of posture stacking
    • How the body & brain communicate with each other (body maps)
    • Hands-on strategies to facilitate diaphragmatic breathing (hands, pods, floss etc)
    • How to lock in change: conscious becomes sub-conscious
  • Types of Breathing Techniques
    • Box Breathing
    • Wim Hof Breathing
  • Common MSK Dysfunctions Associated with Dysfunctional Breathing
    • Lower back pain
    • Hip flexor tension
    • Neck tension / UFT tone
    • Pelvic floor dysfunction (SUI vs Urgency)
  • FAQ and Case Studies

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/12/2022

Practical Screening and Assessment Strategies for the Hip

Whether you're a new grad or you've been working the clinic for decades - the hip and its relationship with the pelvic complex can be, well, complex! Within this recording, we discuss clinically practical screening and assessment strategies for the hip. These findings and information you collect from the assessment is critical in setting the tone for your treatment strategies or interventions. With an accurate and thorough assessment, you will no longer have to wonder what the next treatment step is.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Evaluate current research on pathology and etiology of hip anatomy and injuries.
  2. Determine normal and abnormal hip range of motion as it relates to producing athletic movement for clients or patients.
  3. Utilize both local and global assessment methods for the hip, pelvis, core, and overall lower limb stability and mobility.
  4. Choose and illustrate assessment concepts for the body and its entire kinetic chain.

Outline

  • Hip Anatomy and Injuries
    • Pathology and etiology
    • Subclinical explanation
    • Range of motion
    • Common Symptoms and Diagnoses
      • Hip, groin or low back pain
      • Bursitis
      • Stiffness or Tautness
      • Tendonitis
      • Labral tears
      • Strains/Sprains
      • Hip Impingement
      • Snapping Hip
  • Global and Local Assessment Strategies
    • Range of motion + approximating joints
    • Active, passive and restrictive tests
    • Which tests are the most effective?
    • Does the order matter?
    • Tips and tricks for tissue and joint palpation

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/13/2022

Addressing Athletic Hip Mobility & Stability

How do you determine what is the best tool for the job? Deciding which modality or exercise to utilize can be overwhelming because the hip houses some of our strongest and most powerful muscles yet needs to be one of the most mobile joints in the body – all at the same time! After viewing this recording, you won’t have to question where to start.  You’ll view live applications of how to address the most common dysfunctions of the hip with progressive and regressive strategies for treating pain, mobility, stability, and motor control.  Learn how to resolve hip pain with all of today’s best treatments including cupping, compression floss, kinesiology tape and corrective exercise strategies!

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Determine which modality or intervention strategy is best warranted based off of assessment findings.
  2. Apply and demonstrate evidence-based treatment techniques including decompression/cupping therapy and compression band therapy.
  3. Choose and illustrate proper use of kinesiology taping techniques for hip pain and positioning feedback for performance.
  4. Recognize and implement warranted corrective exercise interventions for patients and clients with dysfunctional hip mobility.

Outline

  • Solutions for Common Diagnoses in the Hip
    • Loss of ROM
    • Pain due to dysfunction (local or global)
    • Co-contraction and firing loss leading to decreased performance
  • Going from Exam to Treatment - What’s the first step?
    • Decompressive Therapy / Cupping
    • Pain mitigation
    • Neurofeedback
    • Compression Band Therapy
    • Pain mitigation
    • Mobility
    • Kinesiology Taping
      • Pain Mitigation
      • Posture/Positioning Feedback
  • Corrective Exercise Interventions
    • LOCAL:
      • 90/90 Position
      • Glute Biased Lunge
      • End Range Control
      • Cossack Squats
      • Side-Bridge
    • GLOBAL:
      • Anti-Rotation Deadlift
      • A-March
      • Multisegmental Forward Flexion
      • RNT or Assisted Squats

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/13/2022

Training Balance: From Basic to Boundless

Balance is arguably the most needed but least trained sense we have. Learn how multiple inputs come together to create our sense of balance and that our eyes, ears and soft tissues all play a role in influencing this system. From no tech to high tech, you’ll learn how to simply, safely and effectively evaluate your client’s balance and create a measurable progression towards improvement with fun and engaging techniques.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Investigate the basic role of the receptors, regions of the brain and other senses that perceive and control balance.
  2. Evaluate and justify the client's needs and level of balance training as well as outline a reasonable progression strategy that is safe and effective.
  3. Critique the pros and cons of different tools utilized in balance training.
  4. Demonstrate and apply strategies to improve balance to target the proprioceptive system, the vestibular system and the visual system.

Outline

  • Anatomy and Physiology of Balance
    • Vestibular- inner ear
    • Visual
    • Proprioception- skin, fascia receptors
  • Balance Zones
    • Foot
    • Midline
    • Brain
  • Simple and Effective Evaluation Strategies
    • Breathing
    • Vestibular assessment
    • Visual assessment
    • Proprioceptive assessment
  • Therapeutic Intervention for Improving Balance
    • Kinesiology Tape
    • Breathing strategies
    • Vestibular Ocular training
    • Vibration
    • SMFR (self myofascial release)
  • Training Strategies: From No Tech to High Tech
    • Bouncing
    • BOSU ball
    • Single leg
    • Balance board
    • Perturbations Advanced training drills for athletes
    • Slack line training

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/12/2022

Prehab instead of Rehab! Reducing Running Injuries by Being Proactive

Advance your treatment options for runners with effective prehab techniques that reduce injuries and keep runners doing what they love. Prehab is more than just stretching and strengthening. With the right combination of mobility, stability, and other important “movement habits”, you’ll gain effective skills that you can implement in clinic right away. Apply the strategies to common injuries such as runner’s knee, ITB syndrome, Achille’s tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis, and more.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Demonstrate the advantages of healthy running habits, and why a prehab program is essential to decrease injury.
  2. Utilize injury rehab science and therapy to create a prehab program for runners.
  3. Create a well-balanced lifestyle for running injury prevention.

Outline

  • A Running Lifestyle
    • What the research says about running adding to health and longevity
    • Why runners run- a runner’s mentality
    • Injury statistics
  • Prehab Design: an Injury Reducer
    • Prehab vs Rehab
    • Applying similar rehab techniques to prehab program
    • Total body prehab program design
      • Mobility
      • Stability
      • Balance
      • Stacking
    • Making it stick
  • More than Rehab
    • Balancing prehab with current training program
    • Other X Factors of a prehab program
    • Applying prehab to a lifestyle
  • Prehab Techniques for Common Injuries
    • Runners knee
    • ITB Syndrome
    • Lumbar pain
    • Achilles tendinopathy
    • Plantar fasciitis

Target Audience

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Massage Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/12/2022