Breakout session 1.1
Percussion for Musculoskeletal Treatment

Instructor: Jason Pajaczkowski
CE Credits: none

This one-hour presentation will be an evidence-informed lecture focused on the following topics: mechanisms of mechanotherapy (mechanical/mechanotransduction and neurophysiology), mechanisms and effects of vibration therapy (effect of frequency, and human responses to vibration) and the efficacy of vibration therapy for musculoskeletal injuries.  

Breakout session 1.2
Game Changers: New Research from the Past Year for Managing Common /sports Injuries

Instructor: Tim Bertelsman & Brandon Steele
CE Credits: none

For the past decade, Dr. Bertelsman and Dr. Steele have been harvesting best practice recipes from emerging literature. As new data is published, their team updates the corresponding condition management recipe. This fast-paced and entertaining 1-hour presentation will cover what the past 24 months of literature has revealed about the best practice management for the most common clinical presentations.

This presentation will include demonstrations of the essential skills for successfully managing the most common MSK complaints. This workshop will review current “best practices” for evaluating, treating, and directing simple in-office or home-based rehab. Attendees will leave this class with greater understanding and confidence about how to manage the most common presenting problems.

Course Learning Objectives

Attendees will leave with the following information:

1. The ability to identify the included diagnoses via physical, neurological, functional, and orthopedic evaluation.
2. Knowledge of current “best practice” treatment of these problems.
3. Ability to improve outcomes by making the patient an active participant in their recovery through home exercise and ADL advice.

Course Outline

Review of current evidence-based literature regarding:

• Conservative care efficiency
• Spinal complaints
• Extremity complaints
• Complimentary medical management

Breakout session 2.1
Breathing for Optimal Performance

Instructor: Mika Janhunen
CE Credits: 1

This lecture is a plunge into breathing physiology and the physiological effects of breathing well or “just breathing”, which can be the difference between winning the Olympic gold medal and not finishing the race, or not even making it to the race in the first place.

After the review of breathing we into the clues in the patient history that may alert the physician to an underlying breathing problem and progress into assessment and treatment of common breathing issues, and finally, we will finish with relevant rehabilitation.

The aim of this lecture is to enable the practitioner to better understand the importance of breathing on the whole body and its effects on sports performance as well as injury prevention.

Breakout session 2.2
Taping Athletes with Certainty and Knowledge

Instructor: Martin Isaksson
CE Credits: 1

This lecture will dive deep into understanding how to incorporate research, clinical reasoning, and neurology into taping athletes for pain, movement, and function. The sports chiropractor will be exposed to different concepts of thought within the fascial research community—the understanding of facia and skin and how it affects the athlete’s function and movement. 

•    5 Minutes – Intro to taping
•  15 Minutes – Research and application of kinesiology taping
•  15 Minutes – Understand how fascia and skin are connected
•  15 Minutes – Research and application of dynamic tape
•    5 Minutes – Understand when its applicable to use rigid tape
•    5 Minutes – Questions

Breakout session 3.1

The Role of Tissue Prep in Rehab and Recovery.

Focus on Rotator Cuff Lesions — Treating the Cause (posture, stiffness & more)

Instructor: Kevin Wilk
CE Credits: 1

• 25 minutes – Rehabilitation & Return to Guidelines for the Overhead Athlete: Male & Females
• 15 minutes – Soft Tissue Techniques, Tools & Tricks to Improve Mobility & Range of Motion
• 10 minutes – Case Presentations
• 10 minutes – Open Discussions & Questions/Answers

Breakout session 3.2

Homeopathic Protocols for Sports Injuries & Post-Concussive Syndrome

Instructor: Heidi Weinhold
CE Credits: 1

Homeopathy plays a role in treating concussions to help immediately reduce swelling, inflammation, and to provide symptomatic relief.   Dr. Weinhold was first introduced to the effectiveness of Homeopathy for Concussions by the late Barb Dively, Past President & Executive Director of the Acquired Brain Injury Network of Pennsylvania www.abin-pa.org and Dr. Michael Reece ND.  When conventional care failed to help, many members of ABIN-PA used homeopathic remedies for acute brain injury and long-term recovery.  Some of the reported symptoms that improved after taking homeopathy included: Brain Fog, Confusion, Headaches, Difficulty focusing, and head heaviness.

• Review Homeopathic Protocols to help improve focus, decrease headaches, and speed recovery time following a concussion.
• Provide a handout for Chiropractic Physician’s listing the five most commonly prescribed Homeopathic medicines to prescribe to help a patient recover from a Sports Injury.
• Provide a Handout for medical providers listing the five most commonly prescribed Homeopathic medicines when a patient has suffered a concussion with confusion and difficulty focusing.
• Include a couple of case studies.

Breakout session 4.1

Functional Taping

Instructor: Ryan Kendrick
CE Credits: 1

• Demonstrate an understanding of the evolution of taping approaches, aims and evidence base.
• Recognise the limitations of each approach with regard to managing load, movement & function.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the fundamentals of achieving a mechanical effect with tape, its indications and technique development.
• Recognise the comprehensive assessment and clinical reasoning required and how this applies to developing the aim of the technique as well as the technique itself in an evidence directed manner.
• Demonstrate an understanding of several clinical scenarios where taping biomechanically would be warranted and effective.
• Demonstrate an understanding of where to access further resources to develop biomechanical taping skills further.

10 min – Traditional taping approaches and evidence base
10 min – Load/force as a driver of pathology, pain, movement & function Clinical opportunities for biomechanical
10 min – Taping; What we are NOT doing; What we are doing; Fundamentals of taping mechanically; Technique 
Development Flowchart
10 min – An introduction to MECHANISMS – affecting KINETICS vs KINEMTICS Clinical Examples; Research to
Practice
10 min – Example 1 – Subtalar Joint mechanics and arch support taping;  Example 2 – Hip Adduction/Internal Rotation & Dynamic Knee Valgus
10 min – Summary – An Active Approach; Questions

Breakout session 4.2

Epigenetics in Sports Performance

Instructor: Robert Silverman 
CE Credits: 1

• What determines health and performance for our athletes
• What best describes epigenetics
• Which APOE has the highest predictability for Alzheimer’s disease
• What MTHFR gene mutation may increase the risk of
• Wavelengths which have the most positive effect on cells

Strength Assessment of the Running Athlete

Instructor: Luke Nelson
CE Credits: 1

This seminar will detail how to execute a strength assessment for the running athlete. Protocols, procedures and interventions that would aid in the success of the running athlete.  Beginning with initial consultation and analysis of gait to the dynamic evaluation of the athlete.

•  15 minutes – What are the strength requirements for a running athlete
• 20 minutes – Which muscle groups are most important for the running athlete
• 25 minutes – How to assess strength in the clinic

Innovative Patient Care and Their Revenue Streams

Session Chair: Paul Timko

Jay Greenstein, Kaizo Health
Paul Timko, Stopain Clinical
Eric Fernandez, Hyperice

An Athletes Journey Starts at Home — Providing Athletes and Patients with Access (at Home) to World Class Products and Solutions.

Join us for a fun, high-energy discussion with several of our FICS Partners on the importance of offering professional products and solutions in your clinic. Learn how to leverage these solutions to improve both clinical and financial outcomes while ensuring the athletes in your community have access to the products used by the World’s greatest athletes.

..And the best part about attending a session hosted by product manufacturers is that there will be plenty of prizes and exclusive opportunities! Don’t miss out!