Manual Therapy Of The Upper Extremity - Joint & Soft Tissue Mobilization

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Detailed Overview/Outline

SEMINAR DESCRIPTION
Injuries to the upper extremity cause impairments that often contribute to significant disabilities and functional limitations. Rehabilitation professionals who properly apply manual therapy techniques and neuromuscular facilitation exercises are giving their patients the best opportunity to rehabilitate their injuries. This two day course will enable the participant to understand the role of manual therapy in rehabilitation of the upper extremity and apply manual and exercise techniques appropriately. The interaction between the instructor and participant is the foundation for an active learning environment. The course will provide the optimal continuing education experience equipping the participant to apply these techniques immediately when they return to the clinic. Additionally, they will be able to use the anatomical, biomechanical, and neuromuscular basis to further develop their manual therapy skills.

OBJECTIVES

• 1. Identify the anatomical and biomechanical foundations for manual therapy in the upper extremity.
• 2. Perform joint mobilizations to the shoulder girdle, elbow and wrist.
• 3. Perform soft tissue mobilizations to the shoulder girdle, elbow and wrist.
• 4. Be able to instruct and perform exercises to reinforce applied manual therapy techniques for the shoulder girdle, elbow and wrist.
• 5. Demonstrate correct grading and oscillation techniques for Jt Mobs

COURSE SCHEDULE

Day 1

8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 Soft Tissue and Joint Mobilization:

• The Science and Theory behind the Practice
• - The Neuro-Musculo-Skeletal system: Integrated perspective on function and its clinical implications
• - Role of soft tissue and mobilization in therapy:
• *Principles not Protocols for Progressions*
• - Understanding the Tissue Response to Injury:
• - Choosing Your Technique

10:00 Break

10:15 Indications and Contraindications for use of soft tissue and joint mobilization

• - Principles of soft tissue - joint mobilization techniques

11:00 The Shoulder Complex: Functional Anatomy - Biomechanics for mobilization

12:00 Lunch (On your own)

1:00 Mobilization of the Shoulder Girdle

• -Impairments that indicate soft tissue & joint mobs
• Where to start….How to finish…..

2:00 Mobilization techniques for the shoulder girdle

• (Demonstration and Practice Lab)
• - SC/AC - Glenohumeral
• *Joint mobilization
• * Stabilizer mobilization
• * Prime mover mobilization

3:00 Break

3:15 Scapulothoracic Mobilization

• - Periscapular musculature
• - Exercise Techniques to restore neuromuscular function of the shoulder girdle
• (Demonstration and Practice Lab)

5:30 Questions and Adjourn

Day 2

8:00 Shoulder Girdle - Lab

9:30 The Elbow & Wrist Complex: Biomechanics and Functional Anatomy for mobilization

10:00 Break

10:15 Evaluation of the Elbow & Wrist Complex:

• - Impairments that indicate soft tissue and joint mobilization

11:15 Elbow & Wrist Complex mobilization techniques

• (Demonstration & Practice Lab)

12:00 Lunch (On your own)

1:00 Elbow & Wrist Complex mobilization techniques

• (Practice Lab)

2:15 Exercise Techniques to restore neuromuscular function of the elbow and wrist complex

• (Demonstration & Practice Lab)

2:30 Mobilization Techniques for the Hand

• (Demonstration & Practice Lab)

3:00 Break

3:15 Treatment Planning and Clinical Pearls: Putting it all together

5:00 Questions and Adjourn

AUDIENCE

This is an intro-intermediate level workshop designed for PTs, OTs, ATCs and Assistants.

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