The sports events that are being considered will include the following:
Module #1
Gait and running, a two part course designed to teach the Dr. or student all aspects of gait from joint to muscle involvement with respect to the back force transmission system. An understanding of this is critical to, for example, the vertical leap in basketball, volleyball or high jumping, as well as to prepare them for the future modules as gait and running are an aspect of each of the other sports.Module #2
When making an adjustment or coupled reduction of a fixated joint, it is paramount that the Dr. or student understand the neurology of exactly what happens in the peripheral and central nervous systems. This module will detail all of this and much more with respect to the ascending and descending pathways. This module will allow you to make your athletes better at what they do by evoking and fine tuning certain neurological pathways; for example, a female gymnast who has problems on the balance beam. Once taught the pathways that are responsible for this mechano/proprioceptive function, she will be a much better gymnast and you will get many new patients because of your ability to enhance athletic performance.Module #3
Soccer will be the topic of this module. According to various sports journals through the world, soccer is now the fastest growing sport in U.S. colleges and universities and with the younger population in schools. This module will cover the techniques and nomenclature specific to the game as well as the biomechanics, muscles used and the types of injuries to expect. There will be a guest lecturer, a soccer professional and a teacher of the sport to demonstrate the various foot and ankle positi ons during the soccer kick and to explain exactly how the game is played.Module #4Understanding the game is critical to your understanding of the mechanism of the injury. If you do not understand the game then it is very hard to visualize, for example, the talocalcaneonavicular joint position with respect to the transverse tarsal joint, open kinetic chain, during a lace kick when two players meet the ball simultaneously. This module will have a video presentation demonstrating various aspects of the game and positions that predispose one to accidents. A demonstration of the training methods and routines will done.
Martial arts is the topic for module number 4. When we consider all of the various forms of martial arts currently being taught throughout the world, then picking a representative discipline becomes very difficult indeed. After looking at a number of directories throughout Canada and the United States and talking to various federations, the discipline of tae kwon do was chosen.The above four are just the tip of the iceberg with many other sporting events to be covered in extreme detail coming in 1998. MPI will continue to strive forward to present the most up to date material whenever possible. It is recommended, but not mandatory, that the attendee be aware of the back force transmission system and/or has read the proceedings from the Second World Congress on Low Back Pain.Ballistic sports, such as the many disciplines of martial arts, create a never ending cascade of rotational torques that result in multiple site joint subluxations and compensatory reactions throughout the back force transmission system. In order for the doctor of chiropractic to correctly diagnose and treat the injury, one must have a comprehensive understanding of the biomechanics of, for example, a side kick with the stance leg and foot firmly planted incorrectly on the ground while attempting to complete the maneuver. This foot position over time will often result in the processes of creep, hysteresis and set of the anterior talofibular ligament and others which will predispose the individual to recurrent ankle sprains and/or compensatory talocrural or tibiofemoral rotational shears. The long term effects of this are sure to be seen as adaptive postural changes and subsequent biomechanical aberrations throughout the musculoskeletal system. MPI is fortunate to have enlisted the services of a former world champion to be a part of this very exciting module.
Keith Innes, DC
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
