Physiological Principles and Therapeutic Uses of Eccentric Exercise in Musculoskeletal Injuries
Physiological Principles and Therapeutic Uses of Eccentric Exercise in Musculoskeletal Injuries
Presented by: Dr. Luis Peñailillo, PhD
Tuesday June 5, 2018, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Campbell Building Room 115 (Snacks included in registration cost)
Sponsored by: The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Two (2.0) CCUs has been approved from the Texas Physical Therapy Association
Course Description: This 2-hour lecture-based course is designed for PTs, PTAs, OTs, COTAs, Exercise Physiologists, and Kinesiologists who prescribe exercise to clinical populations. The physiological adaptations to eccentric training will be presented along with the basic musculotendinous adaptations to eccentric exercise. Clinical uses of employing eccentric contractions in various clinical examples with be discussed.
About the Instructor: Dr. Luis Peñailillo is a licensed Physical Therapist in Chile. He is the director of the Master in Clinical Exercise Physiology program at the Universidad Finis Terrae. He earned a PhD in sport and exercise science at Edith Cowan University in Australia. His expertise as an exercise physiologist employing eccentric exercise for various musculotendinous injuries and investigating the physiological adaptations to eccentric exercise.
Course and Registration information: Course Info.pdf
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