Preventing Sacroiliac Joint Pain

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Jon Mulholland, DC, CCSP, CSCS, ICSC Related seminars and products

Ideal Athlete Chiropractic

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Dr. Jon Mulholland has over 20 years’ experience helping athletes of all levels with injury recovery and performance enhancement. In addition to running his own practice, Dr. Mulholland has also acted as the chiropractic consultant for the United States Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY, successfully treating dozens of Olympic athletes. He has traveled extensively as one of the team chiropractors for the US Bobsled & Skeleton teams. He has worked multiple World Championship events in a variety of sports and has treated athletes from dozens of different countries. He was the sports medicine & performance enhancement consultant for the New Zealand Cycling teams at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, where he helped the team win two Olympic medals. He is the owner/operator of Ideal Athlete Chiropractic, a sports chiropractic clinic in Plattsburgh, NY, He also travels extensively lecturing on a wide variety of sports injury and rehabilitation topics.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Jonathan Mulholland is the owner and chiropractor of Ideal Athlete Chiropractic. He receives a speaking honorarium from Rock Tape & Footleveler's. Dr. Mulholland receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Dr. Jonathan Mulholland is a member of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians, the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic, the National Strength & Conditioning Association, the American Academy of Hospital Chiropractors, the Society of Weight-Training Injury Specialists, and the American Chiropractic Association.

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Objectives

1. Appraise management approaches for various types of sacroiliac pain 
2. Differentiate areas of the body who influence the SI Joint and whether they need to be mobilized or stabilized. 
3. Evaluate patient education strategies for movement therapies to reduce the risk of and symptom severity of low back pain. 

Outline

• Current theories of sacroiliac joint function 
  • Vleeming’s Model of Joint Function 
    • Form Closure 
    • Force Closure 
    • Motor Control 
    • Emotional / Mental 
• Why is Sacroiliac Joint pain so common? 
• What is the Joint-by-Joint Theory and how we can use it to guide our treatments 
• Thoracic spine drills to “spare” the sacroiliac joints 
  • Foam Rolling 
  • Cat & Camel (focusing on one vertebra at a time) 
  • Kneeling thoracic spine extension drill 
  • Elbow-to-Wrist Drill 
  • The Bretzel Drill 
• Hip Mobility Drills to “spare” the Sacroiliac Joints 
  • Self-Massage drills on the balla 
  • Kneeling hip flexion drill 
  • Windshield Wipers 
  • Fire Hydrants 
• Screening tests for motor control issues with the hips & SI Joints 
• Gluteal Strength / Activation Exercises 
  • Prone leg raises (if needed) 
  • Gluteal bridge variations 
  • Hip thrust variations 
• The Best “Core” Strengthening Exercises 
  • Discuss & demonstrate the concept of “bracing” the core 
  • Introduce & demo variety of “anti-movements” for core strengthening 
• What is a Hip Hinge? 
• Teaching the Hip Hinge 
  • Kneeling hip hinge regression 
  • “Butt-to-Wall” Drill 
  • Dowel Drill 
• Loading the Hip Hinge 
  • Kneeling hinge with band 
  • Cable pull-through 
  • Kettlebell deadlifts 
  • One-leg kettlebell deadlifts 
  • Kettlebell Swings

Target Audience

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