2 Day Shoulder Conference Workshop
This course is designed for physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, physicians, athletic trainers and sports conditioning specialists.

This presentation provides an in-depth look and rationale behind looking at the scapular mechanics as the key to treating shoulder dysfunction.

It emphasizes the unique patterns of shoulder dysfunctions in the throwing athlete and the treatment approaches are based on more than 14 years of practical hands on experience rehabilitating baseball players.

What You Will Learn at this Workshop
The workshop will enable the participant to identify and treat common pathologies of the shoulder based on a sound anatomical and biomechanical rationale for the appropriate evaluation, testing and treatment of shoulder dysfunction.

Based on this new knowledge of shoulder dysfunction the participant will be able to analyze the throwing motion with the naked eye and through use of video analysis to uncover the reasons the player is developing shoulder problems. The participant will then be given the skills to correct the biomechanical faults through proper instruction in throwing mechanics and drills to implement the new patterns of motion.

In lab the participant will learn new and innovative treatment techniques that will cause immediate relief of shoulder pain and dysfunction.

In applying the lessons learned the participant should gain a confidence and ability to have immediate success and results with any shoulder pathology

Examination of class participants and application of shoulder techniques will begin the necessary practice needed to remember the concepts presented.

The Shoulder & Trunk Program
As the former physical therapist for the Oakland A’s Baseball Organization I developed a pitching program that was tested and is used by many major league and college baseball teams. This new and improved program will be introduced in the course.

Curriculum for the Workshop

Functional Anatomy & Origins & Insertions

Evaluation Cervical and Shoulder

Differentiating Patterns of Scapular Dysfunction

Observation

Cervical AROM

Shoulder AROM

PROM

Apprehension Test

Instability Tests

Theory of Scapular Rotation

MMT, Palpation, Scapular Rotation Theory

Rehab for Shoulder Impingement

Myofacial Release

Retest MMT

Retest Apprehension

Pulley Program

Serratus Wall Thrusts with FES

Thoracic Mobilization

Rehab of the Unstable Shoulder

Rehab of the Anterior CapsuloLabral Reconstruction

Pitching Core Exercise Program

Throwing / Biomechanics Review

5 Stages of Pitching

Pitching and Throwing Mechanics

Functional Anatomy of the Trunk Muscles

Evaluation of the Abdominal Muscles

Manual Muscle Testing of the Abdominals

Demonstration of the AB & BACK 2000

This is a hands on Workshop where you will receive lectures as well as superior coaching on technique.
You will gain valuable knowledge and learn how to identify a variety of pathologies related to the shoulder.

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Based on 20 years experience rehabilitating baseball players and his experience as physical therapist for the Oakland A's and San Diego Padres Dan Cassidy has created the first in-season pitching program ever that includes a safe exercise routine for both amateur and professional pitchers...more