Activity Overview:
Enhance your understanding of lower body biomechanics with our comprehensive Biomechanics – Lower Body course, led by experienced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist Phillipa Butler, PT. This course is designed for rehabilitation and manual therapy professionals seeking to deepen their knowledge of lower body function, gait analysis, and effective treatment strategies for common lower extremity issues.
This holistic approach equips practitioners with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to assess and treat lower body dysfunctions effectively.
Key topics covered include:
- Fascial Function and Myofascial Linkages: Understanding the connective tissue’s role and its anatomical connections throughout the lower body.
- Biomechanical Assessment Techniques: Learning to perform comprehensive evaluations, including foot biomechanics, to identify dysfunctions and movement impairments.
- Common Movement Errors and Injury Mechanisms: Identifying typical patterns that lead to injury and strategies to correct them.
- Therapeutic Exercise Integration: Applying exercises that enhance strength, flexibility, motor control, and coordination, grounded in myofascial chain theory.
- Footwear and Orthotic Considerations: Discussing the contribution of footwear to gait and the indications for orthotic correction.
Target Audience: Athletic Trainers
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Understand the role and function of fascia in lower body mechanics
- Identify key myofascial and anatomical links throughout the lower body
- Describe the sequence of essential events required for ideal walking technique
- Perform comprehensive biomechanical assessments, including foot biomechanics
- Recognize common movement errors and injuries associated with gait
- Outline treatment approaches for prevalent lower body injuries
- Incorporate core stability in management and prevention strategies
- Apply myofascial chain theories to exercises aimed at injury management and prevention
- Discuss the impact of footwear and indications for orthotic correction
Neil Asher, Natural Alternative Therapies BOC Provider #: P12148 is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for a maximum of 9.0 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.
Instructor: Phillipa Butler, PT
Disclosure statement: N/A
CEUs: 9
Price: 59.95
No Refunds
