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Upper Extremity and Hand Therapy- Module 5: Peripheral Nerve Problems/Wrist and Hand Fractures/Finger Sprains & Deformities

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Objectives

At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:
1.Establish an overview of peripheral nerve problems
2.Better understand radial nerve anatomy
3.Identify radial nerve injuries
4.Better understand how to diagnose and evaluate radial nerve injuries
5.Identify treatment options and healing timelines for radial nerve injuries
6.Better understand median nerve anatomy
7.Identify median nerve injuries
8.Better understand how to diagnose and evaluate median nerve injuries
9.Identify treatment options and healing timelines for median nerve injuries
10.Better understand ulnar nerve anatomy
11.Identify ulnar nerve injuries
12.Better understand how to diagnose and evaluate ulnar nerve injuries
13.Identify treatment options and healing timelines for ulnar nerve injuries
14.Define and discuss Double Crush Syndrome
15.Define and discuss digital nerve injury and repair
16.Understand case studies related to peripheral nerve problems
17.Identify general timelines and healing for common wrist and hand fractures
18.Identify associated soft tissue injuries after bone fractures of the wrist and hand
19.Better understand distal radial fracture anatomy
20.Better understand how to diagnose and evaluate distal radial fractures
21.Identify treatment options and healing timelines for distal radial fractures
22.Better understand carpal fracture anatomy
23.Better understand how to diagnose and evaluate carpal fractures
24.Identify treatment options and healing timelines for carpal fractures
25.Better understand metacarpal fracture anatomy
26.Better understand how to diagnose and evaluate metacarpal fractures
27.Identify treatment options and healing timelines for metacarpal fractures
28.Better understand phalangeal fracture anatomy
29.Better understand how to diagnose and evaluate phalangeal fractures
30.Identify treatment options and healing timelines for phalangeal fractures
31.Understand case studies related to common wrist and hand fractures
32.Better understand Mallet Finger anatomy
33.Better understand how to diagnose and evaluate Mallet Finger
34.Identify treatment options and healing timelines for Mallet Finger
35.Better understand Boutonniere Deformity anatomy
36.Better understand how to diagnose and evaluate Boutonniere Deformity
37.Identify treatment options and healing timelines for Boutonniere Deformity
38.Better understand Swan Neck Deformity anatomy
39.Better understand how to diagnose and evaluate Swan Neck Deformity
40.Identify treatment options and healing timelines for Swan Neck Deformity
41.Better understand pip joint injury anatomy
42.Better understand how to diagnose and evaluate pip joint injuries
43.Identify treatment options and healing timelines for pip joint injuries
44.Better understand thumb mp joint injury anatomy
45.Better understand how to diagnose and evaluate thumb mp joint injuries
46.Identify treatment options and healing timelines for thumb mp joint injuries
47.Understand case studies related to common wrist and hand fractures

Target Audience

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists and Assistants

Confirmation Notes

Methods of Instruction: Online course available via internet
Educational Level:Intermediate
CEU Information: Click here for CEU approvals.

Description

This course is derived from the textbook by Cynthia Cooper “Fundamentals of Hand Therapy: Clinical Reasoning and Treatment Guidelines for Common Diagnoses of the Upper Extremity” © 2007. This illustrated text and reference emphasizes the fundamentals of hand therapy – for both specialists and non-specialists who encounter clients with hand issues. It provides a consistent format with tips and guidelines for hand therapy treatment. Coverage includes hand anatomy, key terms and concepts, and the evaluation process. A focus on professional issues includes clients with functional somatic syndromes and challenging behavior, client-therapist rapport, and the roles of therapy assistants. Providing many case studies, this text helps therapists think critically about clients' individual needs.
Module 5: Peripheral Nerve Problems/Wrist and Hand Fractures/Finger Sprains and Deformities covers chapters 12, 13, and 15.
Chapter 12: Common Peripheral Nerve Problems
Chapter 13: Common Wrist and Hand Fractures
Chapter 15: Common Finger Sprains and Deformities

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