Speaker: Terrance "Terry" McHugh
Date & Time: June 27th @ 9:00 pacific time (Zoom)
Speaker Bio: Terry has been an active member of NovaCare's Greater Philadelphia Sports Medicine team since 2015. Currently, he is a Physical Therapist and Assistant Center Manager at NovaCare's Spring Garden Clinic. He also serves as the Lead Physical Therapist for Temple University Varsity student-athletes, primarily working with Temple’s Football and Men’s Basketball Teams. He attended the University of Delaware and is a graduate of their Athletic Training Education and Doctor of Physical Therapy programs. Terry has been an ABPTS Sports Clinical Specialist since 2017 and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA. He has lectured locally and nationally on multiple topics, including Exercise Prescription, Dynamometry and Force Plate Utilization, Motor Learning Strategies, Blood Flow Restriction Training, and Management of Hip and Groin-related Pain. He is also a co-author of the Academy of Orthopedic Physical Therapy's independent study course on Patellar Tendinopathy Management. He currently serves as faculty and primary mentor to NovaCare's Philadelphia Sports Physical Therapy Residency and faculty of Select Medical's continuing education department.
Course description: This course is designed to introduce modern motor learning and skill acquisition concepts to the rehabilitation professional through the lens of dynamical systems and ecological dynamics. The use of "neurocognitive" interventions have been suggested to be a missing link in rehabilitation strategies in recent years, but may be lacking specificity of why and when to use these concepts. Participants will be introduced to concepts and frameworks to help with decision-making on the why, how, and when to apply different motor learning concepts and strategies for patients. These will assist participants in decision-making in middle and end-stage rehabilitation plans to prepare patients for return to activity and sport.
Course objectives: At the conclusion of this course, the participant will:
1. Understand an introduction to dynamical systems and ecological dynamics models, and their relationship to rehabilitation and skill development
2. Identify the four primary mechanisms of motor learning and provide a framework for feedback and interventional strategies for each
3. Understand application of the Constraints Led Approach and Differential Learning as strategies to facilitate skill-based and motor control adaptations within a plan of care
Speaker: Terrance "Terry" McHugh
Date & Time: June 27th @ 9:00 pacific time (Zoom)
Speaker Bio: Terry has been an active member of NovaCare's Greater Philadelphia Sports Medicine team since 2015. Currently, he is a Physical Therapist and Assistant Center Manager at NovaCare's Spring Garden Clinic. He also serves as the Lead Physical Therapist for Temple University Varsity student-athletes, primarily working with Temple’s Football and Men’s Basketball Teams. He attended the University of Delaware and is a graduate of their Athletic Training Education and Doctor of Physical Therapy programs. Terry has been an ABPTS Sports Clinical Specialist since 2017 and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA. He has lectured locally and nationally on multiple topics, including Exercise Prescription, Dynamometry and Force Plate Utilization, Motor Learning Strategies, Blood Flow Restriction Training, and Management of Hip and Groin-related Pain. He is also a co-author of the Academy of Orthopedic Physical Therapy's independent study course on Patellar Tendinopathy Management. He currently serves as faculty and primary mentor to NovaCare's Philadelphia Sports Physical Therapy Residency and faculty of Select Medical's continuing education department.
Course description: This course is designed to introduce modern motor learning and skill acquisition concepts to the rehabilitation professional through the lens of dynamical systems and ecological dynamics. The use of "neurocognitive" interventions have been suggested to be a missing link in rehabilitation strategies in recent years, but may be lacking specificity of why and when to use these concepts. Participants will be introduced to concepts and frameworks to help with decision-making on the why, how, and when to apply different motor learning concepts and strategies for patients. These will assist participants in decision-making in middle and end-stage rehabilitation plans to prepare patients for return to activity and sport.
Course objectives: At the conclusion of this course, the participant will:
1. Understand an introduction to dynamical systems and ecological dynamics models, and their relationship to rehabilitation and skill development
2. Identify the four primary mechanisms of motor learning and provide a framework for feedback and interventional strategies for each
3. Understand application of the Constraints Led Approach and Differential Learning as strategies to facilitate skill-based and motor control adaptations within a plan of care
