Competent Self Care

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Continuing Professional Education

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Mission Statement

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The mission of Smart Sport International (SSI) is to provide a seamless integration of sports science solutions for training, rehab, and life. Life Is A Sport. Play Smart.

SSI is a division of the Smart Life Institute based in Austin, Texas.

SSI was created to provide solutions to issues that have become an unfortunate part of the health care, sport and fitness worlds. These solutions include:

- cost-effective care;

- oriented towards long-term self care strategies;

- science- and evidence-based;

- client-centered - instead of "payor" or "clinician" centered;

- optimized human performance via science-based strategies;

- decreased reliance on outdated training methodologies, and

- decreased injury rates due to optimized training methodologies.

 

In the world of SSI, "training" is synonymous with injury prevention, and "rehabilitation" is synonymous with injury recovery. Both are directly related to optimal human performance - one of the primary key elements of the SSI approach. Though subtle, these differences in terminology provide a different perceptual focus for the client. Optimal human performance must then be integrated into the second key element of SSI - self-care - via the establishment of "competencies of self-care".

SSI is a world leader in the integration of the latest sports science- and evidence-based strategies for both optimal injury prevention and injury recovery. The client can experience both cost-effective and efficacious long-term health care, a fulfilling growth and learning experience, and optimal training and development.

 

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Physical Therapy / Physiotherapy

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Physiotherapy, or physical therapy as it is also known, assists in the process of injury recovery. This could be a muscular or joint injury, a post-surgical orthopaedic condition, or even a non-sports related injury that prevents you from participating in your sport or recreational activities.

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Smart Life Institute Educational Programs

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The Smart Life Institute has been developed as a "university-style" educational program. Courses and seminars are offered on a wide variety of topics emphasizing up-to-date sports sciences, sports medicine, and self-care competencies. These sessions are designed for both the recreational and elite athlete, those new to activity, and as continuing medical education for health care professionals.

How much do the sessions cost? SSI's goal is to make education readily accessible for everyone. The individual sessions are $10. You can register for multiple sessions at the same time with an associated discounted rate. There are also "programs", similar to a "degree plan", in which one fee will register you for a series of related sessions (i.e. RunSmart).

I am just becoming more active. Would these sessions be appropriate for me? Absolutely! Getting up-to-date information on assorted training-related topics will allow you to "start on the right foot" - no pun intended!

I am a physical therapist or chiropractor. Would these sessions be appropriate? All of the sessions would be appropriate. There are also specific CEU programs that are geared for the needs of the health care professional.

 

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Smart Life Manifesto

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The Smart Life Institute is a health initiative that provides sports science solutions for training, rehab, and life.

The mission of the Smart Life Institute has five key elements:
1. Build a global community of clients and clinicians committed to the shared vision of long-term health and it's integral relationship to competent self-care. The core values of this community are the premise that knowledge and self-responsibility are the ultimate keys to personal power and self-mastery and that personal transformation occurs through learning. This represents a new paradigm in health - a (R)evolution in Health.
2. Promote and deliver effective strategies for competent self-care in both clinical and non-clinical environments.
3. Create a client-centered and educationally-based community that fosters personal and systemic transformation via mentorship in all aspects of clinical and coaching practice.
4. Embrace a synergistic relationship between client and clinician to foster the growth and learning of each and every community member.
5. Define new standards in outcomes-based self-care and commitment to systemic health care reform such that it reflects these core premises.

These principles are accomplished via the utilization of the following:
1. The McKenzie method of mechanical diagnosis and therapy as a foundation for effective self-care.
2. The application of the latest advances in sports medicine, sports sciences, and learning strategies.
3. The use of information technology and web-based applications for education, communication, consultation, and community interaction.

The SLI serves as the foundation for other entities such as Smart Sport International (the model clinical practice of SLI) and Smart Physio (the clinician and outcomes data network).

Life Is A Sport. Play Smart.

 

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Smart Sport System

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Training errors are the primary cause of overuse injuries in sport. Up to 60% of runners will face an injury every year. Many other sports, especially endurance sports, are reflective of this trend. The most common training error is that of "too much, too soon". The development of an optimal training program thus plays a significant role in the injury prevention process.

The Smart Sport System has been developed to integrate the key concepts and advances of sports medicine and sports science into a unified approach - for those trying to maximize their performance and prevent injury in the process.

Not only does the word "Smart" provide certain connotations, it is also an acronym:

Scientific

Mechanisms

Applied to

Rehabilitation and

Training.

 

 

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