PT0007 - Physical Therapy Continuing Education: Patients with Lumbopelvic Disorders
Course Description
This is a two day, 15 contact hour course, involving both lecture and lab instruction. This course is open only to licensed physical therapists. This course will cover the theory, evidence, and application of orthopaedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) for patients with lumbopelvic region musculoskeletal disorders. This course provides evidence-informed instruction on differential diagnosis, examination and management of patients with lumbopelvic disorders. Hypothesis oriented clinical decision making, the biopsychosocial model, and treatment-based classification applied to patients with lumbopelvic region musculoskeletal disorders will be presented.Course Outline
Day One |
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8:00-8:30 |
Introduction and Overview
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8:30-9:30 |
Lumbopelvic Differential Diagnosis
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9:30-10:45 |
Lumbopelvic Exam
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10:45-11:00 |
Break |
11:00-12:00 |
Lumbopelvic Manual Therapy
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12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
1:00-3:00 |
Manual Therapy for Lumbopelvic Region continued
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3:00 – 3:15 |
Break |
3:15-4:30 |
Lumbopelvic motor control interventions
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4:30-5:00 |
‘Round Robin’ Review of Manual Therapy Techniques |
Day Two |
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8:00 – 9:00 |
Round-robin review of previous day material |
9:00 – 12:00 |
Specific Exercise
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10:45 -11:00 |
Break |
12:00 – 1:00 |
Lunch |
1:00 – 3:00 |
Traction and Neurodynamics
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3:00 - 3:15 |
Break |
3:15 - 4:30 |
Chronic LBP
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4:30 – 5:00 |
Final review and competency testing |
Learner Outcomes
At the conclusion of the course students will be able to:
- Conduct an accurate differential diagnosis for patients presenting with lumbopelvic region pain in order to identify serious disorders requiring referral.
- Conduct an efficient and accurate clinical examination of a patient with lumbopelvic region pain.
- Utilize the low back pain treatment based classification to assist with selecting the most appropriate interventions for patients with lumbopelvic region musculoskeletal disorders.
- Perform skilled orthopaedic manual physical therapy interventions, including thrust and non-thrust techniques, targeting the thoracolumbar and lumbopelvic region.
- Apply sound clinical decision making within a biopsychosocial model to the management of patients with lumbopelvic region musculoskeletal disorders.