The Calf Conundrum: Understanding Strains and Return to Play

The Calf Conundrum: Understanding Strains and Return to Play is a self-paced, 2.0 CEU course designed for rehabilitation professionals seeking a clear, evidence-based approach to the evaluation, loading, and return-to-play management of non-operative calf strain injuries.

Calf strains are frequently underestimated in sport and often managed with generic protocols that fail to account for tissue-specific strain location, load tolerance, and sport-specific demands. This course provides clinicians with practical clinical reasoning tools to reduce reinjury risk and improve return-to-run and return-to-sport outcomes.

Presented by Joshua Bickel, DPT, OCS, SCS, this course emphasizes:

• Mechanism-based classification of gastrocnemius and soleus strains

• Tissue-specific loading progressions for non-operative calf injuries

• Objective criteria to guide return-to-run and return-to-play decision-making

• Common rehabilitation errors that delay recovery or contribute to recurrence

This course is ideal for physical therapists and rehabilitation professionals treating runners and field or court athletes where effective push-off and elastic loading are essential for performance.

Credentialing:

This course has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 2.0 continuing competence units (CCUs) for physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs). Approval is valid through November 1, 2027.

Some state licensing boards may accept continuing education courses approved by other state boards through reciprocity or endorsement. States that may recognize this course include:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

It is the responsibility of the course participant to verify acceptance of this course with their individual state licensing board prior to purchase.

Texas Approval Number: 80944TX
Approval Dates: 11/01/2025 – 11/01/2027