Advanced / Pre-Symposium Pool Workshop
Fort Myers, FL /
Tuesday, July 1 – 7:00-11:20 am – 4.0 credit hours equal to 4.0 CECs/.4 CEUs
(Pool: 7:00-9:00 am / Classroom:
9:20-11:20 am)
Faculty: Sue Falsone, PT, MS, ATC/L, CSCS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will review anatomy and biomechanics of the
shoulder complex, using functional anatomy to determine rehab progressions from
post-op/acute injury to return to activity. Common movement compensations seen
post-operatively and post-injury will be discussed as they relate to the entire
upper quarter and trunk. Water- and land-based suggestions for improving these
dysfunctions will be discussed and demonstrated. Exercises for mobility,
stability, strength, and power will be demonstrated in the water.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1) Describe the anatomy of the
shoulder complex and discuss it as it relates to function.
2) Describe three common movement
dysfunctions seen at the upper quarter post-injury or post-surgery.
3) Demonstrate water-based exercises to improve mobility, stability, strength, and power for the shoulder.
4) Describe how to utilize the
water exercises to bridge the gap from water-based therapy to on-land
performance.
FACULTY: Susan Falsone PT, MS, ATC/L, CSCS, is Director of Performance Physical Therapy with Athletes’
Performance, a training facility in Tempe, AZ for the elite and professional
athlete. She received her Physical Therapy degree from Daeman College and
earned a master's degree in human movement science with the concentration in
sports medicine from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. While at
Chapel Hill, she worked in an injury preventative and rehabilitation
environment for UNC football, women's basketball and women's rowing.
Sue is a certified Athletic Trainer and certified by the
NSCA. She is certified in NeuroCoreKinetics Fundamentals and Augmented Soft
Tissue Mobilization. She is also a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in
Sports Physical Therapy.
Sue
has lectured on topics such as anatomy, biomechanics, performance therapy for
elite athletes and has presented at the National Physical Therapy Conference in
areas focusing on functional performance testing for the upper extremity. Her
research regarding functional performance testing has been published in the
Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy.