Jamey Gordon – Runner’s Rehab Master Class: Identify and Treat the Root Cause of Running Injuries Faster than Ever Before

Outline

HOT TOPICS AND INNOVATIONS IN RUNNER’S HEALTH

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

HANDS-ON LAB: UPGRADE YOUR ASSESSMENT AND CLINICAL REASONING SKILLS

• 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

HANDS-ON LAB: REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR REHAB TOOLBOX FOR RUNNING PATIENTS

• 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

HANDS-ON LAB: COMBINE MULTIPLE TECHNIQUES MORE EFFECTIVELY FOR BETTER RESULTS

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

HANDS-ON LAB: DESIGN ADVANCED TREATMENT AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT PLANS FOR YOUR PATIENTS

• 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 STUDIES: PUT KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICE

• 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

DON’T LEAVE MONEY ON THE TABLE!

• Coding and billing updates for runner’s rehab
• Justify therapy with the right progress measures
• Avoid denials and audits with these tips