Runner’s Rehab Master Class

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Jamey Gordon, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS Related seminars and products

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Jamey Gordon, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS, is an expert in sports rehabilitation with over 20 years of experience guiding athletes to peak performance. Passionate about helping clients reach their full potential, he has worked with a host of professional athletes in the MLB, NFL, NBA, and Olympic levels, as well as thousands of youth, high school, collegiate, and recreational athletes.

He serves as the director of athletic development at Pro X, where he oversees all rehabilitation, speed, strength and agility training, and skill development activities. Dr. Gordon travels nationally to present seminars on athletic development and sport rehabilitation, and he is known for his dynamic, hands-on teaching style.

In addition, he serves as a fellowship mentor and clinical instructor for the physical therapy program at Washington University in St Louis, his alma mater for both his Masters and Doctoral degrees.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jamey Gordon is a partner in Team Rehabilitation Physical Therapy and in Pro X Athlete Development. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jamey Gordon has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

1. Evaluate the latest advances in running rehabilitation and their implications for therapy
2. Outline strategies for more quickly identifying the root causes of pain and functional limitations
3. Integrate effective interventions that can be used immediately to eliminate pain, restore function, and improve running performance
4. 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
5. Design advanced, innovative plans of care for a wide range of running impairments and performance enhancement goals
6. Apply the assessments and interventions discussed in this seminar to a series of interactive case scenarios

Outline

• How cutting edge research is helping patients cross the finish line

• 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

• 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

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

• 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 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

• 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

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