Course Description
Proper strength and conditioning allows athletes and teams to perform at their highest possible level. The benefits of peak conditioning and strength include better injury prevention and, if necessary, increased effectiveness of rehabilitation. An athlete following a well-designed program can prevent, or significantly reduce, muscle imbalances and strengthen necessary tendons and ligaments, leading to far fewer injuries on the field.
Originally presented as a live event at the prestigious Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Florida, “Injuries in Football: Performance and Return to Play” presents up to date information, resources and techniques for proper strength and conditioning to reduce sports injuries and accelerate rehabilitation. This guide combines the professional knowledge of many preeminent sport medicine physicians, including Ryan Donahue, PT, DPT, CSCS and John Andino, DPT, ATC.
This extensive guide focuses on the importance of nutrition and the importance of educating athletes to eat right and form healthy habits. There are easy rules to follow and they are applicable to any athlete. The course also dives into the categories of Pre-Participation Screening and the Functional Movement Screen among other tests. Reliability and validity are discussed as well as the predictive injury capability of the screens. Lastly, the transition between rehabilitation end point and sports training beginnings are discussed and the need to bridge the gap between rehabilitation and strength training before an athlete is ready to return to play.
This Seminar-On-Demand is 2 hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
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Accreditation Information:
State | Discipline | Approval Status | Statement | Provider Code | Approval Category | Expiration Date |
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Florida | ATC/LAT | BOC Approved Provider | Approved 2.25 hours | 50-8744 | 2019-12-31 | |
Florida | ATC/LAT | BOC Approved Provider | APPROVED FOR 2.25 | P3633 | Category A | 2019-12-31 |
Series Outline:
Part 1
- Nutrition and Fueling
- The Functional Movement Screen: Where are we now?
- Pre-Participation Screening and Return to Sport Testing: What is best?
- When Does Rehabilitation End and Performance Training Begin?
- Knee: Objective Criteria & Testing for Return to Practice
Part 2
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional on performance and return to play for athletes.
Professional Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to
- Identify educational and nutritional habits to teach athletes to enhance performance
- Recognize the purpose of the Functional Movement Screen and the correlation between FMS performance and injuries
- Identify effective, time efficient, strategies, and risk factors involved in Pre-Participation Screening and why it is significant to an athletes career.
- Recognize the healing processes, inflammatory responses, and the connection between rehabilitation and performance training.
- Identify risk factors involved with knee injuries and the steps necessary to return to practice
Criteria for Completion:
A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.
Disclosures:
Contact Hours: 2
Please see "Approvals" tab for actual awarded contact hours for state and licensure.
Target Audience: Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists.
Instructional Level: Advanced
BOC Level of Difficulty: Advanced
Course Type: Seminar-On-Demand
The course materials for this Seminar-On-Demand are available instantly in our online format.
Personnel Disclosure:
- Financial - This course is created in conjunction with The Andrews Institute. The Andrews Institute receives royalty payments from HomeCEUConnection.com for the presentation of this course.
- Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationships exist.
- No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service.