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Diagnostic Ultrasound for the Physical Therapist

Diagnostic ultrasound can provide real time images for a comprehensive physical therapy examination. The goal of this webinar is to expand the clinicians knowledge of how, why, and when to utilize this tool for enhanced clinical practice along with patient case examples.

Blood Flow Restriction: Real Tool or Fake News

What is blood flow restriction (BFR)? What patients can I use this for and in what ways? Is it safe? These are some of the common questions surrounding the usage of BFR in a rehabilitation setting. BFR is an increasingly popular way to promote strength gains with current literature providing evidence supporting its use in select patient populations. Current training guidelines recommend resistance training at 60-80% of an individual's one repetition maximum (RM) in order to induce muscle hypertrophy and improve strength. However, achieving adequate levels of resistance may be contraindicated and dangerous in many post-operative or elderly patients. Inadequate strengthening and exercise loads can lead to lack of desired outcomes. This program will inform clinicians on the uses and benefits of BFR in the rehabilitation setting, including safety recommendations and guidelines. It will provide a review of the current literature surrounding this modality, debunk myths, and assist clinicians in determining whether its use is indicated for their patients.

Esports Health and Performance: Medical 1

Welcome to the medical certification 15 hour course for the Esports Health and Performance Institute. This course is designed for practicing musculoskeletal medical professionals to understand how to integrate their practice into any esports or gaming setting. This course is a sequel to the Foundations course and if you find yourself here without having taken that course first please complete Foundations before beginning.

Course OverviewPre-participation Screening For EsportsUnderstand the evidence-based pre-participation screening used at the highest levels of esports with teams like 100 Thieves, CLG, and Team Liquid. With an emphasis on practical and applicable knowledge, you use the provided templates to run a pre-season health screen in the professional, collegiate, or even high school setting. Current Issues in Esports Medicine and PerformanceSuccessful integration with players and teams requires an understanding of esports organization structure, culture, and operation. Learn about successful strategies in esports medicine for integrating with esports teams at a variety of levels.Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Esports IssuesThe medical certification provides an in-depth dive into the region-specific considerations for gaming and esports. Each section includes a review of anatomy and biomechanics, a breakdown of subjective and objective evaluation essentials, and a comprehensive overview of diagnostic and intervention techniques for the most common gaming injuries. Regions covered include hand/wrist/forearm, elbow, shoulder, neck, and thoracolumbar.Esports-Specific Tendon RehabDue to the high APMs and low load nature of gaming and esports, tendinopathic injuries are common. Youll learn the most evidence-based approaches for managing tendinopathy spectrum disorders as efficiently as possible.

Technology and Screen-Time

Nisha S. Sanghvi, OTR/L

Technology and digital-based media is everywhere, and it is a necessary part of our lives. It is crucial for our children to know how to use technology and digital-based media in a healthy and balanced way as their brains and bodies are developing. It is important to ensure our children are getting the physical movement, adequate sleep, and nutrition that their bodies need. Technology and digital-based media should not be the focus of an activity or replace relationships. Children need connection and interaction with others. Technology and digital-based media spark interest, and that is when joint engagement and co-viewing can have endless possibilities for our children. Technology and digital-based media are tools that should be used to enhance the learning process and allow for creativity to prepare students for the future. The role of media mentors in our communities is crucial and necessary to help support our caregivers and educators in how to model technology and digital-based media. We must identify how to appropriately evaluate apps, gaming options, products, and programs on the market to support the development of children.Participants will learn the different types of technology and digital-based media our children are exposed to and expected to use, review current statics and guidelines, learn the "C"s of technology, identify ways to support play and learning experiences with technology and digital-based media. Attendees will review how to promote healthy engagemen...