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Course Description

Explore winter sports biomechanics and performance in this course, covering equipment specifics for snowboarding, cross-country skiing, and downhill skiing. Dive into common traumatic injuries in each sport, delving into non-surgical/surgical management and sport-specific rehabilitation. Backed by figures and videos illustrating biomechanics, physical therapy evaluation, and treatment techniques, the course concludes with patient scenarios showcasing the unique care required for winter athletes.

Course Overview

Course Format: Online with an option to purchase the print version

Contact Hours: 15 contact hours

State Approval: AOPT courses are accepted in all states plus the District of Columbia, as allowed by the type of course requirements in state regulations. A small number of states require APTA to seek pre-approval of courses. The approval codes for these states can be found here. Always check with your State Licensing Board to confirm contact hours offered.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this monograph series, the participant will be able to:

1. Understand and use the correct terminology to describe the unique equipment, biomechanics, and sport techniques associated with snowboarding, cross-country skiing, and downhill skiing.
2. Understand the prevalence, nature, and associated environmental and biomechanical risk factors related to snowboarding, cross-country skiing, and downhill skiing injuries.
3. Identify the most common injuries encountered in each sport.
4. Implement physical therapy assessment techniques specifically relevant to the snowboarding, cross-country skiing, and downhill skiing population.
5. Design and implement an individualized evidence-informed plan of care for common injuries associated with each sport.
6. Develop a post-injury return-to-sport program for individuals participating in snowboarding, cross-country skiing, and downhill skiing at all levels of expertise.
7. Apply injury-prevention recommendations for individuals participating in snowboarding, cross-country skiing, and downhill skiing.

Topics and Authors

• Orthopedic Management of the Cross-Country Skier
  Anastasia Robinson, PT, DPT, OCS; Karen Schleper, PT, DPT, OCS; Andrew Newell
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• Orthopedic Management of the Snowboarding Athlete
  Helen Bradley, PT, MSc, SCS; Brett T. Mueller, PT, DPT, SCS

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