Presented by Elite Athlete Sports Physiotherapist - Kusal Goonewardena APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist. With over 15,000 treatment sessions in sports alone Kusal Gooonewardena shares the latest clinical findings on improving performance, perfecting biomechanics, decreasing injury rates and hleping athletes perform at their peak.

1. PHYSIOTHERAPY
UPDATE
IMPROVING
PERFORMANCE
PERFECTING
BIOMECHANICS
REDUCING INJURY
RATES
Kusal Goonewardena
APA Elite Athlete Sports Physiotherapist

2. 14 year career - Sports Medicine.
Founder/Director of Vigor Sports Med, Elite Akademy
Sports Med.

3. Over 15,000 treatment sessions completed
in sports injuries.

4. Melb Uni Sports Physio since 2002.
Head of Sports Medicine at Melb Uni since 2008.

5. Uni.
Lecturer, Consultant – China, Sri
Lanka.

6. The Latest Clinical Findings
The Nerves
 Very, very sensitive
 65-85% of athletes will have neural ‘tightness’ if and
when they increase their training load.
 Can decrease your Sports Performance Indicators
(SPI’s) by 25%
Normal Nerve
Affected/Dysfunctional
Nerve

7. The Latest Clinical Findings
75% of Injuries occur due to…

8. The Latest Clinical Findings
75% of Injuries occur due to…

9. The Latest Clinical Findings
75% of Injuries occur due to…

10. The Latest Clinical Findings
75% of Injuries occur due to…

11. Tx + Lx + Gluteals + Subscap =
75%
WHY???
 The pressure
going through
these areas
 Ground reaction
forces
 Repetitive
actions that you
are unaware of
 Habits
 Posture

12. Sports Specific Meditation
 Research has shown that this is the most under-
utilized area in sports development and
preparation
 Increases awareness
 Increases focus
 Improves discipline and concentration
 Performance under pressure

13. Sports Specific Meditation

14. What you can do…
Posture
 What is good posture?
 Relaxed muscle groups vs overactive
 What to feel…
 Upper spine
 Lower spine/pelvis positioning
 Lets practice

15. What you can do…
Posture
 Motor Learning – posture and control
 Keep it simple
 Keep it precise
 How many times before its perfect
 Magic number: ………………..

16. What you can do…
Posture and Control
 My PhD
Increasing the control of the Tx and Lx Spine in
the POWER phase of any sport can improve the
SPI’s by 30-80%

17. What you can do…
Posture and Control
 Taping
 Thoracic Spine

18. What you can do…
Posture and Control
 Taping
 New – Core tape technique
 8 months to perfect – ideal during sport/training

19. Loading vs Tolerance
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Athlete 1 Athlete 2
Loading
Tolerance

20. What you can do…
Loading vs Tolerance -
Exercises
‘Rolled Up Towel’
Exercise

21. What you can do…
Loading vs Tolerance -
Exercises
The Spinal Roll
Exercise

22. What happens at Elite Akademy
Sports Medicine…
 PD Hours: 215/year
 Assessment
 Analysis
 Diagnosis
 Treatment
 Results:
Measured Highly/Tangible
 Make a difference in 3
sessions or less.
 PD Hours: 33/year
 Assessment
 Analysis
 Diagnosis
 Treatment
 Results:
Measured Moderately to High
(Good practitioners)
Elite Akademy Sports Med Industry average

23. What happens at Elite Akademy
Sports Medicine…
 Free Biomechanical Assessments

24. What happens at Elite Akademy
Sports Medicine…
 Unique Pricing
Structure
 Elite Athletes
$40,000 p.a. towards
scholarships
 Special for
everyone today Usual Pricing

26. Final Thoughts
 Our mission
To help our athletes achieve the best results, in
the shortest period of time.
 We love what we do.
 We love sport.

28. Thank You.
If you have any questions at all please do not
hesitate to send a note or call.
My email address is: kusal@eliteakademy.com
My twitter address is @kusalkumar
The Elite Akademy twitter address is
@EliteAkademy
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