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Manual Therapy for the Cervico-Thoracic and Shoulder Joint Complex Course
Mobilization includes HVLAT and oscillatory techniques
Saturday (Day 1)
7:30 to7:55 AM Course Registration
7:55 to 8:00 Instructor Introduction
8:00 to 9:00 Principles of Manual Therapy
Manual Therapy to Enhance Practice - immediate patient improvement
Misconceptions about Manual Therapy for the Older Adult
Indications and Contraindications
Patient Education about Hands-on Care
9:00 to 10:15 Cervico-thoracic Region: Examination / Evaluation / Classification
Examination Sequence: standing, sitting, supine, prone
Special Tests for C-spine, 1st rib, T-spine, and shoulder
Clinical Prediction Rules, Choosing the Best Rx
10:15 to 10:30 Break
10:30 to 12:00 PM Foundational Concepts
Foundational Concepts
Select Cervical Spine Examination Pearls
Hands-on Techniques (lab component)
-Manual Techniques: Grade I-V / MET
12:00 to 1:00 Lunch
1:00 to 3:15 Manual Therapy for the Cervical Spine
Hands-on Techniques (lab component) continued
Corrective / Stabilization Exercises - exercise progression
Case Scenario / Problem
3:15 to 3:30 Break
3:30 to 4:00 Case Discussion
Questions & Answers Session
Case Discussion
Sunday (Day 2)
8:00 to 9:00 AM Review of Day 1 and 1st Rib Examination and Manual Therapy Technique - Case Scenario
9:00 to 10:15 Manual Therapy for the Thoracic Spine
Foundational Concepts
Select Thoracic Spine / Rib Examination Pearls
Hands-on Techniques (lab component):
-Manual Techniques: Grade I-V / MET
10:15 to 10:30 Break
10:30 to 12:00 PM Manual Therapy for the Thoracic Spine (continued)
Hands on Technique (lab component) continued:
-Manual Techniques: Grade I-V / MET
12:00 to 1:00 Lunch
1:00 to 1:30 Manual Therapy for the Thoracic Spine
Corrective Stabilization Exercise - exercise progression
Case Scenario / Problem
1:30 to 2:00 PM Manual Therapy for the Shoulder Complex
Foundational Concepts
Select Shoulder Complex Examination Pearls
2:00 to 2:15 Break
2:15 to 3:30
Hands on Technique (lab component):
-Manual Techniques: Grade I-V / MET
Corrective Stabilization Exercises - exercise progression
Case Scenario / Problem
3:30 to 4:00 Day 2 Summary
Questions & Answers
Case Discussion
4:00 Course Evaluation
Manual Therapy: Upper and Lower Extremity Course
Mobilization includes HVLAT and oscillatory techniques
Saturday (Day 1)
8 to 8:45 Introduction / Principles of Joint Mobilization
a. Manual therapy in the scope of practice
b. Misconceptions about manual therapy, especially the older adult
c. Use of manual therapy for big wins
d. Initial Plan of Care
8:45 to 11:00 Shoulder Joint Mobilizations
a. Joint Assessment - inlcuding spinal effects on upper extremity
b. Hands-on technique (lab component)
- Cervical spine (brief)
- First rib joint
- Glenohumeral joint
Break
11:15 to 12:00 Shoulder Joint Mobilizaitons continued
- Thoracic spine (brief)
- Scapulothoracic joint mobilizations
12:00 to 1:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 to 2:00 Shoulder Joint Mobilizaitons continued
a. Hands-on technique (lab component)
-Acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joint mobilizations
2:00 to 3:30 Elbow Joint Mobilizations
a. Joint Assessment
b Hands-on technique (lab component)
-Radiohumeral joint mobilizatons
-Humeroulnar joint mobilizations
Break
3:45 to 5:00 Wrist / Hand Joint Mobilizations
a. Joint Assessment
b. Hands-on technique (lab component)
- Distal radioulnar joint mobilizations
- Radiocarpal & midcarpal joint mobilizations
- Carpometacarpal, metacaropophalangeal, and interpharlangeal joint mobilizations
Sunday (Day 2)
8:00 to 8:45 Day 1 Review and UE Case Based Scenarios
8:45 to 10:00 Hip Joint Mobilizations
a. Joint Assessment - including spinal and sacroiliac effects on lower extremity
b. Hands-on technique (lab component)
- Manual Joint Mobilizations
- Belted techniques
Break
10:15 to 12:00 Hip Joint Mobilizations Continued
a. Hands-on technique
- Joint mobilizations with movement
12:00 to 1:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 to 2:15 Knee Joint Mobilization
a. Joint assessment
b. Hands-on technique (lab component)
- Patellofemoral joint mobilizatons
- Tibiofemoral joint mobilizations
- Proximal fibular head mobilizations
Break
2:30 to 3:45 Ankle Joint Mobilization
a. Joint Assessment
b. Hands-on technique (lab component)
- Talocrual joint mobilizations
- Distal tibiofibular joint mobilizatons
- Subtalar and midtarsal joint mobilizations
- tarsometatarsal joint mobilizations
- Metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joint mobilizatons
3:45 to 4:00 Summary
- Questions and Course Wrap Up