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Powerful Treatment for Fragile Patients

GREAT Seminars and Books

Objectives

Upon Completion of this Seminar, Participants will be able to:
• Apply the sequencing concept for evaluation and treatment of mechanical impairments focusing on muscle imbalance, spinal and peripheral mal-alignments, and gait dysfunction
• Utilize the flexible curve for accurate measurement of kypholordosis
• Treat spinal alignment dysfunction utilizing passive physiological intervertebral mobilization
• Apply muscle energy techniques for treatment of cervical, thoracic, lumbar, rib, and SIJ torsion facilitated segment dysfunctions
• Use joint or soft tissue mobilization together with contractrelax to treat patients with kyphosis/forward head, protracted shoulders, limited gleno-humeral capsule mobility, shortened extremity muscle and connective tissue
• Apply strain/counter strain release techniques for patients with loss of mobility due to trigger point pain
• Prescribe appropriate exercise for maintenance of manual therapy treatment gains

Confirmation Notes

LATE REGISTRATION: Postmarked after the above date requires an additional $50 late fee.
EARLY BIRD: $570 - If completed registration and payment are received by Washington, DC - May 13, 2015 Green Bay, WI - June 3, 2015
DISCOUNT PROGRAM: Receive $25 off your class registration for each GREAT Seminars & Books, Inc. course attended from 2000 to the present up to a maximum of $200. In order to receive a discount, a copy of each course certificate must accompany registration form. No discounts will be taken once registration is completed.
CONFIRMATION: A confirmation letter will be sent at least 1 month prior to the course with local hotels and information upon receipt of your registration form and fee. If you do not receive confirmation 2 weeks prior to class, please call to verify your registration. Registrations are not guaranteed until confirmed. Space may be limited, so register early.
CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY: Cancellations must be received in writing at least two weeks prior to the seminar date for tuition refund less a $75 administration fee. NO refunds will be made after this date.
COURSE CANCELLATION: GREAT Seminars and Books, Inc. reserves the right to cancel a course up to 2 weeks prior to the seminar date. In the event of cancellation of a course only the tuition fee will be refunded in full. GREAT Seminars and Books, Inc. is not responsible for reimbursement of non-refundable airline tickets, lodging, or other related costs.
EDUCATIONAL CREDIT: A certificate of attendance for 20 contact hours of educational activity (20 CEUs or 2.0 CEUs depending on how your Practice Act determines CEUs in your state) will be awarded to registrants upon completion of the seminar. Great Seminars and Books is an Approved CE Provider for PTs and PTAs in DC, NY, KY, IL, TX and NC. Our courses also meet the guidelines for approval in IN, WY, VA, AZ, DE, NH, OR, RI, UT and MO. Courses are accepted for CEU’s in NE, ID, MT, WA, CT, IA, and ND. If you do not see your state listed, please give our office a call.
All of our courses have Board of Certification Approval (NATA) and AOTA approval.
Your tuition is tax deductible. All expenses of Continuing Education (including registration fees, travel, meals, and lodging) taken to maintain or improve professional skills are tax deductible according to Treasury Regulation 1.162-5 Couglin vs. Commissioner, 203 F2d 307

Agenda

Day 1 7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00 am Tissue mobility and posture examination • Tissue changes associated with aging and injury • Selected orthopedic dysfunction testing • Posture principles, postural dysfunction - Static stance, gait - Relative muscle length tests - Kypholordosis, forward head, protracted shoulders 10:00 am Break – Change into LAB CLOTHES 10:15 am Flexible curve kypholordosis measurement • Usual /corrected posture 12:30 pm Working LUNCH - discuss what you’ve learned and apply to your patients 1:30 pm Questions and answers - Relating flexible curve findings to treatment planning 2:00 pm Assess/treat the area of greatest restriction – spine, ribs, extremities • Postural spring test, passive physiological intervertebral movement (PPIVM) • Practical abdominal and paraspinal testing • Joint mobility grading 3:30 pm Break 3:45 pm Joint mobilization with contract relax for treatment of: • Forward head, Kyphosis due to - flexed C7-T9 - shortened shoulder adductors • Protracted shoulder due to - Gleno-humeral capsular restrictions - Shortened rotator cuff muscles • Humeral head inferior glide capsular restrictions • Ankle dorsiflexion limitations 5:15 pm Indirect tender point release (strain/counterstrain) technique for persistent muscle spasm pain • Paraspinal muscles • Upper extremity • Lower extremity • Ribs 6:30 pm Adjourn DAY 2: 7:30 am Continental Breakfast 8:00 am Contract/relax with soft tissue mobilization- resistance for fibrotic muscles or tendons at end-ROM combined with tissue strumming or oscillation • Lower extremity - Hamstrings, 2-joint hip flexors, hip adductors, ITB, heel cord, plantar fascia • Upper extremity - pectorals, latissimus dorsi, triceps, rotator cuff, long head biceps - Wrist extensors, flexors - Sternocleido mastoid • Self-massage with contract-relax - hams, ITB, wrist extensors, flexors 10:00 am Break 10:15 am Osteopathic Muscle Energy Techniques (Evidence Research, Lab, Case Presentations) • Introduction and description • Movement evaluation based on area of greatest restriction • Patient case study examples - Treating kyphosis, forward head, protracted shoulder girdle, and “lost lordosis,” scoliosis • Flexed cervical/thoracic and mid-thoracic lesions - Sitting - Supine • Kyphoscoliosis • Reverse kyphosis (extended segment within kyphosis) 12:30 pm Working LUNCH - discuss what you’ve learned and apply to your patients 1:30 pm Osteopathic Muscle Energy Techniques • Rib dysfunctions • SIJ torsions • Lumbar lesions - Flexed - Extended lumbar lesions - Neutral (re: flexion/extension) lumbar lesions with sidebending and rotation opposite directions 3:45 pm Break 4:00 pm Osteopathic Muscle Energy Techniques • Cervical lesions - Special tests - Atlanto-occipital - Mid-cervical 5:00 pm Self mobilization exercise practice 5:30 pm Conclusion • Application to ADL mechanics for sustained success • Impaired posture – case examples • External supports, taping 6:15 pm Questions, answers, application to your patients 6:30 pm Adjourn

Description

This course is designed to give experienced therapists immediately effective but appropriately gentle manual interventions for mechanically restricted fragile patients. Movement limitations due to dysfunctional muscle barriers, pain-mediated trigger points or collagenous soft tissue restrictions will be addressed utilizing muscle energy treatment, strain-counter strain trigger point release, and soft tissue mobilization with contract/relax. Assessment approaches for tissue flexibility and posture will be presented and practiced. Lab sessions and demonstrations will feature flexible curve kypholordosis measurement, muscle energy techniques and passive physiological intervertebral mobilization for spinal, rib, and SIJ dysfunctions, strain-counter strain (indirect) tender point releases, and contract-relax with joint or soft tissue mobilization for mechanical restrictions. Video and slide case presentations, as well as class member examples will be utilized for specific clinical problem solving. The personal mechanical health of the individual participant will be addressed throughout the course. Patient case studies will assist the therapist in developing an overall comprehensive treatment approach by appropriately combining tissue and postural assessment, manual therapy techniques, and exercise. Follow-up exercise for maintenance of therapeutic change will be presented in lab and ready for clinic hand-outs. This course has been designed for the therapist to immediately apply to orthopedically restricted geriatric and other fragile patients. This is a clinically comprehensive “hands-on” workshop.

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