Primary Care Lunch and Learn: Sports Medicine Rehab Services and Shoulder injury

Objectives (Educational Content) :

1. Identify common adolescent elbow and shoulder sport injuries. 2. Teach the physician on which adolescent shoulder and elbow injuries would be best for direct sports rehab referral versus sports medicine referral versus orthopedic referral. 3. Evaluate the different approaches to adolescent shoulder and elbow injuries in regard to sports rehab.

Target Audience:

General pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, and nurses.

Identified Gap:

Healthcare providers managing adolescent athletes may face challenges in accurately identifying common shoulder and elbow injuries and determining the most appropriate referral pathway—sports rehab, sports medicine, or orthopedics. Additionally, there is a need for greater familiarity with evidence-based rehab strategies tailored to adolescent musculoskeletal development. This activity aims to enhance clinical decision-making and referral accuracy, improving outcomes through timely and appropriate care.

Estimated Time to Complete the Educational Activity:

1 hour(s)

Expiration Date for CE/CME Credit:

07-09-2026

Method of Participation in the Learning Process:

The learner will view the presentation, successfully complete a post-test and complete an activity evaluation.

Evaluation Methods:

All learners must successfully complete a post-test, as well as an activity evaluation, to claim CE/CME credit.

Disclosure:

The following presenter has indicated that no financial relationship with an ineligible company: Daniel Norman, PT, SCS, CSCS. CIDN, FRC The following planning committee member has indicated that a financial relationship with an ineligible company: All relationships have been mitigated. The remaining planning committee/CME committee members have indicated that they have no financial relationships with any ineligible companies.

Accreditation Statement:

Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron is accredited by the Ohio State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CHMCA designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Bibliography:

1. Wilk et al. AM J. Sports Med 2014

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3. Polster et al. AM J. Sports Med 2013