Female Athlete: Ready for Impact and High-Intensity?
Female Athlete: Ready for Impact and High-Intensity? |
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Course Description:
The pelvic floor has long been understood as a component of the ‘core’. However, integrative solutions that make the pelvic floor relevant in sports medicine, orthopedic, fitness, and performance programming have been elusive. The high rates of incontinence amongst fit females demands that all rehab and fitness professionals who work with women adopt new rehab and training models that are inclusive of the pelvic floor. Transitioning women back to the intense demands of fitness requires new ideas that move us beyond Kegels-only programs.
In this 2.5 hr online course, the integrative concepts of the Diaphragm/Pelvic Floor Piston system are applied to forge a new solution, including practical and relevant strategies for professionals that work with women who want to be fit. A holistic, neuromuscular model is presented to train the system that controls the repetitive impact loading, high IAP demands, and proximal hip control needed in running, weight training, and sport. This integrative, system-based approach simultaneously addresses incontinence, orthopedic and performance issues. A case study of a female CrossFitter with sport related stress urinary incontinence and a complex orthopedic history will be presented to synthesize concepts and demonstrate clinical application.
**Consider bundling the Female Athlete Course with Foundations Module One to explore the evidence and foundation concepts in more depth. Add the Pelvic Floor Piston: Foundation for Fitness for individuals to learn simple step-by-step application and cues.
Bundles
Women's Sports Medicine & Fitness
Includes:
- Foundations (Module 1)
- Treating and Training the Female Runner (Module 1)
- Female Athlete: Ready for Impact and High Intensity (Case Study)
Course Objectives:
- By the end of this online course the participant will be able to discuss 3 unique challenges facing female athletes due to anatomical, physiologic, and neuromuscular variables
- By the end of this online course the participant will be able to identify 3 cultural beliefs and/or athletic mindset considerations that can impact female athlete decision making at the cost of both pelvic and musculoskeletal health.
- By the end of this online course the participant will be able to
distinguish between 4 different types of demands placed on the stability system
of a female CrossFitter.
- By the end of this online course the participant will be able to compare
3 treatment strategies that modify the demands of impact loading for a female
athlete experiencing urinary leakage during fitness.
- By the end of this online course the participant will be able to discuss three pieces of evidence demonstrating the link between the central stability and pelvic health systems.
- By the end of this online course the participant will be able to
describe the impact of pelvic health considerations on three different CrossFit
demands: running, lifting and jump rope.
- By end of the online module, given a case scenario of a runner with hip pain and incontinence, the participant will independently propose a plan of care with at least 3 strategies to address pelvic health considerations
Course Audience: PT, PTA, AT, Kin.
This course is designed to equip professionals that work with women who want to be fit with the evidence, theoretical constructs and practical tools to provide a holistic, neuromuscular clinical model that trains the system that provides both continence and postural control during the variable demands of fitness. This integrative, system-based approach simultaneously addresses pelvic health, musculoskeletal and performance issues during the repetitive impact loading, high IAP demands, and proximal hip control issues in running, weight training, and sport. All participants should apply the information within their state/jurisdictional scope of practice.
The PT will gain the theoretical basis, clinical reasoning and practical tools for integrating a neuromuscular, systems-based approach to dynamic postural control that meets the variable demands of fitness from assessment to evidenced based treatment plan development integrating pelvic, musculoskeletal, and performance health concepts. Co-professional collaboration and referral will be stressed.
The PTA will gain insight to the theoretical basis for assessment process, and reasoning behind the POC designed by the therapist. Course participation and experience with specific cueing, exercise guidelines, progression parameters and treatment methods will insure continuity of care.
The Athletic Trainer/Kinesiologist (AT)/Kin will gain insight into theory, evidence and practical tools for integration of the POC into an athletes training program keeping pelvic and musculoskeletal health in mind.
Course Schedule:
Part One: (1:50)
- Introduction to the interaction of pelvic, musculoskeletal and performance health for female athletes
- Understanding your female athlete: Who?
- Understanding the challenges they are facing: What?
Part Two: (1)
- Understanding How to practically apply the concepts in Part One
- In-depth exploration of a case study of a Female CrossFitter with a complex Orthopedic history and severe stress urinary incontinence.
- Concepts applied to stability program, weight training form and strategy changes, and running form and strategy changes
I need a Certificate of Completion
Once all course modules are marked as complete you will receive a course completion certificate through Teachable. You must go through each module along with taking and getting a minimum score of 70% on the post-course test. There is also a module to complete post-course evaluation. We would appreciate you filling it out and value your feedback!
Is the course eligible for CEU's?
CEU credit is not available for this course. Individuals can apply for CEU credit retroactively through their state board after taking the course (if their state allows it). Contact your board for details about the process. If you do go this route we would greatly appreciate it if you circled back with us to let us know about the approval as it would be helpful to share with others!
Computer Compatibility Needs
This course is hosted on the teachable.com online streaming service designed to handle any system setup. So if you have a computer and an internet connection you should have access without issue. If you have issues with a slower bandwidth connection then you can change the video settings to a lower quality to help improve any loading issues.
Your Instructor
Julie Wiebe, PT, DPT (she/her) has over 29 years of clinical experience in Sports Medicine and Pelvic Health, specializing in pelvic, pregnancy, postpartum, and performance health for fit and athletic populations. Her passion is to return active patients to fitness and sport after injury and pregnancy and equip professionals to do the same. Dr. Wiebe’s pioneering approach to optimize pelvic health integratively through movement and fitness has been successfully incorporated into a variety of populations by medical, rehab, and fitness professionals (ortho/sports, pelvic health, neurology, and pediatrics). She is a dedicated educator and internationally sought-after speaker, delivering evidenced-based professional development lectures, curriculum, and coursework at clinics, academic institutions, and conferences. A published author, her research interests focus on the interplay of pelvic health and athleticism to inform screening tools and multifactorial intervention strategies. Dr. Wiebe provides collaborative care to fit and athletic populations through remote performance health consults, telehealth, and her clinical practice in Los Angeles.