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Overall Learning Objectives:
On completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Outline the factors that positively and negatively affect muscle repair in thigh muscle injuries, including the role of inflammation and cellular signaling pathways.
- Analyze the biomechanics of running, focusing on hamstring function and injury risk, to optimize performance and reduce the likelihood of injury.
- Appraise rehabilitation protocols for field athletes following thigh muscle injuries, considering running mechanics, agility, and sport-specific demands.
- Identify return-to-running pathways for athletes recovering from thigh muscle injuries, including progressive loading strategies and criteria for safe return to sport.
- Evaluate kicking mechanics and volume management after thigh muscle injuries, with a focus on optimizing technique and reducing re-injury risk.
- Explore the use of running and game metrics in monitoring thigh muscle injuries and guiding rehabilitation and prevention strategies, emphasizing data-driven decision-making. Understand the anatomical structure and functional roles of thigh muscles, with a focus on the hamstrings and rectus femoris.
- Identify the various mechanisms that lead to thigh muscle injuries in field sports and their implications for injury prevention strategies.
- Identify the unique challenges and considerations in managing apophyseal thigh muscle injuries among adolescent athletes.
- Explore the role of nutrition in optimizing recovery from thigh muscle injuries and its impact on rehabilitation outcomes.
- Elaborate into key clinical markers and diagnostic techniques for assessing thigh muscle injuries, including MRI and ultrasound findings.
- Evaluate the role of MRI in making return-to-play decisions for athletes recovering from thigh muscle injuries.
- Examine surgical perspectives on managing thigh muscle injuries, specifically addressing tendon involvement in both hamstring and rectus femoris injuries.
- Activity name: Aspetar International Rehabilitation Conference: The Complete Guide to Thigh Muscle Injuries
- Activity code: HGI-03-P136
- Dates: 16 & 17 November 2024
- Venue: Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
- Target Audience: Physiotherapists, Physicians, Physical Coaches, Sports Scientists
- Number of participants: 600
- CPD points: 14.5 “Category 1” credit hours
- Interactive time: 290 min (34 %)
DHP accreditation statement:
This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Category 1) as defined by the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Healthcare Professions-Accreditation Section and is approved for a maximum of 14.5 hours.
Scientific Planning Committee:
Enda King (Chair), Konstantinos Epameinontidis (Co-Chair), Rodney Whiteley, Dermot Simpson, Toni Snoxell, Simon Wallace, Marco Cardinale, Emmanouil Papakostas, Marcelo Bordalo, Paul Dijkstra, Stephen Targett, Faten Smiley, Joanne Lambert, Heloisa Jorge
The Scientific Planning Committee has reviewed all disclosed financial relationships of speakers, moderators, facilitators and/or authors in advance of the CPD activity and has implemented procedures to manage any potential or real conflicts of interest.
Registration to the conference is a prerequisite for registering to one of the two offered workshops.
- Activity name: Advanced Thigh Muscle Injuries Workshop
- Dates: 18 & 19 November 2024
- Venue: Aspetar Rehabilitation Department
- Target Audience: Physiotherapists (external only)
- Number of participants: 30
- CPD points: 12.5 “Category 1” credit hours
- Interactive time: 420 min (56 %)
- Activity name: Advanced ACL Workshop
- Dates: 18 & 19 November 2024
- Venue: Aspetar Rehabilitation Department
- Target Audience: Physiotherapists (external only)
- Number of participants: 30
- CPD points: 12.75 “Category 1” credit hours
- Interactive time: 540 min (71 %)
Cancellations and Refunds
- Name changes or substitutions after the completion of registration are not permitted.
- All cancellation and refund requests must be made in writing and submitted via email to thighmuscleconf@aspetar.com
- For a full refund of the registration fee, the cancellation request must be received by November 7th 2024at 4 pm Doha time (GMT + 03:00). No refund will be offered for cancellation requests thereafter.
- We will attempt to process the refund within 30 days of receiving any cancellation request.
- Aspetar Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Hospital reserves the right to cancel the activity. In the event of a cancellation, registration fees will be returned, but Aspetar will not be responsible for any other expenses including restricted or non-refundable airfares or hotel deposits.
Professor David Opar
Australia
Professor Bryan Heiderscheit
USA
Emmanouil Papakostas
Aspetar
Anthony Schache
Australia
Mathieu Sailly
Switzerland
| Time | Topic | Session Learning Objectives | Speaker |
| DAY 1 |
| 07.00 – 08.00 | Registration and reception |
| 08.00 – 08.20 | Welcome speech | DG, CMO |
SESSION 1: The Fundamentals
Chair: Prof. Roald Bahr |
| 08.20 – 08.40 | Anatomy and Function of Thigh Muscles | - Outline the important anatomical features of the thigh muscles and their impact on movement function
| David Opar (AUS) |
| 08.40 – 09.00 | Mechanisms of Thigh Injury in field sports | - Analyze the mechanisms of thigh injury in field sports
| Michael Giakoumis (UK) |
| 09.00 – 09.20 | Apophyseal Muscle Injuries in Field Sports | - Define and explain the various types of apophyseal muscle injuries in field sports
| Daniel Silvan (ASPIRE) |
| 09.20 – 09.40 | Nutritional Requirements to optimise thigh muscle injury recovery | - Investigate the nutritional requirements necessary for optimizing thigh muscle injury recovery
| Nelda Nader (ASPETAR) |
| 09.40 – 10.10 | Q & A - Discussion (Interactive) | - Participate actively in a panel discussion to appraise and synthesize key takeaways.
| David Opar (AUS) Michael Giakoumis (UK) Daniel Silvan (ASPIRE) Nelda Nader (ASPETAR) |
| 10.10 – 10.40 | Coffee Break |
| SESSION 2: Diagnostics
Chair: Dr. Louis Holtzhausen |
| 10.40 – 11.05 | Key Clinical Markers and their implication | - Examine key clinical markers and assess their implications in diagnosing thigh muscle injuries
| Noel Pollock (UK) |
| 11.05 – 11.20 | Key MRI Findings in Thigh Muscle Injury | - Summarize the important features of thigh muscle injuries as they present in the MRI scans
| Marcelo Bordalo (ASP) |
| 11.20 – 11.35 | Key Ultrasound Findings in Thigh Muscle injury | - Summarize the important features of thigh muscle injuries as they present in the ultrasound scans
| Iñigo Iriarte (ESP) |
| 11.35 – 11.50 | Role of MRI in RTP decision making in Thigh Muscle Injury | - Appraise non-muscular sources of thigh pain and their effect on the clinical picture of patients
| Sandra Mecho (ESP) |
| 11.50 - 12.20 | Q & A - Discussion (Interactive) | - Engage critically in a panel discussion to integrate diagnostic perspectives
| Noel Pollock (UK) Marcelo Bordalo (ASP) Iñigo Iriarte (ESP) Sandra Mecho (ESP) |
| 12.20 – 13.30 | Lunch Break |
| KEYNOTE 1
Chair: Helen McKeever |
| 13.30 – 14.15 | Rehabilitation of Acute Hamstring Injury – The Aspetar Way | - Synthesize insights into the rehabilitation of acute hamstring injuries, focusing on the Aspetar approach
| Rod Whiteley (Aspetar) |
| DEBATE 1: Management of Thigh muscle injury with tendon involvement.
Chair: Helen McKeever |
| 14.15 – 14.30 | The Surgical Perspective - Hamstrings | - Discuss the surgeon’s contribution and the surgical decision-making process in the management of hamstring muscle injuries
| Lasse Lempainen (FIN) |
| 14.30 – 14.45 | The Surgical Perspective – Rectus Femoris | - Discuss the surgeon’s contribution and the surgical decision-making process in the management of rectus femoris muscle injuries
| Emmanouil Papakostas (ASPETAR) |
| 14.45 – 15.00 | The Rehabilitation Perspective - Hamstrings | - Outline the components and challenges of the rehabilitation programs designed for the management of hamstring injuries
| Fearghal Kerin (UK) |
| 15:00 - 15.15 | The Rehabilitation Perspective – Rectus Femoris | - Outline the components and challenges of the rehabilitation programs designed for the management of rectus femoris injuries
| Andrew Wallis (AUS) |
| 15.15 – 15:40 | Q & A – Discussion (Interactive) | - Engage critically in a panel discussion to integrate surgical and rehabilitation perspectives
| Lasse Lempainen (FIN) Emmanouil Papakostas (ASPETAR) Fearghal Kerin (UK) Andrew Wallis (AUS) |
| 15.40 – 16.00 | Coffee Break |
| SESSION 3: Strength Training
Chair: Prof. Marco Cardinale |
| 16.00 – 16.20 | Importance of Early Loading | - Recognize the significance of early loading in strength training for thigh muscle injuries.
| Abdallah Itani (Aspetar) |
| 16.20 – 16.40 | Non-thigh muscle strength training during a thigh muscle injury period | - Analyze the benefits of maintaining and improving the strength capacity of the whole body, while treated for a thigh muscle injury
| Evi Sidiropoulou (ASPETAR) |
| 16.40 – 17.00 | Key Hamstring strength exercise considerations (interactive) | - Critically appraise key considerations for hamstring strength exercises
| Anthony Schache (AUS) |
| 17.00 - 17.20 | Key Rectus Femoris/Quadriceps strength exercise considerations (interactive) | - Outline and discuss key features of strength exercises that target the thigh muscle group, and the impact of these features in the decision-making process
| Dermot Simpson (ASPETAR) |
| 17.20 – 17.45 | Q & A – Discussion (Interactive) | - Engage in a high-level discussion during a panel session to assess and discuss strength training strategies.
| Abdallah Itani (Aspetar) Evi Sidiropoulou (ASPETAR) Anthony Schache (AUS) Dermot Simpson (ASPETAR) |
| 17.45 | Closing Day 1 |
| Time | Topic | Session Learning Objectives | Speaker |
| DAY 2 |
| KEYNOTE 2
Chair: Andrew Cole |
| 08.00 – 08.25 | Rehabilitation of the Acute Rec Fem Injury – The Aspetar Way | - Synthesize information about the rehabilitation of acute rectus femoris injuries using the Aspetar approach
| Simon Wallace (ASPETAR) |
| SESSION 4: Maximising The Healing Response
Chair: Andrew Cole |
| 08.25 – 08.55 | Factors That Positively And Negatively Affect Muscle Repair | - Define all the factors that are identified as promoting or inhibiting the muscle repair process
| Michael Kjaer (DEN) |
| 08.55 – 09.15 | Thigh Contusion Management | - Summarize the medical management approaches to thigh contusions
| Mathieu Sailly (CH) |
| 09.15 – 09.35 | Q & A - Discussion (Interactive) | - Participate actively in a panel discussion on maximising the healing response of the muscle tissues
| Michael Kjaer (DEN) Mathieu Sailly (CH) |
| 09.35 - 10.05 | Coffee Break |
| SESSION 5: Biomechanics
Chair: Dr. Roula Kotsifaki |
| 10.05 – 10.25 | Running Mechanics Hamstring Function and Injury Risk (interactive) | - Define the unique mechanical function of hamstring muscle group during running, and discuss its impact on hamstring injury risk
| Bryan Heiderscheit (USA) |
| 10.25 - 10.45 | Hamstring activation during sprinting and influence of the injury | - Analyse the factors influencing hamstring activation and the influence of hamstring injury those factors
| Ayako Higashihara (JPN) |
| 10.45– 11.05 | Force/Velocity Profiling and Horizontal Force in Hamstring Injury and Rehabilitation | - Overview how to carry out force/velocity profiling during acceleration and what are the key variables in relation to hamstring injury and rehabilitation
| Johan Lahti (FIN) |
| 11.05 - 11.25 | Running Mechanics Rehabilitation for field athletes after thigh muscle injury | - Summarize the key exercise selection and coaching considerations during hamstring rehabilitation
| Jonas Dodoo (UK) |
| 11.25 – 11.45 | Q & A - Discussion (Interactive) | - Participate actively in a panel discussion to synthesize biomechanical perspectives
| Bryan Heiderscheit (USA) Ayako Higashihara (JPN) Johan Lahti (FIN) Jonas Dodoo (UK) |
| KEYNOTE 3
Chair: Dr Mokhtar Chaabane |
| 11.45 – 12.10 | Breaking down the recurrent/chronic thigh muscle injury – The Aspetar Way (interactive) | - Evaluate insights into breaking down recurrent/chronic thigh muscle injuries
| Enda King (Aspetar) |
| 12.10 – 13.25 | Lunch Break |
| Session 6: Sport-Specific
Chair: Dr Mokhtar Chaabane |
| 13.25 - 13.45 | Return to Running Pathways | - Overview the key components that influence successful return to running programs after thigh muscle injury
| Simon Harries (AUS) |
| 13.45 - 14.05 | Kicking mechanics and volume after thigh muscle injury | - Discuss the key biomechanical factors for consideration in return to kicking after thigh injury and how to re-introduce kicking volume and intensity during rehabilitation
| Evan Jeanguyot (ASPETAR) |
| 14.05 - 14.25 | Running/Game Metrics and thigh muscle injuries - factors for consideration in rehabilitation and prevention | - Analyse the key sports specific game metrics that should be considered when rehabilitating and athlete back from thigh muscle injury
| Martin Buchheit (France) |
| 14.25 - 14.50 | Q & A - Discussion (Interactive) | - Participate actively in a panel discussion to synthesize return to sports specific training
| Simon Harries (AUS) Evan Jeanguyot (ASPETAR) Martin Buchheit (France) |
| 14.50 – 15.10 | Coffee Break |
| SESSION 7: Case Series (Interactive)
Chair: Dr. Paul Dijkstra |
| 15.10 – 15.30 | Rehabilitation of Hamstrings after ACLR | - Discuss the key factors for consideration in rehabilitation of hamstring muscles after ACLR with hamstring graft
| Brendan Butler (ASPETAR) |
| 15.30 – 15.50 | Rehabilitation Case study in Elite Sport – Hamstring | - Evaluate rehabilitation case study in elite sport for hamstring injury
| Alicia Tang (UK) |
| 15.50 – 16.10 | Rehabilitation Case study in Elite Sport – Rectus Femoris | - Evaluate rehabilitation case study in elite sport for rectus femoris injury
| Chris Morgan (UK) |
| 16.10 – 16.30 | Things that make you go hmmmm: the role of trunk muscles as a risk factor and preventative strategy for thigh muscle strains | - Discuss the role of trunk strength and function in thigh muscle injury
| Peter Blanch (AUS) |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Q & A - Discussion (Interactive) | - Take part in a panel discussion to conclude the conference with insights from case studies
| Brendan Butler (ASPETAR) Alicia Tang (UK) Chris Morgan (UK) Peter Blanch (AUS) |
| 17.00 - 17.10 | Closing Remarks | | Enda King (ASPETAR) |
Scientific Planning Committee:
Enda King (Chair), Konstantinos Epameinontidis (Co-Chair), Rodney Whiteley, Dermot Simpson, Toni Snoxell, Simon Wallace, Marco Cardinale, Emmanouil Papakostas, Marcelo Bordalo, Paul Dijkstra, Stephen Targett, Faten Smiley, Joanne Lambert, Heloisa Jorge
The Scientific Planning Committee has reviewed all disclosed financial relationships of speakers, moderators, facilitators and/or authors in advance of the CPD activity and has implemented procedures to manage any potential or real conflicts of interest.
- Overall time: 860 min
- Lectures: 570 min
- Interactive: 290 min (34%)
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