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Orthopedic Physical Therapy Secrets- Module 5: Special Topics 2

Text Course
Product #1020PT
Text Course
10 Hours
Profession PT/PTA

Course Description:

This course is derived from the textbook by Jeffrey Placzek, MD, PT and David Boyce, PT, EdD, OCS.  This textbook is part of the popular Secrets series.  It presents physical therapy concepts and then introduces different healing modalities, specialties and orthopedic procedures typically prescribed for common injuries such as shoulders and extremities.  Common diseases are included as well as more innovative diagnostic tools for physical therapists such as radiology.  The text features concise information that includes tips, and memory “secrets”.  Bulleted lists, algorithms and illustrations provide a quick review of the specific topics discussed.  The information is interesting, entirely evidence-based, outcome based and up-to-date. 

Module 5: Special Topics 2 -covers chapters 25 through 36. 

  • Chapter 25: Pediatric Orthopedic Therapy
  • Chapter 26: Women’s Health and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
  • Chapter 27: Functional Movement Screening and Selective Functional Movement Assessment
  • Chapter 28: Management of Chronic Pain
  • Chapter 29: Cervical Headache
  • Chapter 30: Functional Capacity Testing and Industrial Injury Treatment
  • Chapter 31: Anatomy Mnemonics
  • Chapter 32: Nutrition
  • Chapter 33: Dry Needling
  • Chapter 34: Isokinetic Testing and Exercise
  • Chapter 35: Orthopedic Secrets: Exercise in Aging and Disease
  • Chapter 36: Orthopedic Radiology

Methods of Instruction:

Online course available via internet

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 common developmental milestones
  2. Identify the common pediatric diagnoses and treatments
  3. List examples of physiologic, cardiovascular, respiratory and musculoskeletal changes that occur during pregnancy
  4. Identify how physical therapy can be beneficial in pelvic organ proplapse
  5. Differentiate between the scoring scale of the Functional Movement Screen
  6. Recognize how the Selective Functional Movement Screen is scored
  7. Recognize the appropriate medications for chronic pain
  8. Identify the four types of headaches and their typical symptoms
  9. Define and understand a functional capacity evaluation, when it should be performed, how the results are utilized, what the typical components are, and what role it plays in legal disability cases.
  10. Differentiate between work conditioning and work hardening
  11. List anatomy mnemonics for shoulder muscles, carpal bones, cranial nerves and more
  12. List and identify the dietary guidelines for Americans
  13. Recognize the effect creatine supplements have on an athlete’s performance and their side effects
  14. Identify precautions and contraindications to Dry Needling
  15. Identify the proposed theories of how Dry Needling works
  16. Define Isokinetic testing and explain the advantages, absolute contraindications/relative contraindications, safety, and parameters for testing
  17. Recognize the recent evidence behind using open kinetic chain exercises
  18. List the risk factors associated with falls in the elderly and list the three most common fractures
  19. List the absolute contraindications for exercise in older adults
  20. Recognize the basics of correctly reading a radiograph for diagnosis

Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:

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

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