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Pregnancy and Postpartum Considerations for High Intensity Athletics - Remote Course

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Price: $225.00
Experience Level: Beginner
Contact Hours: 6.5

This is a one-day, remote continuing education course that combines zoom lecture, pre-recorded lectures and videos, and open discussion/breakout sessions. This course is designed to educate practitioners on the unique considerations of pregnant and postpartum athletes engaging in high intensity interval training (HIIT). In this course, participants will review the current literature, discuss the unique needs of pregnant and postpartum high intensity athletes, and learn how to most effectively treat these patients as practitioners. The main focus of this course will be to learn how exercising throughout pregnancy, or returning to exercise postpartum, may look different for a high intensity athlete versus a non-HIIT athlete. Participants will discuss how anatomical and hormonal changes will affect training for the pregnant and postpartum athlete and review various modifications for this population. We will also discuss how various stresses placed on the body during these activities may affect pelvic floor muscle function and review various pressure management strategies that can be utilized during high intensity interval training.

There will be 1.5 hours of video lecture, 4 hours zoom lecture and 1 hour of breakout sessions. The breakout sessions will be broken up into pregnancy considerations and postpartum considerations. During these sessions, we will review case studies, and each group will be responsible for creating appropriate exercise modifications for their patient. There is no equipment required for this course.

Audience: This course is targeted for physical therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapy assistants, physical therapy and occupational therapy students.

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

  1. Educate practitioners on special considerations for the pregnant and postpartum athlete when participating in/returning to high intensity exercise.
  2. Review anatomical changes associated with pregnancy & postpartum that may affect ability to safely participate in desired exercise
  3. Discuss evaluation and assessment considerations for pregnant and postpartum high intensity athletes
  4. Discuss common conditions affected by pressure management in high-intensity athletes during pregnancy and postpartum including diastasis recti and pelvic organ prolapse
  5. Educate on treatment and home exercise programs for patient population with potential modifications for exercise
  6. Discuss collaborative approaches with local coaches/trainers

NOTE: Times below are listed in Pacific time zone
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Before the Course Begins
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These video lectures in Teachable must be viewed in-full prior to the course
Total video lecture time: 1.5 hours

1) Pregnancy Anatomy review: How hormonal and structural changes will affect activity participation (45 min)
2) Review of ACOG recommendations for exercise intensity during pregnancy (30 min)
3) Review of postpartum anatomy and anatomical changes (45 min)

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Day of the Course
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7:30 am PST - Zoom opens 30 mins before course for registration and setup
8:00 am PST - Course begins / Introduction, goals, and objectives
8:15 - Review of conditions that may limit participation in high intensity exercise during pregnancy (SPD, placenta previa, blood pressure changes)
8:45 - When to begin modifications during pregnancy (Olympic lifting, plyometrics, and gymnastics)
9:15 - Review of Signs and symptoms a load is beyond the patient’s tissue threshold
9:30 - Review of external support devices that may be beneficial to the appropriate patient
9:45 - Pregnancy Break Out Session/Case Studies
10:15 - Postpartum considerations for return to exercise: prior level of fitness, healing time (what the research says)
10:45 - Pressure management and breathwork strategies for high intensity exercise postpartum
11:15 - LUNCH
11:45 - Review of loads placed on the tissues with different types of high intensity exercise
12:30 - Review of modifications, and how to determine when to modify, and external support devices
1:00 - Postpartum Breakout Sessions/Case Studies
1:30 - Post test and wrap up

"I really loved all of the content presented in this course and within the first 10 minutes of the Zoom, I had already gotten several clinical pearls to use. I enjoyed the breakout rooms for the case studies - haven't done that before and that was a nice way to interact a little more."
Renee Cinco PT | Pregnancy and Postpartum for High Intensity Athletics - March 9 2024

"Excellent knowledge or the material. Not only current research and treatment, but personal experience with current work outs/lifting routines. Great class overall!"
Dawn Underwood, PT, DPT, OCS | Pregnancy and Postpartum for High Intensity Athletics - March 9 2024