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Managing Sports Injuries – From Your Head to Your Toes | Foot Levelers

Event Details

Sat July 15, 2023 - 8:00 AM PST — Sun July 16, 2023 - 12:00 PM PST

Location: Newport Beach, CA

Hyatt Regency Newport Beach
1107 Jamboree Rd.
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 729-1234

Speaker: Kurt Juergens, DC, CCSP

CEU: 12

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About the Seminar

For the past 33 years, Dr. Juergens has been treating world-class athletes from around the globe. During this presentation, Dr. Juergens will review lower extremity biomechanics and will share his experiences on how to diagnosis and manage lower extremity injuries. You will learn how to confidently evaluate and manage the most common sports injuries. He will also demonstrate how to incorporate into your practice state of the art modalities and a variety of active care techniques. Dr. Juergens will present case studies on common and uncommon lower extremity conditions. This course will provide useful information that you can implement in the treatment of your patients when you return to work Monday morning.

 

Seminar Dates and Times:
Saturday, July 15 - 8:00am - 5:00pm PST
Sunday, July 16 - 8:00am - 12:00pm PST

Seminar Topics

Part 1: Identifying the Most Common Sports Injuries. A practical review of lower extremity biomechanics. Traumatic Brain Injuries(TBI) and issues affecting Brain Resiliency. Identifying the real problem…..Performing a specific structural evaluation on the athlete and non athlete.

Part 2: Sports Rehab. The important role of Strength, Conditioning & Flexibility throughout all phases of care.

Part 3: Breakout Sessions….Manipulation, K-Tape, Bands, Gait Analysis, Laser, Stability Trainers, & More Bullet Points:

  1. Identify and manage the most common sports injuries
  2. Introduce equipment/modality options for managing sports injuries
  3. Understanding the psychosocial aspect of managing your patients
  4. Understanding Brain Resiliency and its relationship in Traumatic Brain Injuries
  5. A practical review of lower extremity anatomy and biomechanics

Lunch provided Saturday!

About the Speaker

Dr. Kurt Juergens has been in practice since 1989 and has extensive post-graduate training in Sports Medicine. He attended Brigham Young University for his undergraduate studies, followed by Texas Chiropractic College where he graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1988.

Over his career, Dr. Juergens has served as a member of many acclaimed sports medicine teams including:

  • The United States Olympic Track & Field Trials Sports Medicine Team
  • Sports Medicine Teams of the NCAA Track & Field Championships
  • ATP's Tennis Masters Cup
  • The U.S. Clay Court Championships

He continues to treat high school, collegiate, and professional athletes from all over the world. Dr. Juergens is also a well-known lecturer on sports rehabilitation and has been featured on Discovery Channel's One Step Beyond production. He maintains a busy chiropractic sports rehab practice in Houston and serves as the Medical Director for MetroNational Corporation. Dr. Juergens serves on the Advisory Board of Forté Elements where he provides education on the necessity of nutrition in sports injury prevention and recovery.

CEU

12 CE Course hours provided by Cleveland University-Kansas City.