2009 ASMI Injuries in Baseball Course

The course agenda and registration information is now available for the 27th Annual American Sports Medicine Institute Injuries in Baseball Course.  This year's course will be in Houston, TX on January 23-25, 2009.

This is by far the premier conference for the care of overhead athletes.  There are other courses available, even some by groups affiliated with baseball, but trust me this is by far the most informational and prestigious course available.  And I am not just saying that because I am biased!  If you have interest in the care of overhead athletes this is a course you can not miss.

The faculty is always top notch and extensive, sometimes even reaching 50 different speakers with multidiscipline backgrounds from the fields of orthopedic surgery, primary care sports medicine, radiology, physical therapy, athletic training, strength and conditioning, biomechanics, and even baseball coaching.  There are always some surprises too as many baseball legends have made an appearance.

Here is just a sample of some of the speakers with many more affiliated with several baseball teams:

• James Andrews, MD – ASMI
• Kevin Wilk, PT, DPT – ASMI
• Michael Reinold, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS - Boston Red Sox
• Neal AlAttrache, MD - LA Dodgers
• Bill Clancy, MD – ASMI
• Keith Meister, MD - Texas Rangers
• Glenn Fleisig, PhD, ASMI
• Russ Paine, PT, Houston
• Bob Mangine, PT, ATC – Cincinnati
• Jamie Reed, ATC - Texas Rangers
• Ken Crenshaw, ATC - Arizona Diamondbacks
• Nate Shaw, ATC, CSCS - Arizona Diamondbacks
• Tom House, PhD - Pitching coach
• Bill Thurston, PhD - Pitching coach
• Rick Peterson - Pitching Coach

As always there are three intense days of lectures on the shoulder, elbow, lower extremity, rehabilitation, athletic training, strength and conditioning, primary care issues, biomechanics, the science of coaching, and youth baseball injuries (a particular favorite of mine).

This year I personally will have 3 talks:

• The rehabilitation of rotator cuff injuries
• Research report on the changes of strength and ROM over a season and the efficacy of our strengthening and stretching programs
• Guidelines for training the youth thrower

I will also participate in a rehabilitation roundtable, another of my favorite components, where a handful of the faculty are on stage with an open discussion on preventing injuries and new treatment ideas.  There is always a lot of audience participation as well.

For those that are not able to attend in Houston, I plan on conducting my first live online webinar to present my talk on guidelines for the training the youth thrower.  Look for this here soon, hopefully in late January.

I will also likely be setting aside some time during the course for readers of this blog that are in attendance.  I'll find some time and location during the course to set aside to be available to meet you, discuss any topics you would like, and share ideas.   I am especially looking forward to this opportunity to interact in person with my readers.

For more information and to register, please visit the American Sports Medicine Institute website.  Hope to see you there.