Date: October 24th and 25th, 2008
Check-In Time(s): 7:30am-8:00am
Class Time(s): Day One, 8:00am-5:00pm; Day Two, 8:00am-12:00pm
Location: College of St. Catherine

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Speaker(s):
Bryan Heiderscheit, PT, PhD: Dr. Heiderscheit is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his physical therapy training at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse and his doctorate in biomechanics from the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Heiderscheit is director of the Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory at teh University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Runners' Clinic through the University of Wisconsin Sports Medicine Clinic. He maintains an Adjunct Research Fellowship through Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. His research is aimed at understanding and enhancing movement coordination as it relates to pathology, with recent projects focused on the mechanisms of hamstring strain injuries and patellofemoral pain.
Scott Straker, PT, MS, SCS, ATC: Mr Straker is currently serving as a staff Physical Therapist and Director of the Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program for Gunderson Lutheran Sports Medicine in Onalaska, Wisconsin. Scott is a 1989 graduate of the Program in Physical Therapy at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse and has been a certified Athletic Trainer for 20 years following the completion of an internship program at Utah State University. He has served as lecturer and adjunct faculty at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Department of Physical Therapy. His clinical interests center on the treatment of lower extremity dysfunction with an emphasis on the use of clinical biomechanical evaluation techniques. He is currently serving as a member of the Post-Professional Clinical Residency/ Fellowship Credentialing Committee for the APTA.

Course Description:
This course will provide a comprehensive approach to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of running injuries.  Discussion will focus on the current literature pertaining to running mechanics and injury and the clinical decision making involved during the examination.  Multiple case studies will be integrated to promote idea application.  Knowledge of basic lower extremity mechanics will be assumed with only a brief review provided.  The lab sessions will include: 1) a demonstration of the running evaluation techniques including both static and dynamic / gait analysis techniques and discuss specific case examples; and 2) a demonstration / practice with foot and arch taping techniques and applications of insoles, pads, and lifts  useful in the treatment of runners. 

*This course is eligible for MN Board of PT Category 1 continuing education credit.*

Course Objectives:
The overall course objective is to provide each participant with an understanding of the current knowledge pertaining to the evaluation and treatment of running injuries, with techniques that can be immediately applied in clinical practice.

Course Agenda:
Day One
8:00-8:10am- Introduction
8:10-9:00am- Review of Running Biomechanics
9:00-9:30am- Etiology and Epidemiology of Common Running Injuries
9:30-10:30am- Examination and Clinical Algorithm
10:30-10:45am- Break
10:45-11:45am- Principles of Clinical Gait Analysis for Runners
11:45-12:00pm- Q and A for the A.M.

12:00-1:00pm- Lunch
1:00-4:00pm- Lab Rotations (Examination) 1 and 1/2 hours each

A) Static Examination/clinical applications
B) Clinical Gait Analysis
4:00-4:45pm- Prevention and Treatment of Injuries Associated with Running: "What does the literature say?"
4:45-5:00pm- Q and A for the P.M.

Day Two
8:00-8:30am- Running Footwear Update
8:30-9:00am- Clinical Decision Making for Foot Orthotic Applications
9:00-11:00am- Lab Rotations (Treatment) 1 hour each
A) Taping Pearls for a Running Population
B) Pads, Insoles, Lifts, etc; Clinical Applications Modifications
11:00-12:00pm- Staff Case Presentations/Discussion (Participants to bring in selected cases for discussion)
12:00-12:15pm- Wrap-up/Adjourn