Discharge and Return to Sport Part 1: Know When They Are Ready

Course overview

When can I fully return to my activity? It's a simple question with a complex answer. Could you imagine knowing how to make the return-to-activity decision confidently and concretely so the patient, parent, and physician all agree? There are so many opinions, emotions, and variables that go into return to sport and discharge that the experience seems anything but certain. Yet, it does not have to be so confusing. There is a process. There is objective data we can look at to remove the confusion, the uncertainty, and the indecision. Evidenced-based tests exist to identify these risk factors and improve your confidence when making return-to-sport and discharge decisions. This course seeks to systemize these decisions by using the latest research and the results of a 10-year, multimillion-dollar research process in injury prediction and return to activity. You can dramatically impact your patients' health and reduce reinjury rates by making evidence-based discharge and return-to-sport decisions. There is no guesswork; there is a data-driven decision. This course will lay the foundation to help you develop a scientific decision-making process, select evidence-based tests, and apply them to patient care. This course is for physical therapists, athletic trainers, and occupational therapists.