Od-040199 Sports Medicine Considerations for the Rugby Athlete for Providers and ATs

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Type

On Demand

Credit

Yes

Description

This course offers 0.75 Continuing Professional Education credits to physicians and athletic trainers ... show more

Objectives

  • Compare the physiological and biomechanical demands of two rugby positions.
  • Create a progression from the clinic to the field for performing live lineout lifts.
  • Describe the positions in rugby.
  • Describe what biomechanical and load components are important during rugby-specific rehab and why.
  • Explain how to progress a loosehead prop once he begins sport specific training status post Achilles tendon repair.
  • List variations of scrum-specific rehab that can be performed in a clinic setting and how they correlate to live scrumming.

Fees

Free

Activity Director

Gabriel Luciani

Activity Coordinators

Carissa Colangelo

Organization

MedStar National Rehabilitation Network