EM168: Advanced Rehabilitation Strategies for Lower Limb Injuries in Sport

Using biomechanics and technology to build better performing, more robust athletes

The course will discuss the factors that influence acute and chronic injury in athletes, with a particular focus on lower limb injuries and how to use biomechanics and technology to improve our assessments and outcomes.

The course will cover:

• Pathomechanics and risk factors for lower limb injury
• How to build a rehabilitation programme to improve rehabilitation efficiency and efficacy
• There are no such thing as bad exercises!
• Intersegmental Control
• Strength and Power development
• Plyometric and Reactive Strength Development
• Linear Running and Acceleration Mechanics
• Change of Direction and Agility Mechanics
• Sports Specific Conditioning Considerations

The learning objectives:

• Understand the pathomechanics of acute and chronic injury of the lower limb and how that influences goals for athlete development
• Understand all the components that make up a comprehensive athlete assessment and rehabilitation/development programme
• Review the importance of exercise technique in the development of motor patterns and the achievement of strength and power goals
• Review the use of technology in the profiling of strength, power and plyometric qualities and how to programme accordingly
• Understand the role of linear running mechanics in injury and athletic performance and expand skill set to be able to identify and modify biomechanical deficits
• Understand the role of change of direction mechanics in injury and athletic performance and expand skill set to be able to identify and modify biomechanical deficits
• Review energy system re-development after injury and during rehabilitation. Review sports specific differences in re-conditioning to peak performance.