Sunday October 15th (Gymnasts, Parents, Coaches)
Course Overview:
Learn from the leading gymnastics medicine experts about gymnastics specific diagnoses, injuries, prevention, nutrition, and mental health.
Course Format:
This year’s conference is in partnership with Boston Children’s Hospital and will be a hybrid event (in-person and virtual components).
In-person will be held at Boston Children’s Hospital at Waltham, 9 Hope Avenue, Waltham, MA.
Learn more about the various attendance options below:
Day 1, October 14, 2023
MEDICAL PROVIDER focus:
This session will focus on medical providers. We will review the most common gymnastics-specific diagnoses, demonstrate and perform gymnastics-specific physical therapy exercises and explain fueling and nutritional needs specifically for gymnasts.
Also being covered is how to understand the management and onsite evaluation for gymnastics competition medical coverage, the unique needs of female athletes, surgical interventions that commonly occur for gymnasts, return to gymnastics protocols, and much more.
Day 2, October 15, 2023
GYMNAST, PARENT, COACH focus:
This session will focus on gymnasts, parents, and coaches. We will review common gymnastics injuries, how to create a “Gymnastics Medicine/Sports Medicine Team,” show injury prevention exercises, give tips and tricks on nutrition, explain how to handle “mental blocks,” review common reasons injuries occur, and more!
Speaker Panel:
In-person spots are limited for both days and will fill up fast. For further information and to sign up for the course, click the ‘register now’ button below!
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
