Course Details

A comprehensive and informative module taking you into the world of professional cycling as a sports chiropractor. You will learn of the most common traumatic and overuse injuries in cycling and hear Tielen's opinion on how they should be managed.

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    ECU Online Seminar Series - Sports Chiropractic in Cycling with Maarten Tielen [CPD 1 pt/hr]

    • ECU Online Seminar Series - Sports Chiropractic in Cycling with Maarten Tielen [CPD 1 pt/hr]

    • ECU Online Seminar Series - Sports Chiropractic in Cycling with Maarten Tielen [CPD 1 pt/hr]

    • ECU Online Seminar Series - Sports Chiropractic in Cycling with Maarten Tielen Lesson Notes [CPD 1 pt/hr]

Course Learning Outcomes

Sports Chiropractic in Cycling

By the completion of the module, the practitioner will be able to;

1. Identify the most common traumatic and overuse injuries in cycling

2. Differentiate in vascular and neurological pain in the leg in cyclists.


CPD Hours/Points = 1

Instructor

Sports Chiropractor

Maarten Tielen

Maarten Tielen studied at the AECC chiropractic college after graduating cum laude at Physiotherapy in the Netherlands. Afterwards he finished the FICS-course and became a registered sports chiropractor (ICCSP). He started his own clinic in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and here he treats a large range of elite athletes. He is a medical staff member for the Dutch Triathlete Federation and works with Dutch Olympic triathletes. For the past 7 years he worked with professional cyclists and was a chiropractor at a lot of cycling races and all the grand tours (including the Tour the France). First he worked for Team Sunweb (now team DSM) and since two years he is working for Team Jumbo-Visma, the world's best cycling team of 2020.