Course information:
Part 1 - Mobility, Stability & Motor Control for Rehabilitation, Exercise & Sports Performance: “The Pillar”
This is the first in a series of three short courses. The following 2 courses are:
Contact Information:
Greg Dea, Performance Sports Physiotherapist
+61400335891
greg@preparetoperform.net
Materials:
Reference list provided.
Digital interactive manuals will be provided.
Course description:
Background: The concept of the core has evolved. We now refer to it as the pillar, defining it as the shoulders, hips and the area between – the trunk or torso. The pillar allows for functional breathing, organ protection, control of forces and force transmission. Performance in rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance relies on the ability to respond and adapt to external and internal stimuli, blending mobility, stability and motor control.
This course discusses how motor control could be the limiting factor in sports performance. Successful human movement skills are built upon central and peripheral processing of rich sensory information. Such movement skills are context specific and reflex driven. The cueing, feedback and dosage as they relate to learning, retention and transfer of motor learning are well studied but rarely taught in applied settings as they relate to the foundations of rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance.
The exercise drills in the course provide a practical window on 20th and 21st century rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance science. These drills serve as guidelines for specifically improving positions, patterns and power. The ability to provide feedback and cueing on movement results and performance, and an ability to speak and write about mobility, stability and motor control will be assessed.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the workshop, the student will be able to:
Goal/rationale for the course:
Content:
Lecture 1: The essence and barriers of rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance behaviours
Practical 1: Assessing rolling as the fundamental pillar mobility, stability and motor control strategy. Included in this practical is the purpose, description, implications and pre-requisites for competent neuromuscular control of the pillar at ground level.
Lecture 2: Harnessing brain power to optimise rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance behaviours. The key scientific discussion revolves around layering neuromuscular output, feedback, cueing and dosage for movement skill learning, retention and transfer.
Practical 2: Interventions to improve pillar mobility, stability and motor control at ground level, quadruped, transitional positions and standing/walking positions. Students will alternate between experiencing (being coached, cued and instructed) and coaching/instructing/cueing.
Student responsibilities:
Participation: Learners are expected to be present and on time for the course. Learning is by onsite lectures, participation as both an instructor/clinician/coach practical and as patient/client/athlete - students are expected to be full partners in this process. Students who participate in all the exercises, instruct all the exercises, read and study the references diligently, discuss in the practical group, and write clearly their analyses and syntheses of exercise drills will do well in this course.
Assessment for the course will be by short answer, true/false and multiple choice answers, reflecting a concise and considered reflection of the short course.
Duration
6.5 hours, plus a one hour break for lunch.
Part 1 - Mobility, Stability & Motor Control for Rehabilitation, Exercise & Sports Performance: “The Pillar”
This is the first in a series of three short courses. The following 2 courses are:
- Part 2 - Mobility, Stability & Motor Control for Rehabilitation, Exercise & Sports Performance: “The Upper Quarter”
- Part 3 - Mobility, Stability & Motor Control for Rehabilitation, Exercise & Sports Performance: “The Lower Quarter”
Contact Information:
Greg Dea, Performance Sports Physiotherapist
+61400335891
greg@preparetoperform.net
Materials:
Reference list provided.
Digital interactive manuals will be provided.
Course description:
Background: The concept of the core has evolved. We now refer to it as the pillar, defining it as the shoulders, hips and the area between – the trunk or torso. The pillar allows for functional breathing, organ protection, control of forces and force transmission. Performance in rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance relies on the ability to respond and adapt to external and internal stimuli, blending mobility, stability and motor control.
This course discusses how motor control could be the limiting factor in sports performance. Successful human movement skills are built upon central and peripheral processing of rich sensory information. Such movement skills are context specific and reflex driven. The cueing, feedback and dosage as they relate to learning, retention and transfer of motor learning are well studied but rarely taught in applied settings as they relate to the foundations of rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance.
The exercise drills in the course provide a practical window on 20th and 21st century rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance science. These drills serve as guidelines for specifically improving positions, patterns and power. The ability to provide feedback and cueing on movement results and performance, and an ability to speak and write about mobility, stability and motor control will be assessed.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the workshop, the student will be able to:
- Coach, cue and educe mobility, stability and motor control of the trunk using various drills, exercises and techniques, with improving feedback, cueing and dosage.
- State the modern definition and purpose of "the pillar" as it relates to rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance;
- Describe the concise model of how mobility and motor control sum to produce human behaviours;
- Classify barriers to performance into four main categories;
- Recall the difference between static and dynamic motor control;
- Demonstrate improved mobility and motor control of the pillar in multiple positions and patterns;
- Apply functional breathing to enhance mobility and support motor control;
- Determine effective positioning and patterning for pillar performance based on individual behaviour.
Goal/rationale for the course:
- This course is designed to raise the conscious instructing and competency level for all students of rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance.
- It is designed to increase acknowledgement of mobility, stability and motor control as a limiting factor in functional capacity.
- The course aims to confront the errors in our exercise culture by improving understanding of the scientific systems and building blocks for movement skills.
- It is intended that the student will have significantly enhanced ability to:
- Assess competency of motor control;
- Improve the pillar’s movement skills to support rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance.
Content:
Lecture 1: The essence and barriers of rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance behaviours
Practical 1: Assessing rolling as the fundamental pillar mobility, stability and motor control strategy. Included in this practical is the purpose, description, implications and pre-requisites for competent neuromuscular control of the pillar at ground level.
Lecture 2: Harnessing brain power to optimise rehabilitation, exercise and sports performance behaviours. The key scientific discussion revolves around layering neuromuscular output, feedback, cueing and dosage for movement skill learning, retention and transfer.
Practical 2: Interventions to improve pillar mobility, stability and motor control at ground level, quadruped, transitional positions and standing/walking positions. Students will alternate between experiencing (being coached, cued and instructed) and coaching/instructing/cueing.
Student responsibilities:
Participation: Learners are expected to be present and on time for the course. Learning is by onsite lectures, participation as both an instructor/clinician/coach practical and as patient/client/athlete - students are expected to be full partners in this process. Students who participate in all the exercises, instruct all the exercises, read and study the references diligently, discuss in the practical group, and write clearly their analyses and syntheses of exercise drills will do well in this course.
Assessment for the course will be by short answer, true/false and multiple choice answers, reflecting a concise and considered reflection of the short course.
Duration
6.5 hours, plus a one hour break for lunch.