Description: Join host Phil Plisky, PT, DSc, ATC, CSCS, and sports rehabilitation expert Dr. Teresa L. Schuemann, PT, DPT, ATC, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy as they sit down to dissect why some of your “perfectly dialed” rehabilitation plans still fail to produce results. In this collaborative conversation, you will discover how to look beyond the immediate musculoskeletal injury and evaluate the athlete’s entire “body environment,” uncovering the physiological impacts of energy availability, sleep hygiene, and systemic recovery. By shifting your focus toward actionable, “low-hanging fruit” and comprehensive screenings, you will learn how to unlock stuck rehab trajectories, prevent re-injury, and safely guide your athletes to return to sport better than they were before.

Objectives: • Analyze the evidence around optimizing energy availability, sleep hygiene, and nutrition to manage recalcitrant musculoskeletal injuries like stress fractures and muscle strains. • Apply evidence-based, practical strategies to actionably address the “low-hanging fruit” of athletic recovery—including sleep extension, nutritional timing, and screening for the Athlete Triad and REDs—throughout the sports medicine management of an athlete. • Solve patient case scenarios involving suboptimal fueling and lifestyle factors that stall rehabilitation and return to sport.

Presenter(s): Phil Plisky, PT, DSc, ATC, CSCS, and Teresa L. Schuemann, PT, DPT, ATC, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy

Status: Active

Activity Difficulty Level: Advanced

Domains:

• Assessment
• Evaluation and Diagnosis
• Risk Reduction
• Wellness and Health Literacy
• Therapeutic Intervention

Format: Virtual Asynchronous - On Demand

Dual Credentials and JA: Occupational Therapy Professionals, Other, Physical Therapy Professionals

Start Date & Time: 10/15/2026 02:18 PM CDT

End Date & Time: 10/05/2031 02:19 PM CDT

Cost: $200.00

CEUs: 1.25