Instructors: Owen Runion and Paul Yerhot

Contact Hours:  7.5 CEU hours

Course Description

This course is brought to you in partnership with Tria. The cornerstone to physical therapy practice is selection and dosage of exercise and activity. The goal of this course will be in advancing and challenging the clinicians' clinical reasoning around exercise selection. The histology, remodeling process, and biomechanics of tendon and bone will first be explored to serve as a foundation necessary for recognizing efficacy of our therapy treatments. Second, patient cases will assist in bridging the gap between research and practical application. Different feedback loops and activity tracking systems (such as the acute:chronic workload ratio) will be discussed as tools to rehab individuals with tendinopathies and bone stress injuries.

Target Audience: Physical therapists, physical therapist assistants and students

Course Objectives

•       Understand basic histology and biology of tendon and bone and their implication for therapy
•       Explore physical stress models and thresholds for tissue adaptation in their role with overuse injuries and exercise progression
•       Investigate evidence-based systems for determining appropriate stress workloads in the rehabilitation setting
•       Examine the current research supporting progression towards, and decisions in return to play

Course Schedule

7:30-8:00: Registration
8:00-8:30: Clinical reasoning and physical stress models

8:30-9:15:  Interpretation and utilization of research for PTs

9:15-9:30: Introduction to tendons: A case report

9:30-9:45: BREAK
9:45-10:30: Tendon mechanics, histology, and mechanotherapy

10:30-11:00: Tendinopathy

11:00-12:00: Treatment for tendinopathy

Noon – 1: LUNCH on your own

1:00-1:15: Introduction to bones: A case report

1:15-2:00: Histology and biomechanics of bones

2:00-2:30: What is a stress fracture?

2:30-3:15: Novel treatment approach to bone stress injuries

3:15-3:30 BREAK

3:30 – 4:00: Practice and perform exercises for tendon and bone patients

4:00-5:00: Application of tissue loading concepts to teams

 
Registration Information

Speaker Biographies

Owen Runion graduated from with his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from St. Catherine University in 2016. He worked at Courage Kenny Sports & Physical Therapy before completing his sports residency with The Mayo Clinic in August of 2018. He has presented regionally at the MNPTA Annual Conference in 2018, and Mayo Clinic’s ACL Workshop. Staying on top of the most recent literature is the cornerstone of Owen’s practice, and sis passions include treating athletic populations, and tendinopathy patients.

Paul Yerhot is a residency trained and Board Certified Sports Clinic Specialist at Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine in Rochester, MN. He received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2015 from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. He was a member of the inaugural year of The Mayo Clinic’s Sports Medicine Physical Therapy Residency; having graduated in the summer of 2017. He has presented regionally at the MNPTA Annual Conference in 2017 and 2018, Mayo Clinic’s ACL Workshop and Mayo Clinic’s Sports Symposium. Additionally, Paul serves as a faculty member of the Sports Medicine and Orthopedic PT Residency's at the Mayo Clinic with specific interests in application of basic science concepts to practice. Practical application of current research serves as the foundation of his clinical practice and presentation style.