Full Course Description

Module 1 | When Rehab & Fitness Collide: Proven Pre- & Post-Rehab Techniques & Interventions

Explore an evidence-based lecture and lab where we will play with concepts related to the use of foam rollers, mobility tools and vibration in your rehab practice! Foam rolling has come a long way, with numerous studies supporting the use of tissue mobilization as a pre- and post-rehab intervention that can enhance your existing practice. Interventional techniques for sports medicine and neuromuscular patients will be discussed. Join us for this blend of lecture and lab to expand your understanding of how these techniques can benefit your patient population whether you work with athletes or older adults!

Program Information

Objectives

Employ new uses of foam rollers, elastic therapeutic bands and agility equipment
Analyze pre and post rehab use of therapeutic fitness equipment
Evaluate techniques for exercise progression and regression programing

Outline

Interventional Tools to Enhance Your Existing Practice

New uses of: foam rollers, elastic therapeutic bands and agility equipment
Research review
New vs. old techniques

Pre and Post rehab Use of Therapeutic Fitness Equipment

Techs
Research
Lab

Exercise Progression and Regression

Evaluate techniques
Labs

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Athletic Trainers
Exercise Physiologist

Copyright : 07/31/2020

Module 2 | Runner’s Rehab, Part 1: Anatomy and Mechanics

“I run because it is who I am, not just something I do.”

Running defines some people. Physically and emotionally painful, injury leaves many runners disconnected and lost.

If you’re chasing pain from joint to joint without getting to the “whys” of running injuries, you’re not just losing time, money, and referrals, you’re failing to give your patients’ back a key component of who they are.

Created by one of the most trusted names in sports rehabilitation, the Runner’s Rehab Master Class will teach you how you can achieve incredible results with a wide range of running injuries using today’s top evaluation and treatment strategies!

Dr. Jamey Gordon has over 20 years of experience treating runners and helping athletes achieve peak performance in the MLB, NFL, NBA, and Olympics.

In this recording, he shares a proven framework for rehabilitating runners that combines today’s best practices to correct movement dysfunctions, manage symptoms, and achieve immediate improvements in function so your patients can safely cross the finish line.

Make yourself the go-to resource for resolving frustrating running injuries in your clinic or facility, and feel the satisfaction of giving runners back a part of who they are!

Program Information

Objectives

Evaluate the latest advances in running rehabilitation and their implications for therapy
Outline strategies for more quickly identifying the root causes of pain and functional limitations
Integrate effective interventions that can be used immediately to eliminate pain, restore function, and improve running performance
Combine multiple modalities effectively for better results, including joint and soft tissue mobilization, stretching and strengthening techniques, orthotics, functional movement assessment, exercise, and patient education
Design advanced, innovative plans of care for a wide range of running impairments and performance enhancement goals
Apply the assessments and interventions discussed in this seminar to a series of interactive case scenarios

Outline

HOT TOPICS AND INNOVATIONS IN RUNNER’S HEALTH

How cutting edge research is helping patients cross the finish line

HANDS-ON LAB: UPGRADE YOUR ASSESSMENT AND CLINICAL REASONING SKILLS

Get to the root cause of impairments faster with better evaluation techniques for:
- Foot, knee, shin, hip, and back pain
- Movement dysfunction
- Fascial and joint restrictions
- Muscle tightness and weakness
- Balance, stability and mobility
- Nerve entrapments

HANDS-ON LAB: REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR REHAB TOOLBOX FOR RUNNING PATIENTS

Practice today’s most effective techniques to:
- Correct and enhance movement
- Eliminate pain
- Loosen tight muscles
- Decompress entrapped nerves
- Reduce reinjury
- Boost speed, power and endurance
- Enhance balance, coordination, stability and mobility
- Improve patient buy-in

HANDS-ON LAB: COMBINE MULTIPLE TECHNIQUES MORE EFFECTIVELY FOR BETTER RESULTS

Practice integrating:
- Joint mobilization
- Soft tissue mobilization
- Stretching and strengthening techniques
- Orthotics
- Functional movement assessment and targeted corrections
- Home exercise prescription
- Patient education

HANDS-ON LAB: DESIGN ADVANCED TREATMENT AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT PLANS FOR YOUR PATIENTS

Develop effective, innovative strategies for specific impairments, including:
- Foot and heel impairments
  - Plantar fasciitis
  - Heel and foot pronation
  - Tibial torsion
  - Tight heel cords
  - Pronation
- Knee and thigh impairments
  - Patellofemoral pain syndrome
  - Tendinitis/tendinosis
  - Stress fractures
  - Shin splints
  - Iliotibial band friction syndrome
  - Tight/strained calves
  - Tight/strained hamstrings
  - Femoral acetabular impingement
  - Genu varum (bow legging)
  - Limb length discrepancy
- Hip and back impairments
  - Mechanical imbalance
  - Pelvic imbalance
  - Spinal curvature
  - Degenerative disk
  - Sacroiliac dysfunctions
- Age-related degeneration
  - Osteoarthritis

CASE STUDIES: PUT KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICE

Case study 1: Correctly select the root cause of impairment
Case study 2: Identify and correct complex movement dysfunction
Case study 3: Evaluate and treat hip pain during running
Case study 4: Design an advanced treatment strategy and training plan for a high level athlete
Case study 5: Improve athletic performance and power output
Case study 6: Overcome barriers to effective strategy implementation

DON’T LEAVE MONEY ON THE TABLE!

Coding and billing updates for runner’s rehab
Justify therapy with the right progress measures
Avoid denials and audits with these tips

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Athletic Trainers
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists
Exercise Physiologists
Chiropractors

Copyright : 10/04/2019

Module 6 | Knee Secrets: Progressions and Assessments from the Table to the Field

Patient care requires the ability to assess individuals with the big picture in mind while also finding limiting factors that prevent optimal performance of your patient's goals. Clinicians are tasked with progressing individuals, often times from a painful state to the goal of high performance. Join Dr. Tony Mikla for a recording that will highlight approaches for individuals with knee limitations. He will present:

The full spectrum of knee assessment and intervention for every patient type and ability level
How to organize the evaluation and assessment process to achieve consistent diagnosis.
Functional exercise progressions that work!

You’ll learn how to assess an individual, determine what needs to be a key focus, and implement a sound plan to effectively reach your patients’ goals. Packed with mobility interventions, strategies to develop stability and control and advanced strength, power & return to sport strategies – this recording will give you tactics to employ immediately.

Program Information

Objectives

Develop respect for the biomechanics, joint contributions, and myofascial layerings that influence lower quarter performance and health
Demonstrate proficiency in movement and tissue capacity assessments as well as appropriate selection of interventions for the knee based on assessments
Develop proficiency implementing exercise progressions and regressions along the Kime rehabilitation to performance continuum

Outline

Knee and Lower Extremity Evaluation and Assessment. Determining the nature and stage to develop a functional path.
Mobility intervention strategies
Developing Stability and Control
Advanced Strength, Power, and return to sport strategies that are practical and specific

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Massage Therapists
Chiropractors
Athletic Trainers
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Exercise Physiologists

Copyright : 12/10/2020

Module 7| Functional Movement Techniques for Golf Rehabilitation & Performance

Create custom programs tailored to the needs of golfers and increase your cash-based revenue stream! Dr. Meghan Helwig will help you to assess the most common impairments and walk through her tried and true methods for treating patients with impingement, poor movement patterns, post-joint replacement/labral tear repair and osteoarthritis. These streamlined tactics will improve posture and balance while also addressing mechanical issues commonly found in the golf swing. Best of all? Explore novel approaches that incorporate the tools you already own for faster recovery and better outcomes: myofascial cups, kinesiology tape, IASTM tools and compression bands. You’ll learn functional movement techniques that address the most common complaints from golfers, get results fast and set your services apart!

Program Information

Objectives

Investigate the combination of the joint by joint model and the skin/brain connection
Differentiate stability and/or mobility dysfunctions in the golf swing and how to identify possible “leaks in the system”
Appraise the general concepts behind the use of various tools and how they can be used to facilitate changes in posture and performance.

Outline

Systemic Influences on Movement & Performance

Joint by joint model
Skin/brain connection
Implications for kinematic swing sequence

Screening and Assessment for Golf Performance

Typical swing faults + correlated movement screens
Identify if stability or mobility is the main issue
Most common injuries and their impact on golf swing

Tools and Techniques to Improve Performance

Myofascial cups
Kinesiology tape
Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization
Compression band therapy
Therapeutic exercise
Specific strategies for:
- Posture
- Balance
- Position
- Set up

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Athletic Trainers
Massage Therapists
Chiropractors

Copyright : 11/12/2021

Module 8 | Infusing Stability and Mobility for Efficient Overhead Movements

The shoulder is the most complex joint in the human body, which makes treating and training overhead athletes very challenging. The shoulder requires a delicate balance of both stability and mobility to maximize production. Bringing a wealth of experience to the table, you’ll dive into:

A better understanding of the shoulder’s relationship within the entire kinetic chain
A simple five-step process for training stability and mobility
Interventions that reduce pain and improve performance

Join NCAA athletic trainer Mitch Hauschildt as he presents strategies to create healthy, bulletproof shoulders that can catapult active individuals into higher levels of performance.

Program Information

Objectives

Determine key mobility and stability issues that affect the shoulder and larger system overall.
Investigate several simple, key exercises that address both mobility and stability for the overhead athlete.
Implement a structured training program to maximize shoulder output.

Outline

The relationship between mobility and stability within the human body
Understanding the complex nature of the shoulder complex and how it ties into the rest of the kinetic chain
Five step process for training stability and mobility for the shoulder joint
Introduce specific stability and mobility interventions

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Chiropractors
Massage Therapists
Athletic Trainers
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Exercise Physiologists

Copyright : 12/11/2020

Module 9 | Expand Your Sports Rehab Toolbox

When working with athletes, no single modality can do the job. You need an entire toolbox of techniques, strategies and knowledge to improve all the variables involved in preparing, repairing, sustaining and improving an athlete. Don’t miss out on the new approaches that can help get the most out of your patients.

Program Information

Objectives

Assess and determine the immediate physiologic need of your athlete
Apply tools for the various phases of rebuilding your athlete
Design strategies to implement these tools to an athlete’s program

Outline

Assess and Determine the Immediate Physiologic Need of Your Athlete

From trauma to stronger
Microbiology
Performance improvement

Rebuilding your Athlete: Applying tools for the various phases

The tools needed to improve preparation for mobility, movement, stability, posture, strength, power, and rigidity.
When to use these tools

Design Strategies to Implement These Tools into an Athlete’s Program

Review of current literature
Strategy needed to improve performance and decrease injury
Improve the individual program design to improve performance and decrease injury

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Athletic Trainers

Copyright : 08/01/2020

Module 10 | Truth, Lies, & Running Analysis: How to be the Running Expert in Your Community

Have you ever wanted to incorporate Running Analysis into your gym or clinic? Join Dr. Mulholland and learn why you should be marketing to runners! Discover how easy it is to:

Perform a ‘low cost’ gait analysis
How to spot the most common biomechanical errors in runners
Identify the type of foot strike that is increasing risk of injury

Lastly, we will “bust” some popular running beliefs. What is the optimal foot strike? What about the “minimalist” running movement? How do I choose the best running sneaker for me? Simple, evidence-based advice to improve your clinical skills immediately!

Program Information

Objectives

Develop an understanding of communication strategy for marketing running services to runners, coaches and parents.
Examine low cost gait analysis strategies, technology and reporting.
Develop proficiency in assessment of several key areas of gait analysis including foot strike, shoe choices and striding.

Outline

Why you should be marketing and treating runners in your office

They’re always hurt! (50-80% injury rate per year)
There is a “running boom” going on
Improves your clinical skills
Runners talk to each other (great marketing for your clinic)
Athletes strive to improve performance

How to do a “low-cost” running analysis in your gym/clinic

What type of equipment do you need (treadmill, camera, etc..)
What type of software do you need (if any?)
What to charge for a session?
How long should a session take?
What services are included in a run analysis session?

Common technique and biomechanical issues with runners

Review and explain the seven most common gait errors and how to correct them
- Over-striding
- Excessive Leaning at waist and/or excessive lumbar lordosis
- Improper arm swing
- Too much vertical motion
- Anterior head carriage and/or excessive thoracic kyphosis
- Asymmetrical stride
- The “cross-over” stride
  - Quick “self-test” to see if you suffer from cross-over gait
  - Demonstrate what type of runners rarely have a cross-over gait

Discuss the current research concerning the “minimalist” running movement

What are the claims being made by the “pro-minimalist” running movement?
Optimal foot strike position
How to choose the best sneaker
Learn when you should replace your sneakers
Break down several running analysis videos using techniques learned earlier

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Massage Therapists
Chiropractors
Athletic Trainers
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Exercise Physiologists

BFR for Performance: Advanced Drills for Next Level Treatment

If you’re looking for new and innovative ways to work with your patients, then you must add blood flow restriction (BFR) to your practice today and join an elite group of peers who are already applying this therapy.

Tap into muscle fatigue that you never even comprehended was possible. When a cuff is used to reduce blood flow, your patient gets both mechanical and metabolic stimulation at the same time – more bang for your buck! View this session to watch Ed dive into common lower extremity injuries and how to use BFR to accelerate recovery in:

Achilles tendon injuries
Jumper’s knee
Hamstring issues

In this training, you’ll learn advanced drills for pushing your clients to the next level. Help your clients build strength, hypertrophy and endurance while increasing your opportunities for career advancement and patient referrals.

Program Information

Objectives

Differentiate BFR versus non BFR based rehabilitation.
Assess the benefits of using BFR to your late stage BFR rehabilitation programming.
Evaluate the use of ischemic pre-conditioning prior to high intensity and plyometric type training.

Outline

Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training

Physiological impacts of occlusion
Implications for strength and hypertrophy
Clinical applications of BFR

Adding BFR to Your Late Stage Rehab Programming

Perspectives on priming the system
Offsetting higher loading volumes
Reducing risk with lighter loads

Implementing Ischemic Pre-Conditioning

Common techniques for pre-exercise
High intensity/plyometrics

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Athletic Trainers
Chiropractors

Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) – An Emerging Breakthrough in Rehab Care

Learn about the greatest innovation for rehab providers in the 21st century. Discover how blood flow restriction training bio-hacks the body to achieve considerable increases in muscle size and strength while exercising with very light loads.

Program Information

Objectives

Investigate the evidence supporting blood flow restriction training
Assess the populations with most to benefit from BFR
Demonstrate safe and effective placement of BFR cuffs

Outline

Evidence Supporting Blood Flow Restriction Training

Origins
Research trends
Latest meta analyses

Populations who benefit the most from BFR

Post-op, painful/load compromised, athletic endurance athletes
Validated with scientific evidence
Uses across sports medicine continuum

How Blood Flow Restriction Training Works

Muscle cell physiology
- Metabolic pathways
- Hypertrophy/strength timelines
- Energy systems
- Mechanical vs metabolic stimulus
- Force-velocity relationship
- Muscle fiber recruitment

Local skeletal muscle adaptions

Cell swelling
Metabolite induced fatigue
Satellite cell proliferation
Hypoxia
Bone growth

Systematic adaptions

Cardiovascular system regulation
Pressor reflex
VO2max
VEGF
Soft tissue repair
Tendon repair
Muscle damage
Reduced pain

Indications and Contraindications of BFRT

Relative vs absolute contraindications
Thrombus and tPA

Placement of BFR Cuffs

Tourniquet and Doppler application
Avoidable tourniquet risks
Importance of LOP assessment

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Athletic Trainers