Joint Mobilizations for the Upper Quarter

Course Description:

Why does joint mobilization work?? Do you doubt your abilities to adequately perform upper quarter manipulations or maybe you just want to brush up on your skills?  Let Dr. Robert McCabe take you through the upper 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:
*Cervical Spine
*Thoracic Spine
*Shoulder
*Elbow
*Wrist 

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 the indications for cervical mobilization
4. Differentiate between types and procedures of cervical mobilizations
5. Recognize specific clinician techniques to proper joint mobilization
6. Identify the indications for thoracic mobilization and differentiate between types and procedures of thoracic mobilizations
7. Identify the indications for shoulder mobilizations and differentiate between types and procedures of shoulder mobilizations
8. Recognize contraindications of joint specific mobilizations
9. Identify the indications elbow mobilizations and differentiate between types and procedures for elbow mobilizations
10. Identify the indications for wrist mobilizations and differentiate between types and procedures of wrist mobilizations 

Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:

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