Fitness & Rehab Conference November 17 & 18, 2007
Home Conference Outline Previous Conference Presenter Application Newsletter	FITNESS & REHAB CONFERENCE is designed for Fitness & Rehabilitation Professionals who want to increase their knowledge, skills and success working with Exercise Rehabilitation & Post-Rehab clients. Biomechanical Limitations in the Female Athlete: Game-Ready / Rehab Applications for Post-op ACL Injuries with Carmen Bott Workshop Description: Retrospective research has shown that female athletes are 4-6 times more at risk for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears than their male counterparts who play the same sports at an equivalent level (Myer et al 2004). The incidence of this injury and the growing participation of girls and women in sport has increased public and health care practitioner awareness of this epidemic. In fact, over 38,000 ACL injuries have been documented in young, female athletes in the U.S.A. per year. This rapid rate has led researchers to shift their focus and examine the root of the problem and the mechanisms that predispose young females to ACL rupture versus treating the injury once it has already occurred. Neuromuscular training is the greatest contributor to dynamic knee stability and offers the greatest potential for intervention and prevention (Myers et al 2004). Female athletes benefit from neuromuscular training because they often display lower baseline levels of strength and power as compared to males. Training programs can be designed to reduce gender-related differences in force absorption, improve joint stabilization and correct muscle imbalances. The trend and focus now is on how to prevent the problem versus how to treat it. And as coaches, we play a crucial role in this process. Learning Objectives: - How to assess “function” in the knee after ACL surgery through subjective measures - How to prescribe the appropriate level of strength and power training - When to prescribe plyometrics - How to coach a cue correct technique on exercises About the Presenter: Carmen Bott, MSc, BHK, CSCS*D In Vancouver, Canada, Carmen (B.H.K., CSCS, MSc.) is the owner of Human Motion Inc., an elite athlete performance and fitness training company. She has been the strength and conditioning coach for the women’s varsity basketball team at U.B.C. for the past 5 seasons and is a performance consultant with Basketball Canada and Team B.C. In 2000, she was part of a Canadian team of conditioning specialists that were sent to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to prepare their National teams for the South East Asian Games and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Her current client list includes Vancouver Canucks (NHL); national bobsleigh athletes, recreational and National triathletes and road cyclists as well as several high school-aged baseball, football and rugby athletes. On the academic side, Carmen is currently completing her Master’s of Science degree, focusing on human performance and exercise physiology at the University of British Columbia. She is also employed with the School of Rehabilitation Sciences, at U.B.C., where she is researching two areas: Eccentric-based muscle injury and A.C.L. ruptures in youth soccer players.
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