Integrating Hydrotherapy into a Collegiate Sports Medicine Program
- EDTPresented By: Phil Voorhis, MSEd., ATC, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine & Athletic Training at Northern Illinois University
In this webinar Phil Voorhis will outline the valuable role that aquatic therapy plays in his university’s sports medicine program. He will begin with why he and his team decided to explore incorporating aquatic therapy into their facility and the decision making process that led to the purchase of their pool. He will discuss the logistics of integrating this piece of equipment into their facility, including overcoming initial challenges and concerns. He will also describe the day to day management of an effective collegiate aquatic therapy program that treats athletes from multiple sports and how he and his team maximize the use of their pool. Phil will finish with a unique case study of the rehabilitation of an Abductor Longus Avulsion in a college football player.
During the webinar attendees will learn:
- The advantages of water for a collegiate sports medicine program
- Why Phil and his team at NIU chose to implement hydrotherapy
- How to successfully manage a large project like incorporating hydrotherapy into an athletic facility
- Tips for athletic trainers new to using hydrotherapy for college athletes
- How to successfully manage the day to day operations of a college
- hydrotherapy program
- Ways to ensure that a hydrotherapy pool is used to its full potential
*Continuing Education (you must attend the live webinar in it’s entirety):
Athletic Trainers: One CEU available for Athletic Trainers through BOC (Course ID: P3003-2000)
All Others: Certificates will be available if you wish to petition your certification agency for CEUs.
P3003-2001
What Past Webinar Attendees are Saying:
“The presenters did an excellent job of explaining the rationale for the exercises. This
was an interesting look at how to develop speed both on land and in the water.”
– P.S. (webinar previously attended: “Use of Aquatics for Improving Linear Speed Mechanics”, May 21,2013 presented by Lance Walker )
“Thank you for sharing this information. It is “value added” to the use of our HydroWorx pool!”
– J.M. (webinar previously attended: “Use of Aquatics for Improving Linear Speed Mechanics”, May 21,2013 presented by Lance Walker )