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Los Gatos Orthopedic Sports Therapy Seminars

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A 1-day Hands-on Practical Clinical Course for Physical Therapist

RETURNINGTORUNNINGAFTERINJURY-INTERVENTIONSFORRUNNINGREADINESSANDGAITTRAINING

June 1, 2019

Los Gatos Orthopedic Sports Therapy Seminars

7.5 hours of CA CEU approved

Course Instructor

D.S. Blaise Williams, PhD, MPT

CourseDescription

Thisisaone-dayfocusedonstrength,neuromuscularcontrolandgaittechniquesnecessaryfortheathletetoreturntorunningafterinjury.Biomechanicalprinciplesofnormalandpathologicalrunningmechanicswillbeappliedtofunctionalevaluation,gaitanalysisandnovelinterventions.Emphasiswillbeonthespecificlowerextremitydeficitsobservedmostofteninrunners.Evidenced-basedtechniquesforfunctionalstrengtheningandaugmentingrunninggaitwillbeincluded.Athoroughknowledgeoftheanatomyandnormalbiomechanicsofthejointsofthelowerextremityisessentialforacompleteappreciationofthiscourse

CourseGoals

Uponcompletionofthiscourse,theparticipantwillbeabletodemonstrateanunderstandingofthefollowingconcepts:

1. Understandtheconceptsof,completeandinterprettheresultsoftheRunningReadinessScale™.

2. Developspecificclinicalinterventionsandhomeexerciseprograms(circuits)basedontheoutcomeoftheRunningReadinessScale™.

3. Completeaclinicalgaitanalysisusingreadilyavailablevideoandsoftwaretechnology.

4. Developspecificgaitinterventionsbasedonfindingsfromclinicalgaitassessment.

CourseSchedule DAY 1 8:00am-8:15am Introduction 8:15am-9:00am The Running Readiness Scale™ 9:00am-10:00am Administering the Running Readiness Scale™ (LAB) 10:00am-10:15am Break 10:15am-11:00am Interventions based on the Running readiness Scale™ 11:00am-12:00pm Circuits (LAB) 12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch 1:00pm-2:00pm Clinical gait analysis and the 5 Minute Gait Screen™ 2:00pm-3:00pm Gait analysis (LAB) 3:00pm-3:15pm Break 3:15pm-4:00pm Gait training techniques 4:00pm-4:45pm Gait training (LAB) 4:45pm-5:00pm Summary and Questions

D.S.BlaiseWilliams,Ph.D.,MPT,Director,VCURUNLAB

Dr. Williams was the Director of the VCU RUN LAB at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Williams also holds affiliate academic positions in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at VCU and the Department of Physical Therapy at East Carolina University.

Dr. Williams has spent the last 15+ years studying human movement in various populations. Dr. Williams has studied and presented on gait patterns if runners, walking, jumping and standing in obese adolescents, landing in female college basketball players, ankle movement in individuals with diabetes, balance and coordination in surfers, injury mechanics in dancers, hip movement and strength in National Hockey League players and many more. His current research projects include: enhancing running mechanics as it relates to injury and performance across the lifespan and understanding regularity of human movement in runners and individuals who have experienced a TBI. Dr. Williams is the current chair of the Running Special Interest Group of the Sports Section of the APTA.

Clinically, Dr. Williams has worked with athletes at all skill levels. Dr. Williams specializes in video and three-dimensional gait analyses as they relate to the evaluation and treatment of injuries.