The Athlete’s Hip: Evaluation of Groin Pain
presented by John Snyder

The evaluation and rehabilitation of hip injuries in the athlete is a complicated and often misunderstood area of sports medicine. This course will take you through an evidence-based evaluation of groin injuries in this patient population with an emphasis on femoroacetabular impingement syndrome, athletic pubalgia, and less common pathologies (ligamentum teres, extra-articular impingement, etc.). By understanding the current literature and available evaluation techniques, you will be better able to simplify your evaluation and clinical reasoning when an athlete presents with groin pain.

The recommended order to take the courses in The Athlete’s Hip series is as follows:

The Athlete’s Hip: Return to Sport
presented by John Snyder

Return to sport is a very complicated decision, and for pathologies of the hip, this becomes even more convoluted due to the paucity of research in this region. Multiple factors can influence readiness for return to sport, from fear of reinjury to performance during functional testing. These factors will be discussed in an easy-to-implement framework to aid the clinician’s confidence in returning their athlete with hip pain to sport.

The recommended order to take the courses in The Athlete’s Hip series is as follows:

Body Temperature Assessment for Exertional Heat Stroke
presented by Susan Yeargin

This course will provide an in-depth focus on how to examine a patient for exertional heat stroke (EHS). This will include differential diagnosis from other conditions that could present as EHS, central nervous system dysfunction assessment, and body temperature assessment. Body temperature assessment will focus predominately on the use of rectal thermometry; including policy development, implementation, and specific clinical setting barriers with solutions. Learn more

Strength and Conditioning in Sports
presented by Susan Falsone

This course is designed to give the physical therapist a fundamental understanding of strength and conditioning. Susan Falsone will review basic muscle physiology and energy systems and apply metabolic and structural adaptations to both aerobic and anaerobic exercise training. Multiple demonstrations and lectures will thoroughly explore testing modalities for aerobic capacity, strength, power and agility. The participant will learn how to design and implement physiologically based aerobic and anaerobic training programs. Learn more

Concussion in Sport
presented by Todd Arnold

This course will be retired and no longer available as of Sun Nov 1, 2020. Please start the course by Mon Oct 19, 2020 and complete the course by Sat Oct 31, 2020 to receive credit.

Looking for more content on this topic? MedBridge recommends the following courses:

• Concussion in Sport Part 1: Pathophysiology, Recognition, & Management
• Concussion in Sport Part 2: Clinical Evaluation and Return to Play


This case-based course is aimed at preparing physical therapists for the Sports Certified Specialist advanced certification exam, but is appropriate for athletic trainers and strength & conditioning specialists looking to expand their knowledge of concussion in sport. In this course, Dr. Arnold, MD teaches therapists and trainers about the pathophysiology of concussion, how to recognize and manage concussion, as well as important considerations for return to sport and return to school decisions. Learn more

Concussion Basics: Assessment, Screening, and Risk Factors
presented by Anne Mucha & Susan Whitney

This course will be retired and no longer available as of Sun Nov 1, 2020. Please start the course by Mon Oct 19, 2020 and complete the course by Sat Oct 31, 2020 to receive credit.

Looking for more content on this topic? MedBridge recommends the following courses:

• Fundamentals of Concussion
• Concussion Assessment: An Overview


Concussion is an ongoing public health initiative, due to high prevalence and potentially serious long-term consequences that may arise from incomplete recovery and improper management. Concussion often results in a multitude of symptoms, deficits in cognitive function and impairment in the vestibular and visual systems. Effective management employs a multidisciplinary team approach in which these various deficits areas can be assessed and treated. This course will review the pathophysiology, epidemiology and biomechanics of concussion, along with pertinent information regarding diagnosis and negative outcomes following this injury. Current guidelines with respect to return to play will also be discussed. The course will finish with a case study example. Learn more

Exertional Heat Illnesses
presented by Susan Yeargin

"This course will be retired and no longer available as of January 11, 2022. Please complete the course by December 31, 2021 to receive credit.

Looking for more content on this topic? MedBridge recommends the following courses:

• Exertional Heat Illness: Advanced Analysis of Intrinsic Risk Factors
• Exertional Heat Illness: Advanced Analysis of Extrinsic Risk Factors
• Differentiating Exertional Heat Exhaustion and Exertional Heat Stroke


Dr. Susan Yeargin’s course on exertional heat illnesses covers exercise-associated muscle cramps, Exertional Heat Exhaustion, Sickling, and Exertional Heat Stroke. It is designed to highlight key items in each of the following domains for both the experienced and novice health care clinician. Etiology along with clinical history items is provided for the recognition of each condition followed by immediate evidence-based treatments. Known risk factors are presented in conjunction with prevention interventions for each condition. Lastly, general guidelines for return to activity are given. Throughout the course, common mythology is addressed, research support provided, and practical applications offered.

Updated versions of this course have been created. Please find the new courses here:
• Exercise-Associated Muscle Cramps
• Differentiating Exertional Heat Exhaustion and Exertional Heat Stroke
• Exertional Heat Illness: Advanced Analysis of Extrinsic Risk Factors
• Exertional Heat Illness: Advanced Analysis of Intrinsic Risk Factors
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