Athletic knee injuries: prevention and rehabilitation

This course will focus on athletic knee injuries with special emphasis on anterior cruciate ligament injuries.

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We will discuss the factors that predispose athletes to injury, the effectiveness of injury prevention programs and strategies to identify and treat specific biomechanical deficits.

We will also review the surgical principles of ACL reconstruction and discuss tailored postoperative rehabilitation programs.

The course contains several educational formats: traditional lectures, interactive discussions and laboratory where the participants will practice hands-on performance of injury prevention programs, physical examination tests and tailored exercises.

Learning objectives
By the end of the course the participants will be able to:

1. Understand the epidemiology of ACL injuries

2. Describe and assess for the four main biomechanical theories associated with ACL injuries

3. Describe the most prevalent biomechanical deficit groups

4. Implement generic and tailored injury prevention programs

5. Accurately diagnose knee ligamentous injuries

6. Perform a thorough knee examination

7. Understand the principles of ACL reconstruction

8. Implement evidence-based postoperative rehabilitation protocols

9. Implement evidence-based return to sports criteria

10. Identify concomitant knee injuries and modify the rehabilitation programs accordingly

Timetable

Wednesday, 20th September 2017
08:30 - 09:00		Introduction to the course (theory)
09:00 - 09:45		Why are ACL injuries important? (theory)
09:45 - 10:00		Knee anatomy revision (theory)
10:00 - 11:00		Predisposing risk factors to ACL injury (theory)
11:00 - 11:30		Injury prevention programs (theory)
11:30 - 12:00		Injury prevention programs (practical)
12:00 - 13:00		Lunch break
13:00 - 13:30		Identifying and treating biomechanical deficits (theory)
13:30 - 14:00		Identifying and treating biomechanical deficits (practical)
14:00 - 14:30		Diagnosing ACL injuries (theory)
14:30 - 15:30		Physical examination of the knee (theory and practical)
15:30 - 16:00		Is there a place for conservative treatment? (theory and practical)
Thursday, 21st September 2017
09:00 - 10:00		Surgical reconstruction of ACL tears (theory)
10:00 - 11:00		Postoperative rehabilitation protocols (theory and practical)
11:00 - 12:00		Case study 1 (practical)
12:00 - 12:30		Return to sports criteria (theory and practical)
12:30 - 13:30		Lunch break
13:30 - 15:00		Concomitant knee injuries and associated adjustments to rehabilitation (theory and practical)
15:00 - 16:00		Case study 2 (theory and practical)
16:00 - 16:15		Adjourn

The registration deadline is September 8th. Afterwards only on request via info@ssf-congress.de

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Speakers

Per Aagaard

Nina Gras

Michael Skovdal Rathleff

Christian Couppé

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Sports Science & Fitness Congress 2017

Our vision is, that the cutting edge of science is attainable for the majority of people, comprehensible, suitable for daily use, and with long-lasting effects.

We keep the fee as low as possible to increase the opportunity to become a part of a yearly platform for sharing relevant new developments and building on accumulated knowledge.

The main theme of the SSF-Congress 2017 is putting science into practice to show congress participants how to further improve therapy and training.

Renowned presenters from international institutions are going to hold lectures to ensure that the quality of the presentations is as high as possible.

The next congress will take place on September 22nd - 24th 2017.

Registration is opening on Friday, Sep.22nd, 8:30 am at the main entrance of the German Sport University. Opening on Sep.23/24 is 8 am.

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Contents and Main topics

The topics that will be addressed shed light on current as well as future-oriented research questions, drawing on recent research findings and presenting hands-on realization possibilities.

Leading experts insights present new results from their field of expertise and research, with a special focus on the results that can be easily transferred into daily business.

A mixture between speakers with different complementary competencies makes for a quality which can hardly be found elsewhere. Even though the congress is located in Germany, all lectures will be held in English, the leading language in sports science and research.

The congress includes topics around current and trend-setting issues in sports science, fitness, nutrition, sports medicine, strength and conditioning, exercise science and were chosen methodically, i.e. topics connect to each other, sustain or build on each other and create convergence.

Pre congress workshops

We are pleased to offer 2-days workshops prior to the congress: Workshops 2017

Industrial Exhibition

Sponsors are chosen not only because of innovative development but also according to their relevance for daily practice. The number of exhibitors is limited to 10 exhibitors. This is done to ensure the specialist character of the event as well as the possibility of getting in touch directly with clients.

Venue

The German Sport University Cologne, lecture hall 1, is the perfect venue for the innovative and international Sports Science & Fitness Congress because of its ideal location. It is close to an international airport and can be just as easily reached from Cologne main station. Furthermore, Cologne offers a variety of cultural events and due to the date of the congress, international visitors might consider attending other well-known attractions in Germany like the Oktoberfest (Munich) which starts on Sep. 17th.

Accomodations

20th and 21st of September 2017

Pre congress workshop: Athletic knee injuries /Tendon Workshop

Athletic knee injuries: prevention and rehabilitation

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Timetable

Wednesday, 20th September 2017

Thursday, 21st September 2017