Description
What’s in the program?
9.00am – 11am
Introduction: Understanding hip conditions
Case studies
Practical session: Exercises for the gluteals low tensor fascia latae, step-up box, weight bearing and non-weight bearing, advanced
Patellofemoral pain: Screening tests, risk factors, quadriceps and hamstring dominance, vastus medialis – dispelling myths
Case studies
Practical session: Closed chain and open chain exercises
11.00am – 11.15am Morning Break
11.15am – 1.15pm
Achilles tendinopathy: Tendon stiffness theory, load bearing and endurance, runners and return to sport, motor control, pain monitoring model
Case studies
Practical session: gastrocnemius, soleus rehabilitation
1.15pm – 2.00pm Lunch
2.00pm – 5.30pm
Foot conditions, intrinsic foot muscle strength, stretching theory, foam rolling theory
Case studies
Practical session: stretching, intrinsic foot muscle strength exercises for plantar fasciitis
Questions
Who is your presenter?
Dr Alice Evans
BHSc. DipPilates, M.Chiro. Cert IV Training and Assessment, Learning and Development Specialist Adelaide University
Over the past 20 years, Alice has worked as a leader, evidence-based clinician and educator in the health promotion and e-learning space. She has been integral in developing over 45 hours of ESSA accredited courses through her company Evidence for Exercise and trained over 4500 practitioners world-wide by providing engaging online content. An early and passionate adopter of Pilates she established a multidisciplinary clinic in 2006 and has had over 80,000 consults. As a chiropractor she has a special interest in hip and lower limb pain and is an annual international guest speaker at the Virtual Neurology Summit.
If you have any questions before, during or after this course please email us: research@evidenceforexercise.com
ESSA members love studying with us:
“Sign me up for more, great! Where was this when I was at uni?”
“Fantastic explanation of the exercises and why they’re performed. Also loved the ‘what to say to patients.’”
“Fantastic course, and will definitely be using it for my work.”
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