Treating Shoulder Injuries in Rotational Athletes

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Reid Nelles, DC Related seminars and products

Minnesota Movement, LLC

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Reid Nelles, DC, is a chiropractor who earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Minnesota – Duluth where he then followed his passion onto Northwestern Health Sciences University to pursue a Doctorate in Chiropractic. Reid was fortunate to be chosen for the medical staffing of the World Sport Games in Lignano, Italy, which kick-started his infatuation with sports chiropractic. Over the years, he has honed his experience and gained even more knowledge of movement patterns, corrective exercises, hands-on techniques, and so much more within the athlete population.

He owns and operates Minnesota Movement, a clinic in Excelsior, Minnesota. It is here that Dr. Reid fulfills his role in the community of ensuring that no athlete or person has a reason to skip a workout, bike ride, game, round of golf, day with their kids, or any activity due to an injury or pain. Reid believes that; if you move – you’re an athlete. Reid is a self-proclaimed “jack of all trades, master of none” when it comes to athletic endeavors and loves golf, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, hockey, wakeboarding, waterskiing, fishing and hunting. His primary goal is to restore and improve qualities of movement with anyone he sees.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Reid Nelles is the owner of Minnesota Movement. He receives a speaking honorarium from RockTape USA and Implus. Dr. Nelles receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Dr. Reid Nelles has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

1. Choose and demonstrate use of manual therapies consisting of compression band therapy or decompression cupping for common shoulder issues. 
2. Apply and demonstrate evidence-based corrective exercise strategies and use of kinesiology taping for common shoulder dysfunctions. 
3. Determine and perform methods that clients or patients can utilize to address dysfunction with at-home therapeutic exercise strategies. 

Outline

• Who qualifies as a Rotational Athlete? 
  • Throwing, Kicking, Tennis, Golf, Hockey 
• Common Shoulder injuries across rotational sports 
  • Traumatic vs. Over-use/Dis-use (-itis/-osis) 
  • Acute vs. Subacute vs. Chronic 
  • Structural vs. Muscular vs. Neuro 
• Treatment Techniques for three common dysfunctions 
  • Manual Therapies (Scope of Practice Dependent):  
    • LAB/BREAKOUT Experience with Instructor Feedback Q/A 
    • Hands-on 
    • Modalities 
      • Cupping/Decompression 
      • Compression Band Therapy 
      • Instrument Assisted Therapies             
• Corrective Exercise Strategies: 
  • LAB/BREAKOUT Experience with Instructor Feedback Q/A 
  • Let the assessment be your guide 
  • Isometric vs. Concentric vs. Eccentric Muscle Contraction  
  • Global vs. Local Focus 
  • Progression and Regression Strategies  
• Kinesiology Taping: LAB/BREAKOUT Experience with Instructor Feedback Q/A 
  • Pain Mitigation 
  • Positioning and External Cueing via Neurofeedback 
  • Edema and Fluid Dynamics Control

Target Audience

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