Developing Fit Knees: Current Concepts in ACL Injury Prevention

Course Description

The material presented in this webinar is intended to help physical therapists, athletic trainers, personal trainers and strength coaches implement preventative training strategies that can be applied in individual and team settings with minimal exercise equipment.   Participants will learn how to utilize dynamic warm-up, plyometrics, deceleration training, agility, strengthening and core training to design a complete evidence-based ACL injury prevention program.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Summarize current research on ACL injury prevention.
• Understand common screening tools used to assess injury risk.
• Link assessment with corrective exercise to eliminate asymmetry and imbalances.
• Design safe, effective exercise programs aimed at improving athletic performance and reducing injury potential.

• Prerequisites

  None

• Educational Level

  Intermediate

• Other

  Satisfactory completion of this course will require the participant to respond to various polling questions asked throughout the webinar.

  This course is Evidence Based Practice approved by the BOC for Athletic Trainers.