Adolescent Athlete Rehabilitation Certificate Series

Foot/ankle injuries are some of the most common in the young athlete. Up to 30% of young athlete injuries thatpresent to sports medicine professionals are foot/anklerelated. When these injuries are not managed, there is diminished activity time, decreased quality of life, and long- term negative outcomes to the health of the athlete.

This course will address the most frequently reported foot/ankle injuries seen in young athletes to improve the clinician’s understanding of these pathologies. The content will focus on the most current evidence for themanagement of these injuries along with evidence-based manual therapy, neuromuscular retraining, and therapeutic exercise interventions. Along with the presentation of the current research, we will cover slides with detail on specific manual therapy techniques, verbal and visual cues for balance training, and ideas to address therapeutic exerciseswhen patients may have limited access to equipment. This knowledge will improve the clinician’s ability toeffectively treat this commonly injured body region.

• Immediately improve your knowledge of common foot/ankle injuries in the young athlete
• Evidence-based interventions to improve mobility, neuromuscular control, and strength in the foot/ankle

Young athletes sustain a significant amount of injuries participating in sports. 38% of young, elite tennis players were found to have sustained overuse wrist injuries. Gymnastics, rowing, martial arts, combat sports, baseball and volleyball are just a few examples of the sports which may cause higher risk for injuries to the elbow and wrist. The unique nature of the adolescent musculoskeletal system requires anunderstanding of the physical/physiological differencesbetween adolescent and adult athletes. This course will helpthe clinician to develop an understanding of the adolescent musculoskeletal system. Participants will also address commonly encountered elbow and wrist injuries in the adolescent athlete, and how to best manage these injuries tohelp the athlete successfully return to their sport.

• Immediately improve your ability to identify wrist and elbow injuries specific to the young athlete
• Practical therapeutic exercise and manual therapy techniques to use in the rehabilitation process

Knee injuries account for 15% of all interscholastic sport- related injuries. These knee injuries often result in both negative short-term and long-term quality of life reports. This presentation will help to develop an understanding of the unique physiological and anatomical aspects of the adolescent athlete. Participants will review commonly encountered knee injuries in the adolescent athlete. Finally, the course will present evidence-based evaluation and treatment strategies to help these individuals return to their ADLs and the sport activities they love.

• Immediately improve the way you assess and treat the most encountered knee injuries in young athletes
• Effective rehabilitation strategies for management of adolescent knee patients in all phases of rehab that you can implement with minimal equipment

Young athletes may be subjected to many different types of injuries because of playing their sport. Injuries to the spinein adolescence can have long-term repercussions including decreased activity, and long-term disability and health quality. Effective management of these athletes in the rehabilitation setting demands the practitioner to understand both how and why these athletes need to be treated differently than adults. This course will help the clinician to develop an understanding of the adolescent musculoskeletal system. It will also address commonly encountered spine injuries in theadolescent athlete and provide strategies to best manage these injuries to help the athlete successfully return to their sport.

• Immediately improve your knowledge of spine injuries that occur in the adolescent athlete
• Effective, evidence-based neuromuscular re- education and therapeutic exercises for all levels of athletes

Young athletes sustain a significant amount of injuries participating in sports. The unique nature of the adolescent musculoskeletal system requires developing an understanding of the physical/ physiological differences between adolescent and adult athletes. Effective management of these athletes in the rehabilitation setting demands the practitioner understands both how and why these athletes need to be treated differently than adults. This course will help the clinician to develop an understanding of the adolescent musculoskeletal system. It will also address commonly encountered hip injuries in the adolescent athlete, and how to bestmanage these injuries to help the athlete successfully return to their sport.

• Immediately improve your understanding of the specific hip injuries seen in younger athletes
• Evidence-based treatment strategies to manage the return to sport process in young athletes with hip injuries

Young athletes sustain a significant amount of injuries participating in sports. The unique nature of the adolescentmusculoskeletal system requires developing an understanding of the physical/physiological differences between adolescent and adult athletes. Effective management of these athletes in the rehabilitation setting demands the practitioner understands both how and why these athletes need to be treated differently than adults. This course will help the clinician to develop an understanding of the adolescent musculoskeletal system. It will also address commonly encountered shoulder injuries in the adolescent athlete and how to best manage these injuries to help the athlete successfully return to their sport.

• Immediately increase your understanding of the adolescent musculoskeletal system and how it differs from the adult athlete
• Practical strategies to treat common shoulder injuries in the young athlete