Knee Injuries: A Step-by-Step Guide for Deciding When to Return to Sports – George Davies – PESI

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Patients with ACL reconstructions are often anxious to return to sports…however, when to return is not always obvious and often second-guessed. This recording will provide a blueprint of how to effectively make this decision with confidence. You’ll learn how testing should be performed, what tests and criteria should be used and why these criteria need to be established using a Functional Testing Algorithm (FTA).  This is a can’t-miss recording with practical takeaways you can apply right away!

Speaker

George Davies, DPT, MEd, SCS, ATC, CSCS, CSMS, FAPTA

George J. Davies, DPT, MEd, SCS, ATC, CSCS, CSMS, FAPTA, is an internationally known speaker who has presented hundreds of conferences throughout the world on sports physical therapy, athletic training, shoulder, knee, open and closed kinetic chain topics, orthopaedics, rehabilitation and Isokinetics. George is a clinician, educator, speaker, researcher, author, editor, patent holder for exercise equipment and consultant. He has been involved in the clinical practice of sports physical therapy/athletic training, since he was a student athletic trainer, for over 55 years. He has a passion for teaching and has been an educator for over 48 years in colleges and universities.

Dr. Davies has been involved in many research projects that have been presented at numerous national and international conferences and published in various journals. He has participated in hundreds of scientific conferences and workshops throughout the world in the last 45 years. He has published over 200 articles and research abstracts in various periodicals, has written several books and has contributed chapters to over 45 books. George was the original co-founder and co-editor of The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy for approximately 10 years. George was also one of the founders and original Associate Editors for Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach for the past 10 years.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. George Davies has employment relationships with Georgia Southern University, Coastal Therapy, and Gundersen Health System. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. George Davies is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the APTA Georgia Chapter, the APTA Wisconsin Chapter, National Athletic Trainers Association, the American Orthopedic Society Sports Medicine, and others.

Objectives

1. Evaluate the importance of and concept of a Functional Testing Algorithm (FTA) 
2. Formulate an FTA that applies to the participant’s patient load 
3. Construct specific tests with psychometric properties that can be used for clinical decision making  
4. Develop selected treatment interventions, when appropriate, for the patient’s progression through the FTA 

Outline

Functional Testing Algorithm (FTA) 

• Various strategies required to assess an injured knee 
• Content and rationale for developing a checklist (FTA) 

Assessing the Lower Extremity 

• Traditional tests 
• Functional tests 
• Clinical decision making and return to sport 

Develop Treatment Interventions 

• Interventions to address deficiencies 
• Progression through the FTA 
• Case study: knee injury with a chronic PF subluxation  

Target Audience

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Athletic Trainers
• Exercise Physiologists

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