When
Saturday, January 10, 2015; 1:00pm-7:30pm
Sunday, January 11, 2015; 8:00am-2:00pm
Contact
Lincoln College of Postprofessional, Graduate and Continuing Education
Phone: 630-889-6622
Email: postgrad@nuhs.edu
Fees
Please note the following fees and their deadlines:
PRACTITIONERS
$275 with registration before January 2nd
$300 with registration after January 2nd
$325 at the door
$2,000 Entire course (8 sessions) paid in full by December 12, 2014.
STUDENTS
$225 per session
If paying by check, all checks must by received by our office prior to the program taking place otherwise the at the door rate will apply.
CE hours approved in IL, IA, MI, WI, and IN. Please inquire about additional states / provinces.
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Sports 100-1: Concepts of a Team Physician
Dates: January 10-11, 2015
Times: Saturday 1:00pm – 7:30pm; Sunday 8:00am – 2:00pm
Location: NUHS Campus / Lombard, IL
Instructors: Thomas Solecki, DC, CSCS, DACBSP, DACRB
Hours: 12.5
View entire Chiropractic Sports Physician schedule HERE
Program Description
This class will emphasize the knowledge and skills necessary for a team physician including medical legal aspects, exercise and fitness concepts, sports psychology, and coaching principles.
Format
The program content will be presented in both lecture and laboratory format.
Outline
Hour 1: Definitions and terms of sports medicine
Hour 2: Concepts to enhance sports performance: injury prevention, recognition, assessment, management, education, and counseling.
Hour 3: Responsibilities of the primary sports medicine team: concepts of the team approach and roles of sports team members
-Primary and secondary team members: interacting with the team members.
Hour 4: Ethical and legal standards: ethical principles and legal liability, consent, product liability, strategy to prevent litigation.
Hour 5: Preseason examination: components of the examination
-Sports specific profile: examination format
Hour 6: Special needs athletes: diabetes, cardiovascular disease, epilepsy, asthma, allergy, substance abuse
-Pediatric athlete: Tanner classification, bone age, musculoskeletal vulnerability
-Female athlete: physical considerations, pregnancy, anemia, female triad, disordered eating
-Older athletes: history, physical considerations, laboratory testing, fitness
Hour 7: Concepts of healing: phases of inflammation: chemical reactions, proliferation phase, remodeling phase, chronic inflammation
Hour 8: Daily adaptive progressive resistance exercise program: implementing a program in the chiropractic office
-Basic components of therapeutic exercise program: flexibility, strength, and muscular endurance, proprioception, and coordination
Hour 9: Psychological considerations: stages of grief, readiness for coaching
Hour 10-12.5: Manual muscle testing of the spine and extremities is reviewed in a practical hands-on workshop
Additonal Chiropractic Sports Physician Courses
Find out more information on the individual sessions of the Chiropractic Sports Physician: 1st 100 hour program below.
Sports 100-2: Certified Strength and Conditioning Sepcialist
Sports 100-3: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management of Injuries to the Spine and Pelvis
Sports 100-4: Management of Injuries to the Upper Extremity
Sports 100-5: Management of Injuries to the Lower Extremity
Sports 100-6: Concussion / Emergency Procedures
Sports 100-7: Extremity Tapping / Strapping and Adjustive Technique
Sports 100-8: Management of Special Populations, Review, and Final Examination