This course is designed to enhance a physical therapists ability to develop and prescribe an individualized exercise program of the spine and extremities for the patient’s specific presentation. The course considers normal tissue healing times, the optimum stimulus for regeneration and repair of each specific tissue. Emphasis is placed on histology, neurology, exercise dosage, biomechanics, and pathology for various musculoskeletal conditions. A thorough understanding of these principles prepares the physical therapist to design an appropriate exercise program in order to achieve optimum functional outcomes. Extensive lab time is provided for practice of exercise prescription for all regions of the spine and extremities. This course is designed to complement the manual therapy and clinical reasoning treatment approach.
All required prereading material will be sent in a link via your registration confirmation email. Please bring a pair of athletic shorts and a sport top to this course.
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
Understand the mechanical and neural influence of exercise on movement dysfunction and pain pathways
Demonstrate ability to design and implement cervical and lumbar spinal stabilization programs from basic coordinative exercises to high-level function.
Understand the concepts of exercise dosage for each specific tissue and a variety of diagnoses.
Implement and demonstrate proficiency in designing and prescribing a specific graded exercise program for a variety of diagnoses and movement dysfunctions.
Progress patients from basic local exercises to high level functional progressions.
Understand the principles of both regional interdependence and the tissue in lesion model as it relates to exercise prescription throughout the body.
Understand graded motor imagery and mirror box therapy in patients with centrally facilitated pain and how this relates to exercise dosage.
Design and implement neural mobilization techniques while considering the sensitivity of this structure.
General Schedule
Day One
7:30-8:00 Registration
8:00-8:15 Introduction / Opening Remarks
8:15-8:45 Overview and History of Exercisein Physical Therapy
8:45-9:30 Myokinetics
9:30-10:00 Effects of Gravity on the MSKSystem
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-10:45 Energy Systems Lecture / Lab
10:45-11:00 Inflammation and Tissue Repair
11:00-11:30 Effects of Immobilization
11:30-11:45 Optimal Stimulus forRegeneration of Specific Tissues
11:45-12:30 Eccentrics and Tendonitis
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 Stretching Application and Lab
2:30-3:30 STEP / MET Principles
3:30-3:45 Break
3:45-4:15 Instability / Stiffness Progressions
4:15-5:30 Spinal Lab-Case Studies
Exercise Prescription for
Instability
Exercise Prescription
for Stiffness
Questions, Review
Day Two
8:00-8:15 Review / Questions
8:15-8:45 Literature Review of ExerciseInterventions
8:45-10:00 Extremity Lab-Case Studies
Exercise Prescription for
Instability
Stiffness
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:00 Graded Motor Imagery andCentral Sensitization Lecture
11:00-12:00 GMI Lab
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-3:00 Functional MovementAssessment and RegionalInterdependence
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:15 Functional Progressions UpperQuarter
4:15-5:15 Functional Progressions LowerQuarter
5:15-5:30 Closing Remarks / CourseEvaluations
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