20% of patient's have a 2nd ACL injury

Simply making them stronger does not protect against a further injury

Learn step by step how to address the cognitive & the physical demands of sport through language and dual task challenges. Explore the research around this exciting topic and how OPTIMAL learning might enhance patient motivation to complete rehabilitation programmes.
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Learning Outcomes

  • Understand how non-contact injuries occur

  • Become aware of specific populations that might be at greater risk of injury

  • Learn about which areas of the brain change following injury

  • Understand sensory re-weighting and how to reduce the risk of visual dominance

  • Learn how to prepare athletes for a safe return to sport that meets the demands of their sport

  • Understand how the language and methods of rehabilitation can influence the outcomes

  • Develop an awareness of the OPTIMAL theory of learning

  • Learn how to integrate neurocognitive rehabilitation into treatment plans

Course curriculum

    1. Train the Brain, Not the Sprain course content

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    2. Terms and conditions

    3. Train the Brain Learning Objectives

    4. Course Handout

    1. Introduction to Train the Brain, Not the Sprain

    2. Mechanism of non-contact injuries

    3. Changes in the brain after injury

    1. What are the demands of the sport?

    2. Skill acquisition

    1. How to motivate for success

    2. Building enhanced experiences

    3. Creating autonomy

    4. Where is their focus of attention?

    1. Introducing Neurocognitive Rehabilitation

    2. Mix it Up: Differential Learning

    3. Do it without thinking: Implicit Learning

    4. Shift their attention: Contextual interference

    5. External Focus of Attention

    6. Creating an external focus using motion guidance

    7. Assessing lumbar control using motion guidance

    8. Using biofeedback to retrain SLDL

    1. How to reduce visual dependance

    2. Are the eyes dominant?

    3. Assessing visual dominance - SEBT

About this course

  • £49.00
  • 27 lessons
  • 3 hours of video content