Course Description
This two-hour course is intended to provide the clinician with current information regarding the rationale for and implementation of resistive exercises to counter impairments and functional deficits caused by age related decrease in strength, sarcopenia. The course material will prepare the clinician to design and implement a resistive exercise program for the older adult with and without chronic conditions.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course the participant will have the ability to:
Training Schedule
4:00-4:10 - Introduction and discussion on the emergence of strength training in the older adult
4:10-4:25 - Explaining the difference between strength and power
4:25-4:35 - Sarcopenia and other age-related musculoskeletal changes and impact on function
4:35-5:00 - The evidence behind strength training and power training in older adults
5:00-5:45 - Strength Training/Power Training parameters, Exercise demonstration
5:45-6:00 - Questions
Format of Instruction, Assessment of Learning Objectives and Course Evaluation
Instruction will be facilitated through a live webinar power point presentation and demonstrations. Evaluation of participants will be through oral questions and answers relating to case scenario presentations. Course evaluation will be conducted through a written evaluation form completed at the conclusion of the course.
Topic Description
With advancing age, older adults experience a higher risk for falls, decreased mobility, increasing morbidity, and decreased quality of life. Defined as sarcopenia, decreases in strength, power, and function due to age-related loss of muscle mass have been associated with these negative events.
Resistive exercise training has been shown to be a safe and effective intervention for the management of sarcopenia in older adults with and without chronic conditions. With a 10% loss of strength per decade, especially after the age of 50, and a prevalence rate of 30 percent costing billions of dollars annually, it is important for the therapist to understand the neuromuscular and functional changes that can occur with resistive exercise programs. This program will explore the benefits of both traditional strengthening and power training (high velocity exercise training) for the older adult.
Meet Your Presenter
Jamie McKinley, PT, CEEAA, Director of Clinical Services
Jamie McKinley, PT, CEEAA, serves as Director of Clinical Services for Consonus Healthcare’s rehab operations in the Midwest/Texas and California regions. Jamie offers extensive experience in pediatrics, orthopedics and geriatric physical therapy, and has spent more than
ten years working with older adults. Jamie is a physical therapy graduate of Northern Illinois University, and has been recognized as a Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults (CEEAA) by the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy. Jamie has provided mentorship and training to therapists on topics specific to seniors, including resistive exercise, post-surgical rehabilitation, chronic conditions, fall prevention, virtual reality and neuromuscular electrical stimulation. He has also guest lectured on therapy issues at Northern Illinois University and Clarke University.
