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.
Description
Course OverviewPre-participation Screening For Esports
Understand 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 Performance
Successful 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 Issues
The 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. You’ll learn the most evidence-based approaches for managing tendinopathy spectrum disorders as efficiently as possible.
Available Course Credits
| Alaska State PT & OT Board | 15.00 | ||
| Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations | 15.00 | ||
| Connecticut Department of Public Health | 15.00 | ||
| CPTA | 1.50 | ||
| Delaware Examining Board of Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers | 15.00 | ||
| District Of Columbia Department of Health | 15.00 | ||
| Georgia State Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Hawaii Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Idaho Physical Therapy Licensure Board | 15.00 | ||
| Indiana Physical Therapy Board | 15.00 | ||
| Iowa Board of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Kansas State Board of Healing Arts | 15.00 | ||
| Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Maine Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Massachusetts Board of Allied Health Professionals | 15.00 | ||
| Michigan Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Missouri Advisory Commission for Physical Therapists | 15.00 | ||
| Montana Board of Physical Therapy Examiners | 15.00 | ||
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | 15.00 | ||
| North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners | 15.00 | ||
| North Dakota Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Oregon Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Physical Therapy Governing Board New Hampshire | 15.00 | ||
| South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| South Dakota Physical Therapy License Board | 15.00 | ||
| State of Alabama Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| State of Rhode Island Department of Health | 15.00 | ||
| Tennessee Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Utah Physical Therapy Licensing Board | 15.00 | ||
| Virginia Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Washington State Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 | ||
| Wisconsin Physical Therapy License Board | 15.00 | ||
| Wyoming Board of Physical Therapy | 15.00 |
Learning Objectives
-Identify common injuries in gaming and esports
-Apply principles of evidence-based medicine to gaming and esports injuries
-Demonstrate pre-season screening and in-season injury management protocols for esports competitors
Course Content
| Module 1 Esports Medical | Module | ||
| Module 2 Esports Medical | Module | ||
| Module 3 Esports Medical | Module | ||
| Module 4 Esports Medical | Module | ||
| Module 5 Esports Medical | Module | ||
| Module 6 Esports Medical | Module |
Dr. Kevin Ho PT, PhD, is an Associate Lecturer in the Discipline of Physiotherapy at the School of Health Sciences. He completed his PhD about the relationship between sleep and musculoskeletal pain in 2020 at the University of Sydney. His current research investigates the prevalence and management of musculoskeletal injuries in esports.
Dr. Matthew Hwu PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS received his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Western University of Health Sciences and completed an Orthopedic Physical Therapy residency program through Kaiser Permanente, Southern California. He is the founder and co-owner of 1HP, a company providing health and performance services to players, teams, and school esports programs. He has been working in esports since 2015 and is currently the Head of Esports Medicine and Performance at KSE Esports where has developed systems and structures to support the health and performance of the players.
Dr. Elliot Smithson PT, DPT, MS, ATC, EMT received his undergraduate degree from University of Central Florida in Athletic Training, his Masters from Marshall University in Athletic Training, and his doctorate in Physical Therapy from University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. He has been working in sports and entertainment medicine since 2013 (Walt Disney World) and Division 1 level (UCF, Marshall University), and transitioned into esports medicine in 2019. He has worked with professional esports teams such as 100 Thieves, Counter Logic Gaming, and Immortals. He is passionate about advancing the line of knowledge in the esports industry and cultivating the next generation of professionals.
Dr. Jonathan Chung B.Sc. Hons., DC, NASM-CPT received his undergraduate degree with a Major in Life Sciences and a Minor in Economics from Queen’s University in Kingston and his Doctor of Chiropractic from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. He has been a chiropractor since 2019 and a member of 1HP since 2020. As part of 1HP Performance Medicine staff he oversees online health initiatives for gamers.
Dr. Caitlin McGee PT, DPT, MS received her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience and Exercise and Sport Science from Ursinus College and her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Delaware. She has been working in esports and orthopedic medicine since 2015. She is the co-owner and Performance and Esports Medicine Director of 1HP, a company that provides health and performance services to players, teams, and school esports programs. She is an editor of the Handbook of Esports Medicine, the first clinical textbook for the field of esports health and performance, serves as an associate editor for the Annals of Esports research, and has published research on the topic of tendinopathies in esports.
Dr. Jennifer Thai DPT, PT, OCS graduated from UCLA with a Bachelors of Science in Physiological Science in 2010 and completed a UCLA Sports Medicine Internship working alongside the Women’s Rowing team. She attended University of Southern California for her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She is also a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor, and is Blood Flow Restriction Training certified. She enjoys working with those who are interested in pursing physical therapy as a profession through mentorship of PT candidates and student physical therapists. Her esports experience includes working in the LCS with teams such as TSM, Team Liquid, and Cloud 9. When she is not at the clinic, she is spending time with her family, attempting to explore and travel with a toddler, and watching sports.
Dr. Jordan Tsai DPT, PT, OCS, is a US Army veteran who served as a combat medic in Iraq from 2007-2008. He then went on to graduate from California University State University, Long Beach with his Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology: Exercise Science before attending the University of Southern California for his Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Jordan has experience working with a variety of orthopedic pathologies and populations ranging from young athletes to older, post-surgical patients. He is also an APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor and enjoys mentoring DPT students in the clinic. He has experience working in esports with teams such as Cloud 9, Evil Geniuses, and 100 Thieves. In his free time, he enjoys drawing, watching sports, playing video games, and traveling.
Nicholas Fulco PT, DPT, Cert. DN is a Physical Therapist working in outpatient orthopaedics and sports rehab. He received his undergraduate from Louisiana Tech University in Kinesiology and Health Sciences in Ruston, Louisiana. He then received a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in St. Augustine, Florida. He has worked with professional, collegiate, high school, and recreational esports and traditional sports since 2019 and currently operate in a sports medicine clinical setting. His gaming passions include FPS, MOBA, and Battle Royale games. He is a contributing author to the esports health and performance institute and is involved with the team services at 1HP.