The Role of the Kinetic Chain in the Rotationally challenged patient - Evaluation and Treatment.
The Role of the Kinetic Chain in the Rotationally challenged patient - Evaluation and Treatment.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The nervous system establishes programs that control human locomotion, that includes posture and movement. This critical “motor control” is largely established during the first years of life in involved with every component of the movement system (i.e. muscles, joints, nerves and, & soft tissue). This 2-day class will focus on assessment and management strategies of rotational injuries and their rehabilitation in patients across the spectrum of care.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Discuss and demonstrate in-depth understanding of rotational injuries.
Demonstrate the functional evaluation of the kinetic chain as it pertains to rotational injuries,
Discuss and demonstrate the connections between upper and lower quarter in patients with rotational injuries,
Demonstrate the role developmental positions play with rotational injuries
Discuss and demonstrate the role of sensorimotor training in patients with rotational injuries.
Demonstrate an understanding of rehabilitation techniques and exercises for patients with rotational injuries,
Dates : June 21/22, 2025
Location : Tokyo, Japan
Instructor : Clare Frank DPT
Cost : $2800 Elite // $2125 Social ( share room with course attendee)
Stay : Hotel Toranomon Hills - Tokyo, Japan
What’s Included : Course, Handouts, Daily Breakfast. Lunch at Course, 3 Nights hotel ( June 20-23, 2025), and Networking Happy hour.
CEUs - California PT CEUs - 1.4
Level of Instruction : Basic
Instructor : Student Ratio 16: 1
Course Outline : Course Itinerary :
June 21, 2025
DAY 1
8:30 AM - Intro
9:00 – 10:15 am Lecture : Discussion of Movement Concepts of Kinetic Chain and Rotation in the human body
Pelvis, & Hips
10:15 – 10:30am Break
10:30 – 12:00 pm LAB: Key functional tests for kinetic chain and rotational movements
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 pm LAB: Key functional tests for Kinetic Chain and rotational movements
3:00 – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 – 4:00 pm LECTURE: The role of Intra Abdominal Pressure and joint centration in Kinetic Chain
4:00 - 5:30 LAB - Exercise training in the rotationally challenged patient
June 22nd, 2025
8:30 - Review
9:00 – 10:15 am LAB: Neuromuscular Key Contact points in training the rotationally challenged patient
10:15 – 10:30am Break
10:30 – 12:00 pm LAB: Key Facilitatory positions in the rotationally challenged patient
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 pm LAB: Kinetic chain coordination training and exercises for the rotationally challenged patient
3:00 – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 – 4:30 pm LAB: (Cont’d) Kinetic chain coordination training and exercises for the rotationally challenged patient
4:30 – 5:30 pm Closing discussion
Student / Teacher ratio 12:1
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Clare Frank, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, is a clinical instructor for the Spine Rehabilitation Fellowship program at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, and the director of Azusa Pacific’s Postprofessional Clinical Fellowship in Movement and Performance. She is the founder of Movement Links, a company focused on empowering and inspiring rehab professionals on the movement approach. She was part of the medical team for the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles, and has been on the injury prevention and rehabilitation team for the National Training Center in Beijing, China, since 2010. Frank is a certified instructor for Janda’s Approach to Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes, and Kolar’s Approach to Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization. She has presented at state and national conferences, teaches in the U.S. and internationally, and co-authored Assessment and Treatment of Muscle Imbalance: The Janda Approach (Human Kinetics, 2010). Her clinical career has been greatly influenced by Shirley Sahrmann, PT, Ph.D., and the Prague School of Manual Medicine faculty, namely the late Vladimir Janda, MD, D.Sc., the late Karel Lewit, MD, and Pavel Kolar, PT, Ph.D. She completed the Kaiser Permanente orthopedic residency program in 1993 while working on her master’s degree.