Donatelli Hip 2012
Summary: This course offers a review of hip and core to floor stability concepts.
These concepts are pertinent to rehabilitating patients with musculoskeletal dysfunction
including the sporting population. This is a unique course and draws on Dr Robert
Donatelli’s experience as an accomplished clinician who has worked with athletes from
many sports including golf, tennis, baseball, American football, mixed martial arts,
boxing and including Cirque Du Soleil athletes. This coupled with his academic
background as editor of several well know texts puts him in a unique position to offer an
insightful look at Hip, core to floor rehabilitation. This course will offer a unique look at
various aspects of functional rehabilitation and prehabilitation of the core to floor
functional chain
Topics will include:
The anatomy of the CORE,Pelvic-Hip-Knee key factors, Trunk globe and local muscle function
Hip patterns of dysfunction and etiology of injury, How to rehabilitate patella tendon overuse
Neuromuscular Rehabilitation, Etiology of ACL injury, Perturbation - Vestibular, Plyometrics
Muscle Physiology of Strength Training Concepts, How to develop a strength training program
Considerations in the vestibular system and Final gaze
Lab evaluation of the CORE, Lab evaluation of the vestibular system, Balance training
Manual therapy
Lab Evaluation of Vision Assessment, Dynamic Visual Acuity
DVD on CORE training - Balance, DVD Case Studies
Lab Evaluation/ mobilization of the Knee and Foot