Sloptimal Loading

“Sloptimal Loading”: Realistic ExRx in Rehabilitation

Presenter: Scot Morrison

Virtual Course (Live): January 15-16, 2022

Registration: https://www.eventbee.com/v/sloptimal-loading-realistic-exrx-for-rehabilitation-virtual-session/event?eid=222404724#/tickets

This course meets the standards for 13 hours (1.3 CEU) of continuing education by most state physical therapy boards. Please contact your state board for details on their specific requirements.

The course is intended for Physical Therapists, Assistant Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers and students in these fields. 

Contact Hours 13/CEU 1.3

This course meets the standards for 13 hours of continuing education by most state physical therapy boards. Please contact your state board for details on their specific requirements.

The Science PT (BOC AP#: P3211) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of 13 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Feel comfortable dealing with ExRx in a clincal setting for any level of individual ability 
  • Understand the role uncertainty plays in rehabilitation 
  • Understand and implement interventions based on the envelope of function, optimal load, and minimum effective dosage 
  • Prescribe exercise dosage based on specific tissue adaptation goals 
  • Explain and implement autoregulatory approaches 
  • Develop specialized exercises to achieve rehab goals
  • Understand an implement the training fundamentals of accommodation, continuity, individuality, progression, specificity, synergy, and variability
  • Critically apply concepts of dosage including load, volume of work, and rest periods
  • Develop a concise, efficient, and effective home exercise program
  • Progress, regress and lateralize exercises
  • Perform a patient needs analysis and program based upon it
  • Implement strategies to develop change of direction, rate of force development, and stretch shortening cycle 
  • Encourage patient independence and wellness

Schedule:

09:00 – 09:30Introduction to Uncertainty & Critical Thinking 
09:30 – 10:30 Rehabilitation Fundamentals & Exercise Prescription
10:30 – 10:45Break
10:45 – 11:45Coaching, Cuing, & Human Movement as a Dynamical System
11:45 – 12:30Asking the right questions: Testing & KPI’s
12:30 – 13:30Lunch (on your own)
13:30 – 14:15Testing: Strength, RFD, and Energy Systems (Lab)
14:15 – 15:15Principles of Programming for Strength, RFD, and Hypertrophy
15:15 – 15:30Break
15:30 – 16:15Strength/RFD/Hypertrophy Training (Lecture/Breakout)
16:15 – 17:00Autoregulation & Q & A
Day 2
09:00 – 09:45Energy Systems & Training Principles
09:45 – 10:30Tissue Specific Programming: Tendon, Bone, Cartilage & Muscle
10:30 – 10:45Break
10:45 – 12:15Exercise Selection and Modification (Lecture/Breakout)
12:15 – 13:15Lunch (on your own)
13:15 – 14:45Programming: Strategies that Satisfice (Lecture/Lab)
14:45 – 15:30Plyometrics, Power & Change of Direction (Lecture/Breakout)
15:30 – 16:00Application of S&C Principles to Non Athletes