Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries to the Hand and Wrist: Evidence Based Approaches to Post Surgical and Conservative Hand Therapy

Gold Standard Seminars

Format(s):   Live Seminars
Discipline(s):   Physical Therapy / Occupational Therapy
Contact Hours:   6
Registration Fee:   $239.00

Objectives

Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the hand and wrist as it pertains to sports injuries
Describe the kinematic properties of the wrist and hand that contribute to rehabilitation decisions
Choose appropriate evaluation and intervention technique for the hand and wrist post sports injury
Implement treatment techniques for specific athletic condition based on current evidence-based outcomes

Target Audience

Occupational Therapists
Physical Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Physical Therapy Assistants
Physicians
Physicians Assistants
Nurse Practitioners
Chiropractors

Confirmation Notes

This course offers 0.6 AOTA CEUs. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA
? This course meets the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Standards of Quality for Continuing Education Offerings (BOD G11-03-22-69). Please save your course certificate and outline to submit for CE credit to your state and/or local licensing board.
? For other professions, this course counts as 6.0 contact hours of professional development. Please save your certificate and course outline to submit to your national, state or local agency for continuing educating credit.

Agenda

Course Schedule & Requirements
Registration: 7:30am
Course Begins: 8:00am
Course Ends: 3:30pm?
Participants will be allotted a one-hour lunch on their own.

Description

Sports injuries to the hand and wrist are highly complex and can lead to challenging decisions made by the treatment team. Unlike rehabilitation of lower extremities and shoulder joints, the spectrum of the hand and wrist: injury, surgery, recovery and clinical outcomes- are less defined. This course will provide clinicians with practical, clinically relevant evidence that will enhance the treatment of sports-related hand and wrist injuries.
? This one-day, evidence-based continuing education event will cover common athletic hand injuries, their mechanism and some selected surgical procedures. It will explain how bio-mechanical factors affect rehabilitation of the hand and wrist.
We will discuss how to approach the most often encountered sports-related hand injuries and highlight treatment options that lead to the best clinical outcomes. The presentation will include current evidence, case studies and controversies surrounding the topic.
Participants will learn how anatomy; mechanism of an injury and the surgical intervention contribute to the treatment options. Clinicians will return to work equipped with new knowledge and techniques to treat sports related hand injuries. The educational level of this course is intermediate.