Rehabilitation and Return to Play Considerations Following Musculoskeletal Injury
5/6/20177:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Franklin Pierce University - PT Program
670 N Commercial St, Suite 301
Manchester, Nh03101
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8 CEHS
Presented by David Nolan, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, SCS, CSCS
Course Description:
Musculoskeletal pathology is common in an athletic population and the prevalence in youth sports continues to increase. Overuse injuries are often a result of imbalances throughout the upper or lower kinetic chain as well as abnormal or inefficient running mechanics. This course will review the examination and treatment of selected shoulder, knee, foot and ankle pathologies commonly seen in an athletic population. Through lecture presentations and discussions of clinical presentations and case studies, participants will gain an understanding of key management principles for common upper and lower quarter dysfunction seen in sports medicine. Clinical implications will also be presented through assessing movement dysfunction utilizing video cases.
Course Objectives:
If participants seize the opportunity to learn throughout the course, then they will have the opportunity to become knowledgeable regarding the following:
• Describe the biomechanics of the overhead athlete and rehabilitation considerations from acute injury through return to throw phase.
• Design an effective and appropriate rehabilitation program based on current evidence to maximize shoulder complex strength and endurance.
• Discuss key proximal and distal influences on anterior knee pain in the athlete.
• Provide evidence-based rationale for criterion-based post-operative rehabilitation progression and return to sport criteria following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
• Implement an evidence-based exercise program to address selected lower leg and foot and ankle pathology.
• Discuss factors related to running form that may contribute to injury
• Describe the mechanisms of common lower extremity overuse injuries in runners
• Design an effective and appropriate rehabilitation program for the injured runner utilizing current evidence.
• Discuss the best available evidence to guide return to play decisions following injury to the foot and ankle complex.
• Discuss the clinical implications of information obtained through video running analysis
Course Schedule:
7:30 – 8:00 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:30 AM Management of the Overhead Athlete: Acute Rehab through Return to Throw
9:30 – 9:45 AM Break
9:45 – 10:15 AM Evidence-Based Review of Therapeutic Exercise for the Shoulder Complex
10:15 – 11:00 AM Selected Manual Therapy Techniques for the Shoulder (Lab)
11:00 – 12:00 PM Management of Anterior Knee Pain in the Athlete
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 PM Proximal Strength Considerations for Lower Quarter Pathology
1:30 – 2:00 PM Return to Play Considerations Following ACL Reconstruction
2:00 – 2:45 PM Running Related Injury of the Lower Leg and Foot and Ankle Complex
2:45 – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 – 3:30 PM Selected Manual Therapy Techniques for the Foot & Ankle Complex (Lab)
3:30 – 4:00 PM Therapeutic Exercise Considerations for the Foot and Ankle Complex
4:00 – 4:30 PM Return to Sport Following Ankle Injury
4:30 – 5:00 PM Running Biomechanics & Utilization of Video Analysis
5:00 – 5:30 PM Q & A
5:30 PM Adjourn
Speaker Bio:
David Nolan, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, SCS, CSCS:
David is a Clinical Specialist at Mass General Sports Physical Therapy and the Director of the MGH / Northeastern University Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program. He received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Northeastern University in 1997 and completed his Masters of Science degree with an Orthopedic Specialization and Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professionals in 2007. During his graduate studies, he was awarded the Barbara Adams Fellow Award for his leadership and dedication to the profession. Dr. Nolan is a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and Sports Clinical Specialist through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. David is also an Associate Clinical Professor at Northeastern University in the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences as well as a Graduate Lecturer in the College of Professional Studies in the transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Northeastern University. David has lectured nationally on running related injury, functional biomechanics, gait and lower quarter dysfunction. He is a past recipient of the “Excellence in Clinical Teaching” award from the New England Consortium of Academic Coordinators of Clinical Education. Dr. Nolan was also presented with the 2016 award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Practice by the Massachusetts Chapter of the APTA. His research has focused on the impact of abnormal biomechanics on injury in an orthopedic population. David’s areas of expertise include sports medicine, orthopedics and manual therapy. He evaluates and treats patients with a wide range of musculoskeletal diagnoses and utilizes video analysis to assist in biomechanical evaluation and patient education. He coordinates physical therapy care at the finish line of the Boston Marathon and works extensively with athletes at all levels, elite runners and professional dancers.
