This is the recording of the Sports Seminar in Mesa, Arizona September 2023

This seminar will teach the practitioner how to assess and treat athletes and the most common sports injuries we see in the clinic. Physical assessment, orthopedic tests, electro-acupuncture, taping, and extensive soft tissue manual therapies will all be covered. Through lectures, ample hands-on practice, and patient demos including with athletes, participants will learn all aspects of assessing and treating athletes, from core concepts and skills to the practical application in the clinic. Following this seminar, participants will be able to confidently apply what they learn to a variety of sports injuries for athletes of all different backgrounds.

The key to learning how to treat sports injuries is to understand the mechanics and types of injuries common to different sports. This way what you learn will have application across many different types of athletes. For example, when you learn to treat muscle strains of the hamstring, the same treatment principles apply for any muscle strain.

The same goes for injuries of the shoulder, knee, ankle, elbow, and wrist. For example, throwing-related injuries apply to many different sports, so learning how to assess and treat these injuries has cross-applications. Think less about sports specific and more about broad application. This will allow you to apply what you learn to many different types of patients.

*Important to note, what you learn in this seminar can also be transferred to your general, non-athlete patient population; The skills you’ll learn have cross-applicability for other types of MSK conditions.

This seminar includes lecture and demos

Objectives:

• Understand the anatomy and physiology of injuries, neurogenic inflammation, motor inhibition, and other key concepts in sports injuries
• Learn how to take a correct history, rule out red flags, and gather necessary information
• Learn assessment techniques including specific orthopedic tests of commonly injured areas
• Learn the mechanism of common injuries
• Understand why electro-acupuncture (EA) is used for treating sports injuries and mechanisms of actions in healing
• Learn EA techniques used for treating athletes
• Understand how and why taping is used for treating athletes and how to apply it
• Learn about the important role of soft tissue and fascia in sports injuries
• Learn how to identify fascial restrictions and distortions, practice palpation
• Understand the importance of manual therapy in treating sports injuries
• Learn how soft tissue manual therapy helps heal injury and speed up recovery
• Learn a variety of soft tissue techniques and when to use each
• Learn Gait Analysis and treatments to correct root causes of dysfunction and pain

Outline

Assessment and Electroacupuncture

Introduction Lecture

• neurogenic inflammation
• motor inhibition
• history taking
• ruling out red flags

Muscle strains lecture

• Introduction to muscle strains
• forces of muscle strains
• mechanisms of muscle strains

Orthopedic Assessment

Lecture:

Orthopedic assessment tests

• Elbow
• Shoulder
• Neck
• Lower extremities

Introduction to QuickStart-based soft tissue techniques applied after electro acupuncture treatments for upper and lower extremity injuries

Demos

Electro-acupuncture in the treatment of sports injuries Lecture

Introduction to EA for UPPER extremity sports injuries.

Hands-on Practice of EA techniques

Electro-acupuncture in the treatment of sports injuries Lecture

Introduction to EA for lower extremity sports injuries.

Hands-on Practice of EA techniques

Introduction to taping techniques for upper and lower extremity injuries

Soft Tissue/Fascia/Manual Therapy 

Manual Therapy for Athletes

When athletes or active patients come into our office they care about one thing – getting out of pain and returning to their sport or activity. We see the frustration the patient feels not being able to do the one thing they love. We want more than anything to play an active role in improving their quality of life. One of the most effective ways to provide immediate relief is to address the fascial system with hands on therapies.

At this seminar, you will get exposure to the most advanced evidence-based soft tissue techniques available to address myofascial pain and hypertonicity. You will also be able to skillfully apply other techniques such as cupping, IASTM, use of foam rollers and massage guns. In this training, you will build a foundation in the anatomy and function of fascia in both normal and pathological conditions. With over 10 years of clinical experience as a sports chiropractor for multiple professional sports organizations and amateur athletes, Dr. Lev Furman will cover the most effective application of soft tissue manual therapy. This seminar will take your practice to the next level when it comes to helping athletes recover from injuries and return to optimal performance.

Outline

• What is fascia and why is it important to assess and treat?
  • Anatomy and function of fascia in normal and pathological conditions
  • How to distinguish between myofascial pain, joint pain, and chronic pain
  • Objective assessment of mobility impairments from myofascial restrictions
• Principle and procedures of soft tissue manual therapy
  • Identify fascial impairments and distortions
  • Perform palpation and mobility testing
  • Recognize appropriate soft tissue treatment
• How to use soft tissue manual therapy on most common complaints from athletes
  • Low Back Pain
  • Neck sprain/strain
  • Shoulder dysfunction and pain
  • Ankle Sprain
  • Knee pain
  • Hamstring sprain/strain
  • Oblique sprain
  • Hip pain
  • Elbow pain
• What does the research tell us?
  • The most recent research in effectiveness of soft tissue manual therapy and fascia

• Case Studies
  • Effective strategies when treating specific sports (soccer, basketball, football, etc.)
  • Ankle sprain protocol for fast return to play
• When to use cupping, IASTM, foam rollers, and massage guns
  • Learn when to apply the right soft tissue treatment modality for the best results
• Live patient demonstrations
  • Watch and learn how this information is used to treat quickly and effectively

About Dr. Lombardi:

Dr. Anthony Lombardi is a 2002 graduate of the New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls, New York and completed the McMaster Contemporary Medical Acupuncture program in Hamilton, Ontario. He founded the Hamilton Back Clinic in 2002 and has since become a private consultant to athletes in the NFL, CFL, and NHL. Dr. Lombardi has accumulated some 190,000 treatments over the past 22 years of practice.

In addition to practicing, Dr. Lombardi was also an instructor in the Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program at McMaster University from 2004 to 2013. In 2010 he developed EXSTORE™, an organized system of assessment and treatment that produces fast results using motor points, electro-acupuncture, soft tissue work, and other modalities. Dr. Lombardi has a library of on-demand education that continues to grow, with some 75 webinars available covering a variety of Musculoskeletal conditions and practice management topics. He also teaches his EXSTORE™ system through live, in-person seminars throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Dr. Lombardi maintains a busy practice, averaging 150 patient visits a week, including 12 new patients every week, for over ten years. 

About Dr. Lev Furman