Evaluation and Treatment of the Foot & Ankle in the Adolescent Athlete (Frizelle - Online)

Course overview

Foot/ankle injuries are some of the most common in the young athlete. Up to 30% of young athlete injuries that present to sports medicine professionals are foot/ankle related. When these injuries are not managed, there is diminished activity time, decreased quality of life, and long-term negative outcomes to the health of the athlete. This course will address the most frequently reported foot/ankle injuries seen in young athletes to improve the clinicians understanding of these pathologies. The content will focus on the most current evidence for the management of these injuries along with evidence-based manual therapy, neuromuscular retraining, and therapeutic exercise interventions. Along with the presentation of the current research, we will cover slides with detail on specific manual therapy techniques, verbal and visual cues for balance training, and ideas to address therapeutic exercises when patients may have limited access to equipment. This knowledge will improve the clinicians ability to effectively treat this commonly injured body region.