Foot & Ankle in the Adolescent Athlete
Paul Frizelle, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, CSCS, PES, CES
Includes all course content in digital format
Prerequisites Required
Description
Foot/ankle injuries are some of the most common in the young athlete. Up to 30% of young athlete injuries that present to sports medicine professionals are foot/ankle related. When these injuries are not managed, there is diminished activity time, decreased quality of life, and long- term negative outcomes to the health of the athlete.
This course will address the most frequently reported foot/ankle injuries seen in young athletes to improve the clinician’s understanding of these pathologies. The content will focus on the most current evidence for the management of these injuries along with evidence-based manual therapy, neuromuscular retraining, and therapeutic exercise interventions. Along with the presentation of the current research, we will cover slides with detail on specific manual therapy techniques, verbal and visual cues for balance training, and ideas to address therapeutic exercises when patients may have limited access to equipment. This knowledge will improve the clinician’s ability to effectively treat this commonly injured body region.
Highlights
- Immediately improve your knowledge of common foot/ankle injuries in the young athlete
- Evidence-based interventions to improve mobility, neuromuscular control, and strength in the foot/ankle
Learning Objectives
- Identify the most encountered acute fracture of the foot/ankle in the young athlete.
- Examine the most common sites for apophysitis in the foot/ankle of the young athlete.
Course Content
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- The Young Athlete
- Trends in adolescent sports
- Foot/ankle injury statistics in young athletes
- Anatomical considerations in the young athlete
- Foot/ankle anatomy in the young athlete
- Foot/Ankle Injuries in the Adolescent Athlete
- Foot/ankle fractures
- Sever’s Disease
- Ankle sprains
- Chronic ankle instability
- Osteochondrosis of the foot/ankle
- Manual Therapy, Neuromuscular, and TherapeuticExercise Strategies
- Self-mobilization for the talocrural joint
- Myofascial mobilization of the gastric/soleus
- Balance/neuromuscular training
- Therapeutic exercise
Dr. Paul Frizelle, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, CSCS, PES, CES received his Bachelor of Science in Sports Management from the University of Tampa, a master's degree in Human Movement from AT Still University, and his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of St Augustine. His training in orthopedic physical therapy is extensive and includes completing his orthopedic manual therapy residency. He has certifications in manual therapy, strength and conditioning, vestibular rehabilitation, and is recognized by the ABPTS as a board certified orthopedic clinical specialist. He has focused his area of practice in orthopedics for national and regionally based outpatient physical therapy companies as well as the sub-acute rehabilitation hospital setting. He is an adjunct faculty member for AT Still University in their master's degree Kinesiology program. In the AT Still program he has instructed courses including Functional Anatomy, Human Movement Dysfunction, and Post Rehabilitation Exercise.
Dr. Frizelle is a nationally recognized speaker in orthopedics and has instructed courses in joint arthroplasty, management of the lumbopelvic hip complex, orthopedic manual therapy, and evaluation and treatment of the lower extremity. His professional interests include exercise programming in the orthopedic management process, and the application of manual therapy in orthopedic rehabilitation.
DISCLOSURES
FINANCIAL: Paul Frizelle is compensated by Summit as an instructor.
NONFINANCIAL: Paul Frizelle has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
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