Practical Assessment of the Lower Extremity for the Sports Chiropractor

Session Information

Regional Event: se
Start Date: 05/29/2026 2:40 pm
End Date: 05/30/2026 4:20 pm
Location: Rio Vista I-II

Speakers in this session...

  • Thomas Young

    Sponsors

    Thomas Young DC, DACBSP

    Dr Tom Young is a Chiropractic Sports Physician and assistant professor at Palmer College of Chiropractic-Florida. He also takes interns to treat at sporting events as co-advisor and adjunct faculty clinician to the campus sports council. He maintains a private practice in Ormond Beach, FL, focusing on functional performance enhancement. Before joining the faculty in 2009, Tom practiced in fitness clubs and at the American Institute for Healthcare and Fitness in the North Carolina Research Triangle. He has co-authored a textbook on Functional Assessment and Rehabilitation with his wife, Maria, and serves as the Florida campus representative to the Palmer College alumni office.

    Sessions...

    Practical Rehabilitation of the Lower Extremity for the Sports Chiropractor
    Regional Event: se
    Start Date: 05/30/2026 4:50 pm
    End Date: 05/30/2026 6:30 pm
    Location: Rio Vista I-II
    Session details

    Sponsor – Y & S Sports Seminars

    Course Description

    This session is designed for chiropractors working with athletic and active populations at community or public events. The content will focus on rehabilitation of lower extremity injuries, offering clinical insight into biomechanics, functional rehabilitation, and programs designed to prevent injury in athletes. Attendees will leave with a field-ready skillset to support injury prevention and management while maintaining high standards of clinical care and documentation.

    Attendees will learn about the court decisions that impact how chiropractors bill for and use manual therapy and shockwave therapy and the red flags to watch out for.  Attendees will also learn the legal requirements for serving as an expert witness and what lawyers want out of deposition testimony to fulfill their legal obligations in their cases.

    Learning Objectives

    1. Explain lower extremity anatomy and biomechanics in the context of sports injury rehabilitation.
    2. Apply evidence-based management and rehabilitation strategies for lower extremity injuries.
    3. Discuss sport-specific mechanisms and RTP decisions for hip injuries.
    4. Prepare for CCSP® exam items related to rehabilitation of the lower extremity including key tasks and knowledge domains as defined in the ACBSP Job Task Analysis.
    Practical Assessment of the Lower Extremity for the Sports Chiropractor
    Regional Event: se
    Start Date: 05/29/2026 2:40 pm
    End Date: 05/30/2026 4:20 pm
    Location: Rio Vista I-II
    Session details

    Sponsor – FCA Sports Council

    Course Description

    This course will explore the athlete in motion. Diving into the mechanisms of injury, biomechanical factors, and structural faults that predispose an athlete to injury.  Exploring assessment skills in the dissection of sport injuries of the hip, knee, ankle, and foot.  As the course progresses, treatment concepts and rehabilitation protocols for the top sports injuries will be discussed and demonstrated.

    Learning Objectives

    1. The learner will understand how understanding the mechanisms of injury will lead the physician towards a more accurate diagnosis and hence an effective treatment regimen. 
    2. The learner will understand the difference between biomechanical factors and structural faults as predisposing factors in sports injuries of the hip
    3. The learner will gain knowledge of functional assessment tools to assist in diagnosing sports injuries of the lower extremity
    4. The learner will gain knowledge of the rehabilitation concepts and flow as the athlete returns to activity. 

Sponsor – FCA Sports Council

Course Description

This course will explore the athlete in motion. Diving into the mechanisms of injury, biomechanical factors, and structural faults that predispose an athlete to injury.  Exploring assessment skills in the dissection of sport injuries of the hip, knee, ankle, and foot.  As the course progresses, treatment concepts and rehabilitation protocols for the top sports injuries will be discussed and demonstrated.

Learning Objectives

  1. The learner will understand how understanding the mechanisms of injury will lead the physician towards a more accurate diagnosis and hence an effective treatment regimen. 
  2. The learner will understand the difference between biomechanical factors and structural faults as predisposing factors in sports injuries of the hip
  3. The learner will gain knowledge of functional assessment tools to assist in diagnosing sports injuries of the lower extremity
  4. The learner will gain knowledge of the rehabilitation concepts and flow as the athlete returns to activity.