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Course Name: The Running Course: What We Talk About When We
Talk About Running
Presenter: B.J. Lehecka, DPT, PT and Janice Loudon, PT, PhD, SCS,
ATC, CSCS
Dates: Saturday, April 30 – Sunday, May 1, 2016
Tuition: $325.00 – Early Registration
$375.00 – After Saturday, April 16, 2016
Location: Rockhurst University
Department of Physical Therapy
St. Ignatius Science Building, Room 105
1100 Rockhurst Road
Kansas City, MO  64110
Number of CCU’s / Contact Hours: 15
Target Audience: PT’s, PTA”s, OT, OTA’s, ATC’s

Course Description:

There is no shortage of talk on the topic of running, from magazine articles and shoe shop recommendations to millions of personal anecdotes and philosophies. That’s part of what makes running great. But sometimes we need to take a step back and talk about what we are really talking about. Those things behind those other things. What if we telescoped upward to a 5000-foot view of what we know about running research, looked at it in its entirety, and then made some conclusions? Then we’d have something to talk

Schedule:

Day One – Saturday, April 30, 2016

8:00 – 9:00 am   Benefits of Running
9:00 -10:00 am  Running biomechanics
10:00 – 10:15 am Break
10:15 – 12:00 n     Shoewear and orthotics
12:00 – 1:00 pm    Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 pm    Assessment: Subjective Examination, Lower Quarter Exam and
Flexibility and strength measures
3:00 – 3:15 pm     Break
3:15 – 5:00 pm    Assessment (con’t) and Evaluation results
5:00 pm End of Day One

Day Two – Sunday, May 1, 2016

8:00 – 10:00 am   Injury in the runner – most common injuries and research
10:00 – 10:15 am  Break
10:15 – 12:00 n     Intervention strategies (lab session)
12:00 – 1:00 pm   Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 pm     Intervention strategies  (con’t)
2:30 – 3:30 pm     Gait Retraining
3:30 – 3:45 pm      Break
3:45 – 5:00 pm      Prevention of Injury and Considerations for special groups
5:00 pm  End of Day Two and Course

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion the participant will be able to demonstrate and have an understanding of

Recognize the physiological and psychological benefits of running.
Describe the biomechanics of running including a listing of the running gait phases.
Perform a comprehensive examination of the running athletes
Observe and practice video analysis of a runner.
Integrate data obtained during video analysis of a runner into an assessment.
Describe the most common running injuries and explain the strategy for intervention based on current research.
Develop an individualized and eclectic intervention program for the injured runner.
Understand the importance of preventative measures for the running athlete
Understand running research related to topics including footwear, training protocols, interval training, resistance training, and nutrition.

Presenter: Janice Loudon, PT, PhD, SCS, ATC, CSCS

Janice Loudon is an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy Education at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO. She is the Director of the Amy Thompson Human Performance Lab on the Rockhurst University campus that houses a running clinic. Her research is focused on lower extremity pathomechanics and their relationship to athletic injury and has published several articles in this area.

B.J. Lehecka, DPT, PT

B.J. Lehecka is an assistant professor for Wichita State University’s Department of Physical Therapy. He teaches musculoskeletal content with a focus on the hip and spine. He is also a PhD Candidate in Sports and Orthopedic Science at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. His dissertation focus is gluteal endurance, with a special interest in the running population. B.J. is the founder of Wichita Running (wichitarunning.com), a free service for Wichita runners including full-length assessments designed to help runners prevent injuries, perform well, and enjoy the run. He has written multiple orthopedic text chapters, published articles about evidence-based practice and sports performance, and speaks regularly at conferences about sports and orthopedic topics.