Shane Kelly - Calf Muscle Strain Rehabilitation - Part 1
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Shane Kelly is a titled Sports Physiotherapist and current Clinical Director of the Royal Ballet in London. This is a position he has held for the past four years, leading what is often considered the world's best ballet company.
Prior to this, Shane spent over 10 years at British Athletics working predominantly with track based athletes. This involved three Olympic campaigns and over five years as the Head of Physical Therapy. As part of this, he was a key figure in the publications from the British Athletics group that produced a wide variety of literature involving epidemiological studies, bone stress and hamstring muscle injuries. His publications have over 15,000 reads.
Shane completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Additionally, in 2008 he completed a graduate scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
In Part 1 of this Masterclass, Shane will take viewers through a comprehensive overview of the current literature, anatomy, epidemiology, subjective and objective assessments. The primary focus on this Masterclass is to provide viewers with a complete snapshot of where the literature sits around the calf complex.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the functional anatomy of the calf complex and how it relates to injury
- Provide an overview of the epidemiology literature of the calf complex
- Understand the risk factors for calf muscle injury and how to address these
- How to complete a detailed subjective assessment for a calf muscle injury
- How to perform an objective assessment of a calf muscle injury
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Calf Muscle Strain Rehabilitation - Part 1
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Shane Kelly
Shane is currently the Clinical Director of the Royal Ballet at Royal Opera House in London. His extensive experience working at the top level has also included 10 years with British Athletics.