Joint Mobilizations for the Lower Quarter

Course Description:

Why does joint mobilization work?? Do you doubt your abilities to adequately perform lower quarter manipulations or maybe you just want to brush up on your skills?  Let Dr. Robert McCabe take you through the lower quarter in detail.  He explains the indications and provides step by step instruction of each joint.  His clear pictures and audio/video will make you anxious to see the success of more joint mobilization in your practice! 

This course covers joint mobilization for:
*Hip
*Knee
*Ankle

Methods of Instruction:

Online audio/video course 

Course Instructor:

Robert McCabe, DPT, OCS, CSCS, XPS, EXOS Performance Specialist 

Target Audience:

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapist Assistants and Athletic Trainers. 

Educational Level:

Intermediate 

Prerequisites:

None

Course Goals and Objectives:

At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:

1. Recognize the SINSS and ‘why joint mobilization works’
2. Recognize the indications and grades of joint mobilizations
3. Identify absolute contraindications and differentiate between relative contraindications
4. Differentiate between types and procedures of hip mobilizations
5. Identify the indications for hip mobilization and differentiate between the types and procedures of hip mobilizations
6. Identify the indications for knee mobilization and differentiate between types and procedures of knee mobilizations
7. Recognize the proper clinician techniques for specific knee mobilizations
8. Identify the indications for ankle mobilizations and differentiate between types and procedures of ankle mobilizations
9. Recognize indications for rearfoot distraction techniques
10. Identify the proper clinician techniques for specific metatarsal mobilizations 

Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:

A score of 70% or greater on the post-test