Evidence In Motion’s Sports Medicine Competencies course prepares you to become a productive member of a sports medicine team. This course will cover the athletic management spectrum including, but not limited to pre-participation screenings, evaluation of running and throwing mechanics, taping and bracing, return to sport testing, sub-acute concussion management, dermatologic conditions, and injury prevention programs.

This course is delivered in a blended learning fashion, combining online and on-site learning experiences to facilitate participant learning. An interactive and media-rich online pre-course is provided to participants 30 days in advance of an intensive 2-day on-site laboratory weekend. The online pre-course provides an evidence-based overview of sports physical therapy using a combination of web-based video presentations, key evidence summaries, and primary research articles. The on-site lab intensive weekend provides participants with hands-on demonstration and practice of examination procedures, preventive strategies, and selected interventions for the care of the physically active individual. The lab focuses on becoming proficient in a core set of sports physical therapy competencies. A small group testing session will be conducted during Day 2 to review the examination, prevention, and intervention strategies/techniques. The course will have a learner to faculty ratio of no greater than 18:1. An online post-test and on-site skill assessment are used to reinforce course objectives and assess learning.

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 24.75 Contact Hours/2.475 CEUs Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures. 

Sports Medicine Competencies Weekend Intensive has been approved for 24.75 continuing education hours by PTPN, which is an organization recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California to approve courses for continuing education competency hours. If you have questions or concerns, please contact PTPN 800-766-7876 and ask for the Quality Assurance Department or CEO.

Applicability

• • Sports Physical Therapy Residency
  • Sports Physical Therapy Certification