Online Course
This product is delivered online:
- Continuing education exam
- NOTE: The text Sports Injuries Guidebook, Second Edition, is required for successful completion of this exam but is not included in this version. Purchase this version only if you already own the text or ebook.
Consisting of 75 multiple-choice questions, this continuing education exam is designed to be taken after reading
Sports Injuries Guidebook, Second Edition. The exam will test your knowledge of the information presented in the book, so you can apply the concepts to your clients and athletes and pursue continuing education in the process.
Learning Objectives After reading this book and successfully completing the multiple-choice exam, you will be able to do the following:
- Describe how injury affects bone and tissue.
- Recognize the symptoms of and assessment protocols for a concussion.
- Identify common injuries to muscles and tendons.
- Describe the common causes, symptoms, and treatment options for over 130 injuries.
- Identify alternative and biologic therapies that are generally accepted in the United States.
Audience
A continuing education course for fitness professionals, personal trainers, and other certified professionals.
Author
Robert S. Gotlin, DO, was an academic and clinical authority in the subspecialty of orthopedic and sports medicine and rehabilitation. His medical school training was at the Southeastern University of the Health Sciences in Miami, Florida, after which he had his internship at the Brookdale Hospital Medical Center and his residency training at the Mount Sinai Hospital, both in New York City. His interests included sports injuries, back pain, running injuries, tailbone pain, youth sports, and exercise prescription, and he wrote extensively and lectured nationally and internationally on these topics.
Gotlin frequently appeared in the media, on radio, television, and in print. He hosted the Dr. Rob Says . . . Sports Health and Fitness show, which aired on 1050 ESPN, where he offered expertise and advice on a myriad of related topics. He served on the medical team with W. Norman Scott, MD, team physician for the New York Knicks (NBA) and New York Liberty (WNBA) and was physiatrist consultant to Michael Kelly, MD, team physician for the New Jersey Nets (NBA), and to Stuart Hershon, MD, team physician for the New York Yankees (MLB). He was also the team physician for the Harlem Wizards professional basketball team.
Dr. Gotlin passed away in June 2022.
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