In order to become a productive member of a sports medicine team, the sports physical therapist needs to be versed in many facets of athlete care. EIM’s evidence-based Sports Competencies course will cover many of these facets, including: preventive and supportive taping, pre-participation screenings, functional movement screenings including corrective exercise prescription, evaluation, instruction and treatment of athletic movement, late-phase ACL rehabilitation, and injury prevention programs.

Course Objectives/Outcomes

• Utilize information from self-report measures, history, and pre-participation musculoskeletal screenings to guide evidence-based decision making and recommendations to a team physician regarding sports participation and/or need for rehabilitation.   
• Implement a clinical examination for functional movement utilizing evidence-based assessment tools.  
• Analyze athletic movement across different athletic populations to assess and mitigate the risk of injury.  
• Examine findings from a clinical examination and an evaluation of athletic movement to prescribe targeted exercises and injury prevention strategies.  
• Select and demonstrate neuromuscular training, therapeutic exercise, and manual therapy interventions based on current best evidence for the rehabilitation of the physically active individual.  
• Demonstrate a clinical examination of an individual with a concussion and differentiate between the various clinical profiles based on clinical findings. 
• Identify the appropriate context for taping and bracing and be able to implement taping techniques with athletic populations.

Evidence In Motion is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 10282. This Live, Distance learning-interactive activity is offered at 24 Contact Hours/2.4 CEUs Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures. 

Applicability

• • Sports Physical Therapy Residency
  • Sports Physical Therapy Certification