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Contact Hours2 Hours
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Concussion management: A comprehensive course for the return to life, sport, and work
Course Description
This presentation will serve as a comprehensive educational offering on concussion, from incidence to discharge and everything between. Be prepared for an intermediate to advanced course that addresses each symptom of concussion with practical clinical applications for the physical and occupational therapist, as well as the athletic trainer. Whether you attend as a therapist or as a trainer, you will be ready to recognize the common cognitive, physical, and psychological impairments.
Some of the primary symptoms and impairments to be addressed include:
- Dizziness
- Headaches
- Cervical pain
- Blurred vision
- Motion and visual stimuli intolerance
- Distractibility
- Light sensitivity
- Weakness/deconditioning
- Nausea
In short, this course will “help you, help them” to return to a higher quality of life at school, work, home, and sport.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Understand contemporary evidence and protocols for activity management and return to: school, work, sport
- Understand current evidence-based tests and measures for rehabilitation of the concussed adult and student-athlete
- Gain future insights into concussion rehabilitation: testing, equipment, technology
Approved in my State?
as Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants
as Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants
as Certified Athletic Trainers
as CSCS / CPT
as Uncategorized
as Subscription
as Massage Therapy
as Speech Therapy
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Prerequisites
None
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Educational Level
Intermediate
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Other
Satisfactory completion of this course will require the participant to complete a 10 question post-test with a minimum passing score of 70%.
Level of Difficulty for ATs: Essential Level