Restoring Functional Movement of the CORE: From Isolation to Integration

Restoring Functional Movement of the CORE: From Isolation to Integration is organized by Professional Seminars Ltd and will be held from Oct 10, 2020 at Professional Physical Therapy - Penn Plaza, New York City, New York, United States of America.

Who Should Attend:
Physical Therapist, Physical Therapists Assistants, Athletic Trainers, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)

Accreditation:
New York Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants: Professional Seminars is recognized as an approved provider of Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant continuing education by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy. Full attendance at this Seminar qualifies for 9.0 contact hours in NY. 7.5 Contact hours in NJ.

Athletic Trainers: Professional Seminars is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education for the BOC-certified Athletic Trainers. This program has been approved for a maximum of 7.5 units of Category A continuing education.

Course Overview:
The goal of this course is to reexamine the core in a more expanded role as it relates to the upper and lower extremities, and creates the foundation for kinetic linking. The creation of optimal movement relies on the ability of the core to efficiently create and transfer energy through the body to the extremities. Failure of the core to provide sufficient proximal stability will result in dysfunction and pain that can occur anywhere in the body. For these reasons, clinicians must be able to assess and treat the trunk in a way that is congruent with the movement demands from every day life to sport and athletic activities. The focus of this course is to go beyond traditional assessment and treatment strategies that emphasize isolation of the abdominal wall. Assessment and corrective strategies will highlight the importance of static and active posture, breath and breathing patterns, resting patterns, and optimizing functional movement patterns.

This course will provide an interactive learning atmosphere utilizing didactic lecture, with a predominant focus on lab demonstration and active participation. Clinicians, with either limited or advanced experience with movement patterns, will be able to effectively customize and integrate the evidence-based best practices gained from this course to meet the needs of a wide variety of patients in their clinical practice.

This course is designed to provide a foundation of skills and information that are beneficial to have prior to enrolling in the Restoring Functional Movement of the Upper and Lower Extremity courses. Several concepts from this CORE course are referenced and reviewed in the extremity courses. Therefore it is highly recommended that participants complete this course prior to enrolling in the extremities courses.

Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, the practitioner will learn how to:
• Explore and redefine the role of the core as it relates to integrated, functional movement patterns seen in all aspects of life and athletics.
• Explore and redefine the role and relationship of the core with the upper and lower extremities through anatomical connections and kinetic linking.
• Understand that successful core activation is directly dependent upon the optimal starting static posture of the body. 
• Discuss the relationship between breath and breathing patterns and their influence on posture and quality of movement. 
• Identify commonly seen compensatory movement patterns as breakdowns in kinetic linking and expressed dysfunctions in the core and extremities.
• Discuss and learn functional assessment techniques that will compliment all styles of evaluation and yield greater information related to the occurrence of pain and injury. 
• Discuss and learn effective corrective strategies that can be easily tailored and integrated to meet the needs of the patient and the goals of the clinician.