Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Care for Athletic Populations

Course Overview
This course is designed to help participants learn advanced knowledge and clinical skills in the evaluation and treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome in athletes. Clinical examinations in this course use injury scripts or groupings of key features consistent with a specific condition to identify the pain-generating tissue and potential cause. The treatment component uses manual and exercise interventions based on evidence and presented in a systematic fashion.

Learning Outcomes 
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

• Differentiate common diagnoses of thoracic outlet syndrome injuries sustained by athletes
• Predict the “red flags” to be aware of with a clinical examination
• Analyze risk factors that could produce thoracic outlet syndrome conditions
• Categorize groupings of key features common with types of thoracic outlet syndrome injuries
• Categorize special tests with strong diagnostic accuracy for thoracic outlet syndrome injuries
• Organize treatment strategies that demonstrate greatest effective for specific goals
• Apply scapular training for techniques for thoracic outlet syndromes
• Analyze the purpose of neurodynamic techniques and how they are performed
• Apply posture correction techniques 
   

About the Author/Presenter 
Dr. Jim Schilling was employed in the clinical setting for over 20 years, half of which was specialized in spine care, where he developed experience in manual and exercise therapy skills. He also has over 14 years in academia, teaching courses in musculoskeletal injury evaluation and treatment. His educational background is in athletic training, biomechanics, exercise physiology, and curriculum and instruction along with additional coursework in manual therapy. His scholarly activity has been in abdominal core training and its effect on performance along with its role in athletic movements. He has also conducted scholarly work in the areas of foot biomechanics, educational assessment instruments, and learning strategies.    

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals 
Colibri Healthcare 
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):  
Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy

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