What you'll learn

  • Treatment outcomes for acute and overuse injuries of the spine, knee, hip, foot, and ankle, along with upper extremity conditions of the shoulder, neck, elbow, hand, and wrist

  • The effectiveness and expediency of physical evaluations

  • Appropriate diagnostic imaging and interpretation

  • Rehabilitation and safe return to play

  • Non-surgical management of injuries

  • Decisions to refer patients for surgery

Course description

This comprehensive update provides education for state-of-the-art approaches to the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of sports injuries. The course creates a unique opportunity to hear about these changes directly from world-renowned physician specialists (physiatrists, orthopedists, radiologists); team physicians and athletic trainers for the Boston Red Sox, New England Revolution, and New England Patriots; and physical therapists on the cutting edge of rehabilitation.

  • This accredited course is offered by Mass General Brigham Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.  This course is targeted to PHYSICAL THERAPISTS and CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS  and PHYSICIANS, NPs, PAs in the fields of:
    • Sports Medicine
    • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Orthopedics
    • Family Medicine
    • Internal Medicine
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

….and other healthcare practitioners who work with athletes or patients who are physically active. 

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