FREE ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

Presented By: Katherine Lorens, Assistant Athletic Trainer, University of Utah

In this webinar, Katherine Lorens, Assistant Athletic Trainer at the University of Utah, will present a case study of the rehabilitation of a Division I gymnast’s torn Achilles tendon using aquatic therapy.

Katherine will discuss the overall sports medicine program at the University of Utah and how they use aquatic therapy on a daily basis to treat a multitude of conditions and injuries. She will briefly discuss the properties of water and features of their pools which make them effective tools for the athletes they treat.

Katherine will then move on to the torn Achilles tendon case study, beginning by reviewing the case history and injury. She will discuss the timeline of the rehab, including pictures and video of specific exercises and protocols used in the water.

She’ll finish the presentation by sharing the outcomes of the athlete’s rehabilitation as well as her astonishing post-recovery achievements.

• How they use aquatic therapy on a daily basis to treat a multitude of conditions and injuries.
• The properties of water and features of their pools.
• Specific exercises and protocols used in the water for the rehab of the torn Achilles tendon.
  
  

Katherine’s presentation will be followed by a 15-20 minute Q&A session which will allow the audience to ask the presenter questions relative to the case study and her experience with aquatics.

*Continuing Education (you must attend the live webinar in its entirety):
Athletic Trainers: One CEU available for Athletic Trainers through BOC 
All Others: Certificates will be available if you wish to petition your certification agency for CEUs. 

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