DR. JON MULHOLLAND is a sports chiropractor and strength coach who has helped athletes of all levels with injury recovery and performance enhancement.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from Ithaca College in 1996, and his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Northwestern Health Sciences University in 2000. Additionally, he has a post-graduate International Certificate in Sports Chiropractic (ICSC) from the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS).
In addition to running his own chiropractic practices, Dr. Mulholland has also acted as the Chiropractic Consultant for the United States Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY, successfully treating dozens of Olympic athletes. He has traveled extensively as one of the team chiropractors for the US Bobsled & Skeleton Teams. He has worked multiple World Championship events in a variety of sports, and has treated athletes from dozens of different countries. He was also the Sports Medicine & Performance Enhancement consultant for the New Zealand Cycling Teams at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, where he helped the team win two Olympic medals.
Currently, he is the owner/operator of Ideal Athlete Chiropractic, a sports chiropractic clinic in Plattsburgh, NY. He also travels extensively lecturing on a wide variety of sports injury and rehabilitation topics.
2-Hour Webinar Aims, Learning Outcomes and Learning Objectives
Webinar Aims
This 2-hour webinar explores the theoretical foundations and clinical application of the Joint-by-Joint Approach to movement assessment and injury prevention.
Participants will examine the origins of this model, the alternating mobility and stability requirements of the spine and lower extremity, and how movement dysfunctions in one region may contribute to compensatory overload and injury elsewhere in the kinetic chain. The course will also provide an in-depth review of sacroiliac joint anatomy, biomechanics, and force transfer mechanisms, integrating current concepts from functional rehabilitation and spinal biomechanics to enhance clinical reasoning and patient management strategies.
Learning Outcomes
By the conclusion of this webinar, participants should be able to:
1. Describe the historical development and theoretical basis of the Joint-by-Joint Approach to human movement assessment.
2. Explain the alternating mobility and stability requirements of the major joints of the lower extremity and spine.
3. Discuss how regional mobility or stability deficits can create compensatory movement patterns that contribute to injury risk.
4. Apply the Joint-by-Joint model to chiropractic assessment and clinical decision-making.
5. Identify common patterns of dysfunction within the kinetic chain that may influence spinal and lower extremity complaints.
6. Review the detailed anatomy of the sacroiliac joints, including ligamentous structures, articular surfaces, and muscular attachments.
7. Explain the biomechanics of the sacroiliac joints, including load transfer, force closure, and form closure mechanisms.
8. Integrate current biomechanical concepts into evidence-informed chiropractic evaluation and rehabilitation strategies.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
• Utilize the Joint-by-Joint Approach as a framework for evaluating movement dysfunction and injury risk in chiropractic patients.
• Recognize how impairments in mobility or stability at one joint may influence function at adjacent joints throughout the kinetic chain.
• Incorporate principles of regional interdependence into comprehensive musculoskeletal examinations.
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of sacroiliac joint anatomy and biomechanics relevant to clinical practice.
• Differentiate between theoretical mechanisms of sacroiliac dysfunction and evidence-supported biomechanical principles.
• Apply biomechanical concepts to improve differential diagnosis, treatment planning, and exercise prescription for patients with lumbopelvic and lower extremity disorders.