Treating the Youth Athlete – Course 2

Total Length: 2 Hours

This course is designed to provide the Chiropractor with an introduction to the treatment of youth athletes. The course reviews: Injury statistics for youth athletes, summary of back injuries, prevention strategies, components of a pre-season exam, clinical consideration for sports participation, sleep issues, sleep strategies, nutritional needs of youth athletes, protein needs for training, carbohydrates for training, nutrition goals and eating strategies, hydration, sweat rate, antioxidants, supplements, recent research considerations. The objective of this course is to educate the clinician on these topics. The course is provided in a video slideshow format, and contains interactive quizzes.

Subjects covered:

• Injury statistics for youth athletes
• Summary of back injuries
• Prevention strategies
• Components of a pre-season exam
• Clinical consideration for sports participation
• Sleep issues
• Sleep strategies
• Nutritional needs of youth athletes
• Protein needs for training
• Carbohydrates for training
• Nutrition goals and eating strategies
• Hydration
• Sweat rate
• Antioxidants
• Supplements
• Recent research considerations 

A PDF version of each seminar is available for those who experience a hearing impairment or wish to read along with the course video. The text version can be found under each individual video.
Please note: You will still need to be logged into the course for the required time in order to receive course credit hours.

Please contact us via email at maingatece@gmail.com or call us at 843.215.6332 if you have any questions or if a technical issue occurs. We are available Monday-Friday 8-5pm EST.

You will receive an attendance certificate upon completion of the course.