Course Overview:

With the growing demands of elite basketball and the increasing specialization in basketball sports medicine, it is essential for rehabilitation professionals to understand the unique physical demands of the game and the strategies used to prevent, evaluate, and manage common lower extremity injuries.

From Court to Comeback: Lower Extremity Injury Management and Athlete Care in Elite Basketball will provide clinicians with both foundational and advanced approaches to the evaluation, rehabilitation, and return-to-play management of basketball athletes. The course will explore current trends, evidence-based treatment strategies, performance considerations, and injury prevention techniques relevant to healthcare providers working with athletes across all levels of competition, with a special emphasis on elite and professional basketball players.

This fully online course is designed for healthcare professionals working with basketball athletes ranging from youth and collegiate players to elite and professional competitors. Presentations will feature experienced clinicians and leaders in basketball sports medicine and performance care.

  • Injury Mechanisms: Understanding the physical demands of basketball-specific movements such as jumping, cutting, sprinting, landing, and change of direction, and their impact on the lower extremity.
  • Knee and Ankle Injuries: Examination of common basketball injuries including ACL tears, patellofemoral pain, ankle sprains, Achilles tendinopathy, and meniscal injuries.
  • Load Management and Overuse Injuries: Strategies for identifying, managing, and preventing overuse conditions such as patellar tendinopathy, stress reactions, muscle strains, and chronic joint irritation.
  • Rehabilitation and Return-to-Play: Evidence-based rehabilitation progressions, performance considerations, and return-to-sport decision-making for basketball athletes.
  • Basketball-Specific Movement Training: Functional exercise progressions emphasizing jumping mechanics, landing control, acceleration, deceleration, agility, and multidirectional movement patterns.
  • Injury Prevention and Performance Optimization: Approaches to reducing injury risk and enhancing athletic performance through strength training, mobility, neuromuscular control, recovery strategies, and movement efficiency.

Online only

  1. Panel Discussion
    1. Wednesday, September 9, 2026; 5-6:30pm (PST); 0.15 CEU's (1.5 Contact Hours)
      1. Online[Via Zoom]
  2. Session 2
    1. Saturday, September 12, 2026; 8am - 1:00pm (PST), 0.5 CEU's (5 Contact Hours)
      1. Online[Via Zoom]

CEUs: 0.65 (6.5 Contact Hours for Physical Therapists)

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Why Attend?

  • Expert-Led Instruction: Learn from experienced clinicians and leaders in basketball sports medicine, rehabilitation, and performance care who work with elite and professional athletes.
  •  Current Evidence and Best Practices: Explore the latest research, rehabilitation strategies, and return-to-play considerations shaping modern basketball medicine.
  •  Performance-Driven Rehabilitation: Gain practical insight into injury prevention, load management, movement analysis, and on-court performance optimization for basketball athletes.
  •  Professional Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow physical therapists, athletic trainers, strength coaches, and sports medicine professionals passionate about basketball athlete care.

Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your expertise in basketball rehabilitation, enhance athlete performance, and improve outcomes for players at every level of competition—from youth athletes to the professional game.