With the increasing popularity in the utilization of technology into the lives of our clients there is an increasing demand to incorporate consumer electronics into their lifestyle management strategies. This presentation speaks to several technologies, the science behind their design and the devices themselves. With effective and strategic integration, clinicians have practice building opportunities and can also help improve the efficacy of client outcomes and helping them achieve their goals in an objective manner.

Dr. Chesnutt reviews the symptoms and definition of concussion, reviews current state-wide work on concussions, and gives a framework for evaluation and treatment of concussions.

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A relatively new field of study in Western Acupuncture, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine utilizes a combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Motor Points to treat both and acute and chronic overuse injuries. Most musculoskeletal injuries show a strong imbalance between agonist and antagonist muscle groups which can produce undue stress on the joints, ligaments and muscles. This pattern creates simultaneous hypertonic and hypotonic muscles, significantly limiting function and which often presents as more obscure muscle pain and a pattern of tense, ropy or fibrous tissue can result which reduce the range and/or quality of joint movement. 

Regenerative injections are a rapidly evolving therapy in the field of sports medicine and athletic injuries. With the potential for top level athletes to return to play a game or two earlier, or the "weekend warrior" athlete to just finally deal with a nagging injury that has been present for years, these therapies are intriguing. But the question from a mainstream media and science standpoint remains, do they work? An initial form of regenerative injections, prolotherapy, has been around since at least the 1950's and used successfully to help strengthen ligaments and stabilize joints. In the last decade or so, platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections have arisen as a way for us to utilize the repair potential of our blood to help (re)stimulate healing. And even more recently, stem cells harvested from adipose or bone marrow are being injected to provide a potential "seed" for growth of new tissue.

This presentation discusses how these therapies are applied for musculoskeletal injuries, a brief overview of how they may work and the science behind it, and clinical examples of how they are used to help demonstrate patient selection and the actual injection procedure.

Learn about natural human foot shape and the impacts of traditional footwear construction on foot strength. Traditional and conventional footwear is constructed on the false belief that human feet are innately flawed and must be protected. Dr. McClanahan has challenged this standard, exposing the physiological changes that occur when a foot is immobilized and cushioned. This presentation explores the features of conventional footwear, and how footwear support leads to muscles atrophy and foot dysfunction. Learn techniques to align and strengthen your feet, as well as methods to evaluate footwear for yourself and your clients.

Performance in sport is reliant upon the effective delivery and utilization of fuel substrates to meet metabolic demand. The need for effective carbohydrate and muscle glycogen metabolism is undeniable when high performance is required. With a better understanding of carbohydrate metabolism, a clinician is positioned to make efficacious recommendations that meet the carbohydrate requirements of their athletes. Daily carbohydrate fueling strategies that can modulate muscle glycogen, as well as sport specific (power and endurance sport) fuelling requirements are discussed.