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presented by Todd Arnold, MD and Kyle Matsel, PT, DPT, PhD, SCS, CSCS
Financial: Kyle Matsel is a Functional Movement Systems (FMS) instructor and receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. Todd Arnold also receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. There is no financial interest beyond the production of this course.
Nonfinancial: Kyle Matsel and Todd Arnold have no competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Satisfactory completion requirements: All disciplines must complete learning assessments to be awarded credit, no minimum score required unless otherwise specified within the course.
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Todd Arnold, MD
Dr. Todd Arnold is a sports medicine physician with more than two decades of experience caring for athletes of all levels. He has been on the sidelines caring for those competing in high school sports, multiple levels of collegiate sports, NCAA Championships, and World Championships. He serves as the medical officer for elite athlete healthcare…
Read full bioKyle Matsel, PT, DPT, PhD, SCS, CSCS
Dr. Matsel is a tenured associate professor at the University of Evansville, where he teaches in the musculoskeletal content areas of the Doctor of Physical Therapy curriculum. He received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Evansville in 2011 and his PhD in rehabilitation sciences from the University of Kentucky in 2021.…
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1. Acute Cervical Evaluation and Medical Screening
In this chapter, Dr. Kyle Matsel covers key historical and medical screening procedures that can direct clinicians to make proper referral decisions. Dr. Todd Arnold will discuss cervical radiograph findings and plan for return to sport based on the radiographic results.
2. Cervical Spine Examination and Classification
Dr. Kyle Matsel demonstrates a functional assessment to classify athletes into one of four evidence-based neck pain categories. After completing this chapter, participants will be able to classify athletes with neck pain into the appropriate treatment-based classification category.
3. Differential Diagnosis
It is important to use a traditional clinical approach when treating athletes with thoracic pain, starting with medical screening, identifying key historical factors, assessing breathing and regional interdependence, and measuring isolated range of motion. In this chapter, Dr. Arnold discusses the key assessments and tools that can be used in the clinical approach to thoracic pain. The participant will learn about red flags in the thoracic spine, when to refer a patient out, and how to apply these assessments in a clinical setting.
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