20th Annual Razorback Sports Medicine Symposium

The University of Arkansas Master of Athletic Training Program is excited to host the 20th Annual Razorback Sports Medicine Symposium on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Hillside Auditorium. The theme for this didactic and interactive symposium is "An Interprofessional Approach to Overhead Athlete Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation" and will focus on prevention strategies and rehabilitation interventions for sport-related upper extremity injuries. This interprofessional symposium welcomes collaborative efforts to improve health-related quality of life outcomes in physically active people and is commonly attended by athletic trainers, physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Topics include:

• Biomechanics of Overhead Movement Patterns
• Overhead Athlete Injury Prevention and Maintenance
• The Role of Sports Science in Baseball
• Overhead Athlete Rehabilitation Perspectives
• Prevention and Rehabilitation of Elbow Injuries in the Overhead Athlete
• Return to Play Considerations and Testing for the Overhead Athlete

6.5 Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer Inc. (BOC) continuing education units and Arkansas Physical Therapy Association (APTA Arkansas) are provided. All sports medicine professionals, including students, are welcome to attend.

Visit the symposium website for more details and to register for the event: https://atep.uark.edu/continuing-education/sports-medicine-symposium.php. Lunch and snacks are provided with registration.

For more information, please contact:

Luzita Vela, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, FNAP
Teaching associate professor and program director, Master of Athletic Training Program
vela@uark.edu
University of Arkansas

This event is supported by the U of A's College of Education and Health Professions We Care Together Programming funds. Additional support is provided by the Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation and UAMS Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.