Course Details
This 3-day seminar is carried out in seminar format which includes lecture and lab. The content of this seminar highlights the interrelationships of extremity joint complexes, along with thorax and spinal influences with emphasis on kinetic chain events. Soft tissue and joint techniques for both examination and treatment are practiced in lab sessions. Clinical cases are presented for discussion of management and treatment based upon clinical reasoning skills.
At the completion of this seminar, the attendee should be able to:
- build on principles, concepts and manipulation techniques learned in E1 and S1 and MF1.
- correlate normal and abnormal anatomy and biomechanics to musculoskeletal dysfunctions of upper limb, lower limb and spine as related to kinetic chain events.
- integrate symptoms and musculoskeletal findings of selected dysfunctions to upper limb, lower limb, and spinal influences.
- perform and modify extremity examination strategies, manipulation techniques and soft tissue techniques to selected dysfunctions of upper limb, lower limb and spine.
- utilize clinical reasoning skills to analyze information gathered from examination findings based upon selected patient cases.
- observe and speculate for patterns of compensations with selected impairments.
About the Instructors
Catherine E. Patla, PT, DHSc, OCS, MTC, FAAOMPT received a Doctor of Health Science from University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USA) in September 1998. Dr. Patla is a 1976 graduate of University of Pennsylvania Certificate program and obtained a Master of Medical Science Degree in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy from Emory University in 1988. Dr. Patla has also received a Manual Therapy Certification from Institute of Physical Therapy and is an Orthopaedic Specialist from ABPTS. She is a practicing clinician and residency director at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. She is also a fellow of the America Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (AAOMPT). A member of Institute of Physical Therapy’s faculty since 1979, Dr. Patla’s current interests are in extremity orthopedics, reliability and validity of end-feel, and critical thinking. She teaches in the University’s first professional Doctor of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy degree programs.
Erin Conrad, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, FAAOMPT has received the Manual Therapy Certification through the University of St. Augustine, as well as, a Corrective Exercise Specialist Certification through NASM and Orthopaedic Certified Specialist through the APTA. She completed a Fellowship in Manual Therapy through the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapy in 2007. Currently Dr. Conrad is the Director of the Residency and Fellowship programs and an Assistant Professor at the University of St. Augustine. She also teaches in the Flex, Continuing Education and online distance education for transitional degrees at the University of St. Augustine. Dr. Conrad works Part Time in an Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinic. Her post-graduate clinical experiences include: Outpatient Orthopaedics, Home Health, Neuro Rehabilitation, and Geriatrics.
Schedule
Day 1
9:00 - 10:00 Welcome and Introduction
10am break
10:15 - 12:00 Principles, Theories and Concepts
Lunch hour
1:00 - 3:00 Thorax Related to Upper and LowerExtremities
3pm break
3:15 - 5:30 Thorax Related to Upper and Lower Extremities
Day 2
8:00 - 10:00 Thorax Related to Upper and Lower Extremities
10am break
10:15 -12:00 Integration of Lower Extremities
Lunch hour
1:00 - 3:00 Integration of Lower Extremities (continued)
3pm break
3:15 - 5:30 Clinical Management Integration of Lower Extremities
Day 3
8:00 - 10:00 Integration of Upper Extremities (continued)
10 am break
10:15 - 12:00 Integration of Upper Extremities (continued)
Lunch hour
1:00 - 3:15 Integration of Extremities to Spine Conclusion
CEUs Earned
21 or 2.1 CEUs or 2 graduate credits
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