CE202: The Stressed Medial Elbow: Evidence-Based Rehab Approaches for the Throwing Athlete

This virtual 2-hour evening course will provide the attendee with throwing biomechanics and medial elbow anatomy to allow for an evidence-based approach to examination, treatment and a return to play framework for throwing athletes with medial elbow injuries. This course will include a lecture focused on real application geared towards the clinician who is looking to broaden their knowledge and skill set as it relates to medial elbow injuries in the throwing athlete to improve patient outcomes.

Date & Time

February 5, 2026 from 7 - 9 p.m. ET

Location

Virtual (Synchronous on Zoom)

CEHs

2

Cost

$100 Clinician/$20 Student/Resident

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Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the phases of the pitching motion and when the medial elbow is stressed
• Identify anatomy around the medial elbow as it relates to pitchers' injury diagnoses
• List common elbow diagnoses seen in both skeletally mature and immature throwing athletes
• Understand the key tests utilized to identify specific elbow diagnoses in throwing athletes
• Describe the types of UCL surgical techniques and the rationale for each procedure
• Summarize key treatment techniques and rehab timelines for different medial elbow injuries
• Identify return to sport criteria that a throwing athlete should meet prior to initiation of a throwing progression
• Understand the key components and structure of a throwing progression following injury

Instructor

Josh Bickel, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS

Josh Bickel, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS is about to start his sixth season with the New York Mets and currently serves as the Major League Rehab Coordinator. Prior to the Mets, he worked as a minor league physical therapist for the Cincinnati Reds from 2016-2020. Prior to the Reds, he completed the ATI Physical Therapy Upper Extremity Athlete Fellowship and spent the 2016 season with the Kansas City Royals. In 2015, he completed the Proaxis Therapy Sports Residency in Greenville, SC. He received his doctorate in physical therapy from Midwestern University in 2013 and his bachelor’s degree in biology from Concordia University-Irvine in 2008. Josh has presented on various topics related to sports medicine rehabilitation at national conferences and in online webinars, has served as an adjunct faculty member at several physical therapy programs and a sports residency program and has been a clinical instructor for numerous physical therapy students. He currently resides with his wife and two sons in Stamford, CT.