Treating the Adult athlete - Course 1, Distance-On-Demand 2 Hours

Course overview

Treating the Adult Athlete - Course 1 2 Hours This Online course is designed to provide the clinician with an introduction to the treatment of adult athletes.  The course reviews physical change and the nutritional and chiropractic needs of the aging athlete. The course introduces conditioning principals for adult athletes and demonstrates effective chiropractic management as it relates to adult athletic fitness. Subjects to be covered: Injury Statistics, Regions of Injury, Evaluating Muscle Imbalance, Injury to the spine, Chiropractic's role in sports related spinal injury, Conditioning, stretching and exercises for the spine, Understanding endocrine changes for the adult athlete, Menopause and the female athlete, Age related changes in the male athlete, Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis, Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, DHEA.  PACE ID: 7191