Golf-Specific Assessment and Intervention
Description
Any athlete knows that injuries can sideline them and keep them from doing what they love. We know the body is a complex system and dysfunction at any point could cause pain and injury in unpredictable ways. Identifying the dysfunction or “leaks in the system” and correcting them is the key to longevity and improved performance in sports. This course will first review the joint by joint model along with the skin brain connection. It will discuss the common golf injuries and how to assess for dysfunction as it relates to golf performance. We will explore novel approaches that incorporate tools you already own for faster recovery and better outcomes: myofascial cups, kinesiology tape, IASTM tools, and compression bands. You will leave this course with new tools and tactics that will address the most common complaints in golfers.Learning Objectives
- Investigate the combination of the Joint by Joint Model and the skin/brain connection
- Differentiate mobility and/or stability dysfunctions in the golf swing and how to identify possible “leaks in the system”
- Explain Screens & Assessments for movement fluency in golf.
- Appraise the general concepts behind the use of various tools and how they can be used to facilitate changes in posture and performance.
- Practice and understand the self applications of kinesiology tape for the common golf injuries.
Course Content
| Assessment and Treatment of the Golf Athlete | Module |
Dr. Meghan Helwig PT, DPT
Dr. Meghan Helwig graduated with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Rutgers University. A native of Morris County, NJ, Dr. Helwig earned a finance degree from Villanova University where she was the starting goalie for 4 years for the Div. I Big East Field Hockey Team.
An athlete her entire life Dr. Helwig has a competitive mindset and understands the demands sport and life place on the body. She has numerous “tools in her toolbox” and has combined concepts and techniques such as ART, SFMA, NKT, DNS, TPI, Rocktape IASTM/Blades, Kinesiology Taping, and cupping to create her own unique system for assessment and intervention. She utilizes these tools and techniques to assess and treat her patients as a whole while uncovering the underlying “WHY” behind her patients' symptoms.
Hour 1:
- Intro
- Joint by Joint Model
- Relationship between mobility and stability
- Top Golf Injuries
Hour 2:
- Skin Brain Connection
- Brain Mapping
- Movement Screens - Breathing, Posture & Balance
Hour 3:
- Movement Screens
- Tactics - tools
- Strategies - Movement & Tissue Prep
- Mechanisms behind the tools
Hour 4:
- Contraindications of use of tools
- Movement Screen Correctives
Hour 5:
- Movement Screen Correctives
- Taping application for pain
- Stacking Strategies
DC
This course is valid for continuing education credit through NUHS in the following states, so long as it falls within the scope of practice as outlined by the corresponding state board: AK, CO, CT, DE, DC, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NC, ND, OH, OR, RI, SC, SD, UT, VT, VA, WA, WY (Considered distance learning, please check with your board how many hours you are allowed)
Please note that online continuing education is not recognized in the following states: FL, LA, MS, OK, WI
CEU approval for this course has been submitted and is pending: AR, GA, HI, MO, NM, PA, TX, WV
*NUHS makes no representation either directly or indirectly that the substantive matter being presented is approved or within respective scope of licensing. It remains the attendees’ responsibility to contact the state board(s) from which they seek continuing education credits for purposes of ensuring said board(s) approves both the delivery method and content as they relate to this event.
PT/PTA
Golf-Specific Assessment and Intervention meets continuing education requirements for these State Physical Therapy Boards: AL, CO, CT, IA, ME, MA, MN, NH, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY
Golf-Specific Assessment and Intervention meets continuing education requirements for these State Physical Therapy Boards by virtue of approval by APTA Kentucky, A Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, for 5 Category 1 contact hours: AK, AZ, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, MI, MS, MO, MT, NC, ND, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA.
FL – This course is approved by the FPTA for 5 hours, CE Broker Approval #:CE22-907882
IL - Golf-Specific Assessment and Intervention (5 contact hours) meets continuing education requirements for these State Physical Therapy Boards by virtue of a National University of Health Sciences approval. NUHS is recognized by the Secretary of States Department of Education.
KY -- This program has been approved by the APTA Kentucky, A Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, for 5 Category 1 contact hour(s). Approval Number: 146-APTAKY-2021.
TX – This activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 5.00 CCUs for PTs and PTAs. Approval 75523TX
ATC
Golf-Specific Assessment and Intervention (BOC Approved provider # P8570) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Certified Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of (5 hours/CEUs Golf-Specific Assessment and Intervention Category A). ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.