KI Global Assessment Performance Workshop

GLOBAL ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP: LINKING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE & WELLNESS. MAY 6, 2017
CANCELLED

Global Assessment Performance Workshop: Linking the Nervous System with Athletic Performance and Wellness (CANCELED)

Audience: Chiropractors, Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Massage Therapists, Strength & Conditioning Professionals as well as students in any of these disciplines.
Continuing Education Credits Provided for:

International Tennis Performance Association (iTPA) CPES (40)
Chiropractors - The following states are offering CE credits for DCs:
AZ, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IO, KS, MD, MI, MS, MN, NE, OH, OR, RI, SC, UT, VT, VI, WA, WY and Puerto Rico

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Date:
May 6, 2017

Location:
Campus of Life University
1269 Barclay Circle
Marietta, GA 30060

Time:
8:00 am - 5:45 pm EST

Price:
Includes workbook, welcome bag, lunch, healthy snacks

*If choosing student pricing, you must enter your school in comments section.

To learn more about the Global Assessment Method see the following video

Now You Have The Opportunity To Learn From 2 Leading Experts in Their Fields

The Global Assessment is a quick, non-invasive assessment method that embodies a global language and logic, for clinical management and performance optimization of your patient/client/athlete. To learn more about the method see the following links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9dKLITQqe4 http://pflmethod.com/what-is-the-pflmethod/

Drs. John Downes and Mark Kovacs are two industry leaders who will be co-teaching this course and will incorporate a combination of assessments in the lab, clinic and gym, along with manual techniques and appropriate treatment progressions. Clarification and reinforcement of course objectives will be provided through lecture/discussion, visual aids (pictures/video), case examples, demonstrations, lab work and hands on learn by doing sessions.

Schedule:

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of the course, participants will be able to:

Recognize the major biomechanical characteristics that contribute to increased injury risk.
Given a mechanical fault in the performance of the overhead athletic movement, provide 2 biomechanical contributors to the mechanical fault.
Identify 3 postural characteristics common in the presentation of the overhead athlete.
Given a specific joint/tissue dysfunction, provide 2 biomechanical contributors and 2 nervous system consequences.
Assess an individual via tabletop method.
Define the role of the hip and core in dysfunctional movement patterns.
Define how the different core musles in the transfer of energy from the lower extremity to the upper extremity.
Correctly identify and perform mobilization/release of foot and ankle muscles.
Define the global mechanical assessment.
Identify a dysfunctional movement pattern during functional movement assessment.
Develop 2 motor retraining exercises that addresses dysfunctional movements identified during your movement/manual assessment.
Develop 2 dynamic exercises that would reinforce motor retraining

Topics and Techniques Covered in an Interdisciplinary Manner

Cost

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2 WORLD CLASS PRESENTERS AT 1 HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EVENT

Dr. Mark Kovacs, PhD, FACSM, CSCS*D, CTPS, MTPS

Dr. Mark Kovacs, World Renowned Sports Scientist:

Directed the Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning and Coaching Education Departments of the United States Tennis Association

Leading expert in overhead athlete biomechanics, performance and injury prevention
Chair of the 2016 Baseball and Sports Performance Conference
Former Director of the Gatorade Sport Science Institute
Director, Life Sport Science Institute and Associate Professor in the Department of Sport Health Science at Life University
Founder of the Kovacs Institute
Personally trained dozens of professional overhead athletes
Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)

Dr. John Downes, DC, CCEP

Dr. John Downes has been in practice for 28 years. He served as a sports team chiropractor at Life University for 24 years and has worked with numerous professional athletes and Olympians. He has lectured on global deficits and sport performance. He is the former Executive Director of Life University Sport Science Institute, Dean of the Chiropractic College, Department Head of the Sports Chiropractic Department and currently serves as Vice President for Global Initiatives, at Life University.

To learn more about Dr. Kovacs www.mark-kovacs.com
To learn more about International Tennis Performance Association, offering tennis fitness certification for coaches,
visit www.itpa-tennis.org

Books by Dr. Mark Kovacs