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December 11, 2026 – LIVE WEBINAR – Special Topics in Pediatric Orthopedics Relating to the Young Athlete

December 11, 2026 | 11:30 AM-1:00 PM CST In this course, we will discuss special topics in youth sports rehabilitation, with a focus on both young athletes and children who are appropriate for therapeutic intervention. Topics will include strength training …

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December 11, 2026 | 11:30 AM-1:00 PM CST


In this course, we will discuss special topics in youth sports rehabilitation, with a focus on both young athletes and children who are appropriate for therapeutic intervention. Topics will include strength training in the young athlete, injury prevention programming ideas, return-to-sport testing and decision-making, and considerations for safely applying these principles to children across varying levels of activity and function. Attendees should leave the course with concrete tools and practical ideas to use in the clinical or home health setting and feel more comfortable identifying and implementing appropriate interventions for this unique patient population.

Purchasing this course gives you access to the LIVE Webinar, as well as the RECORDED WEBINAR (for as long as it is active on the Knowledge Is Now Platform). This event will be recorded and available on demand within 10 days of the live event. Watch the recorded version at your own pace!

Learning Objectives

Following this course, participants will be able to:

  1. List the pros and cons of strength training in the young athlete and describe age appropriate progressions in strength training
  2. List the key tenants of injury prevention programming for the lower extremity and ways it can be incorporated into training
  3. Describe 3 functional or strength tests that can be used to help determine readiness to return to sport after injury
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Curriculum

Curriculum

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Instructor

Kevin McHorse
Kevin McHorse

Kevin McHorse, PT, SCS has been practicing physical therapy in Austin, TX since 1999 and specializing in youth sports and orthopedic physical therapy since 2002. Kevin has spent the last 24 years of his professional career at Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics where he started and now leads the physical therapy program. In this setting he has daily interaction and collaboration with pediatric orthopedic surgeons and sees patients in a one on one setting 4 days a week. Kevin has been involved in the Youth Athlete Special Interest Group of the AASPT as a past chair, and is involved in the PRiSM Society (Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine) as a member of both the Spondylolysis and the Multi-Ligament Knee Injury Research Interest Groups as well as the Scientific Committee for AM25. He has presented at CSM and PRiSM, taught weekend CE courses nationally, and guest lectures on the topic of youth sports injuries and rehab at Texas State University.

Target audiences

  • OT/Assistant/Student
  • PT/Assistant/Student
$39.00

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