Pediatrics 312: Sports and the Younger Athlete

Course Format: Live Webinar

Tuition: $59.00

Credit Hours: 2

Contributor: Michael Hall, DC, FIACN

Course Description: The younger athlete today is faced with the challenges of COVID, restricted access during training, and new policy implementations. The chiropractor looking to perform preparticipation physicals for the younger athlete will need to consider these challenges when assessing the athlete. This presentation will cover many areas of the preparticipation process and evaluation.

Course Outline:

1. The young athlete

a. COVID and the landscape for training

2. Preparticipation process

a. Evaluation

b. Sport specific expectations

3. Preparing for success

a. Injury prevention

b. Concussion reduction / severity

Objectives:

1. Discuss COVID in relation to athletic participation

2. Develop evaluation protocol

3. Outline injury prevention

4. Explain concussion

This course is accredited in the following states:

Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming,

This course is accredited in the following Canadian Provinces:

British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Yukon,

This course is accredited Internationally (CCE & PACE Approved)