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The Cutting Edge: Inside Groundbreaking & Innovative Joint Procedures with Today’s Best Practices in Rehab Management

Get the inside scoop on the cutting-edge of today’s orthopedic world. Learn how technology and innovation are changing the solutions for common orthopedic problems of the extremities. Evaluate the pros and cons of various surgical techniques for repair and replacement including: 3-D printing, balloon implants, synthetic materials, and regenerative options. Explore actual footage of new age surgical procedures and options in pain management that result in quicker return of function. Learn manual and functional exercise techniques that are applicable to all settings.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Investigate the historical progression of surgical joint repair and reconstruction techniques and their impact on functional outcomes in different occupational scenarios.
  2. Appraise new options in orthopedic joint care and how they improve functional outcomes and recovery time.
  3. Analyze new surgical paradigms through real-time video demonstrations, aligning each procedure’s occupational significance.
  4. Explore pain management strategies that facilitate superior post-operative recovery and functional outcomes.
  5. Incorporate proximal stability exercises into early upper extremity (UE) rehabilitation protocols, accentuating their functional relevance.
  6. Employ stabilizing, balancing, and proprioceptive exercises in lower extremity (LE) rehabilitation, acknowledging their occupational importance.
  7. Construct personalized home exercise programs that effectively enhance client engagement and compliance, fostering a deeper understanding of the therapeutic progress and its alignment with their occupational goals.

Outline

Module 1: Joint Procedures: Old Techniques vs. New Surgical & Non-Surgical Advances

  • Examine the timeline & history of joint procedures for the shoulder, hip and knee
  • Explore new advances: 3-D printing, balloon implants, synthetic materials
  • Video demonstrations of actual joint surgical procedures: massive rotator cuff tears, glenohumeral instability
  • Regenerative medicine - Orthobiologics
    • PRP, Stem cells, Prolotherapy, Growth Factors
    • Side by side recovery timetable comparisons
    • Implications across the spectrum: from athletes to older adults
    • Where is the industry currently on insurance coverage?
    • Spot the imposter! Gain a crucial understanding of what constitutes credible regenerative procedures and those masquerading as regenerative procedures
  • Treatment Comparisons and Considerations
    • Timeline, cost, coverage
    • ACL reconstruction vs Orthobiologic ACL presentation
    • Shoulder arthroscopic repair vs regenerative medicine shoulder progression
  • Risks and limitations
Module 2: Comprehensive Post-Op Care
  • Recovery timeline and outcomes
  • Pain management
  • Strategies to avoid orthopedic complications
  • Functional strategies to manage post-op rehab
Module 3: Practical Lab: Exercise Principles for the Shoulder
  • Progression and regression strategies
  • Establish proximal scapular stability progress to distal mobility
  • Exercise Progression and Regression Tools:
    • Flexibility considerations
    • Manual scapular stabilization exercises
    • RTC manual exercise with scapular integration
    • Dynamic distal stabilization exercises
    • Home exercise with exercise bands
Module 4: Practical Lab: Exercise Principles for the Lower Extremity
  • Neuromuscular factors influencing LE biomechanics
  • Exercise principles for stabilization balance, flexibility and proprioception
  • Incorporate neuromuscular retraining
  • Functional closed chain exercises
  • Proximal closed chain stability exercises
  • Hip and core exercises
  • Address ligament/muscular dominance
  • Sensory integration in balance progression
  • Neuromuscular integration in jump mechanics & plyometric training
  • Home exercises for dynamic functional integration

Target Audience

  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants
  • Chiropractors
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Certified Athletic Trainer
  • Licensed Massage Therapist

Copyright : 02/22/2024

Nutrition Strategies for Injury Prevention and Treatment

The power of nutrition in reducing risk of chronic diseases is widely recognized, but when it comes to injury prevention and treatment … most are unsure where to start. Or how to modify a nutrition plan based on the type and severity of injury.

Join registered dietitian and athletic trainer, Dana Angelo White, as you explore simple nutrition-based interventions that reduce inflammation and accelerate musculoskeletal healing in the common injuries you treat!
 

  • Implement a food as medicine approach with common injuries: soft tissue, bone, acute injury, chronic pain and concussion!
  • Nutrition assessment tools & specific questions to ask injured patients
  • Simple recipes that reduce inflammation and accelerate healing for your home programs
  • Supplements unmasked – how to determine safety and efficacy

Nutrition is vital in the prevention and treatment of injuries, and with nearly immediate results, it’s never too late to start. Register now to implement a food as medicine approach and harness the natural power of the body to heal itself.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Evaluate the impact of diverse nutritional strategies on the rate and quality of recovery from a spectrum of injuries, substantiating conclusions with evidence from expert-led discussions and case studies. (Quintero, 2018)
  2. Categorize and differentiate key nutrients and dietary components integral to injury prevention and treatment, creating a comprehensive classification guide for healthcare professionals to tailor nutritional recommendations based on injury type. (Thomas, 2016)
  3. Analyze prevalent misconceptions and challenges in nutritional approaches to healing, dissecting their effects on recovery outcomes and formulating proactive solutions to address these barriers effectively. (Smith-Ryan, 2020)
  4. Apply nutrition-based interventions to mitigate inflammation and enhance healing in various injury scenarios. (Philpott, 2019)
  5. Evaluate and critically compare the appropriateness and potential benefits of dietary supplements for supporting injury recovery, utilizing a systematic framework to assess safety, efficacy, and overall impact on functional outcomes. (Maughan, 2018)
  6. Observe cooking demonstrations geared towards the prevention and treatment of injuries in order to optimize nutrient intake and promote healing as part of patient’s home program. (Close, 2019)

Outline

Nutrition Fundamentals for Healthcare Professionals

  • Macros vs micros
  • Protein needs
  • What’s the skinny on fats?
  • How to build a healthy plate
  • Diet wars: keto, paleo, fasting – and all the other plans you’re asked about
Nutrition Assessment – Quick and Easy!
  • Simple tools to assess nutrition as a part of your eval
  • Specific questions to ask injured patients
  • Red flags that may impact healing
  • Limitations
Food as Medicine! Nutrition Based Strategies to Promote Healing in Common Injuries
  • Variations in needs based on the type and severity of injury
    • Calories
    • Protein
    • Iron
    • Vitamin D
    • Omega-3
    • Creatine
    • Collagen
    • Zinc
  • Types of injuries that can benefit from a food as medicine approach:
    • Soft Tissue
    • Bone
    • Acute injury
    • Chronic pain
    • Concussion
  • How to handle common pitfalls: loss of appetite, medication side effects, muscle loss
  • Consideration for populations across the lifecycle
Supplements: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • How to use appropriate supplements safely
    • Resources for supplement evaluation
    • Corresponding biochemical assessments
  • Demonstration of supplement vs. food for proper intake
  • Most Dangerous Supplements
  • Supplement safety & 3rd party verification
Cooking Demos! Simple Techniques for Home Program that Accelerate Healing
  • Salmon rice bowls
  • Pre-workout collagen drinks
  • Post workout smoothies
  • Post workout egg skillet

Target Audience

  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapist Assistants
  • Athletic Trainers
  • Registered Nutritionists
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Chiropractors

Copyright : 02/23/2024

Neuroplasticity for Orthopedic Recovery and Pain Relief

Neuroplasticity, often overlooked but incredibly powerful, holds the key to unlocking the brain's ability to rewire and heal itself, no matter how old the injury.  Deep-seated memories of injury reside within the nervous system, and this course equips you with essential tools to enhance recovery and rehabilitation potential. 

From traumatic injuries and post-op conditions to stroke, get new insights on how to detour around damage and incorporate viable nervous system connections for faster, more complete recovery which compliment your manual skills. 

Drawing on over 40 years of clinical experience, Dr. Pryor will teach you practical, evidence-based techniques and interventions to stimulate the brain and enhance recovery. 

  • Unleash the Brain's Potential: Explore the fascinating truth that the brain is not hardwired and can change and adapt, even decades after the initial injury. Witness the transformative power of neuroplasticity in action! 
  • Empower Your Practice: Acquire practical, evidence-based interventions that you can implement immediately within your therapy sessions, ensuring your patients experience a newfound sense of independence and safety. 
  • Upgrade Your Clinical Skills: Enhance your clinical reasoning and assessment capabilities as you understand the central nervous system's role in all functions and explore the neuroanatomy and brain development behind it.  Learn how to calm the nervous system to activate advanced healing potential and reduce radiating pain. 
  • A Vision for Success: Discover the critical link between vision, balance, and sensation and learn practical strategies to incorporate vision into your therapy sessions for patients with neurological disorders like stroke, TBI, and concussion. 
  • Real-Life Transformations: Be inspired by real case studies showcasing the remarkable results achieved through neuroplasticity-based therapies. Witness patients regain movement, overcome pain, and reclaim their quality of life! 

This is your chance to get the skills, techniques and knowledge to promote neuroplasticity for your patients on any end of the spectrum – from initial injury through recovery.  

Remember, the brain's potential is limitless. Let's explore it together – purchase today!

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Analyze neuroanatomy and brain function in relation to injuries using a multilayer approach. 
  2. Examine the correlation between orthopedic trauma and brain dysfunction to determine potential implications for occupational performance. 
  3. Differentiate between strategies for modifying low and high tone qualities in relation to optimizing motor control and functional movement. 
  4. Assess the impact of central nervous system dysfunction on daily activities, explain the concept of "practice makes pathways," and devise strategies to enhance adherence to home exercise programs. 
  5. Evaluate the presence of tremors, eye misalignment, and nystagmus, and determine their potential effects on visual and motor functions during functional tasks. 
  6. Appraise the significance of maintaining positive treatment sessions and utilizing effective verbal cues to enhance motivation and engagement in occupational therapy interventions. 
  7. Formulate strategies for integrating therapeutic techniques into home programs for both patients and caregivers, considering the context of daily life and routines. 

Outline

Principles and Mechanisms of Neuroplasticity Related to Injury and/or Surgery 

  • Central nervous system: the driver of ALL function 
  • Neuroanatomy 
  • Brain development 
  • Chronic pain: the nervous system remembers 
  • Feedback loops – pain is circular 

Upgrade Your Clinical Assessment & Improve Your Clinical Reasoning 

  • Neurological screens for injuries 
  • Identifying neurological challenges 
  • Primitive reflex patterns and the power of vision 
  • Sensory motor development 
  • Vision and hearing related deficits 
  • Sensation changes and reintegration 

Integrate Neuroplasticity into Your Therapy Program 

  • Practice Makes NEW Pathways 
  • Polyvagal theory: Fight, Flight and Freeze 
  • Trauma memory related to therapy sessions 
  • Crucial component: sensory stimulation 
  • Smooth movement tremors and distraction 
  • Changing low and high tone qualities 
  • Challenge equates to change 
  • Bracing: to be or not to be 

Design Effective Treatment Plans & Integrate Multimodal Approaches 

  • Where to rewire the brain 
  • Use it or lose it 
  • Recruitment and retraining 
  • Use the lobes next door 
  • Before/after videos of sensory stimulation 
  • Beware of learned non-use 
  • Motor imagery – How to move/mirror the motion 
  • Virtual reality and other technology 
  • Mindfulness and mental health – Fight, flight, freeze interference with coordination and balance 
  • Considerations for special populations: geriatric, athletes or neuro 

Expand Your Reach: Incorporate Vision 

  • The link between vision and balance and sensation 
  • Implications for neurological disorders: Stroke, TBI, concussion 
  • 3D vision impairments – depth perception and safety 
  • Practical strategies for vision on the move! 

Taking it Home: Patients and Caregivers 

  • PT phone home – game changing HEP strategies to increase compliance 
  • Repetition and novelty are key 
  • Simple and effective activities to send home 
  • Explaining complex concepts to patients 

Case Studies 

  • MVA with TBI 
  • Fall with knee injury and acute pain 
  • Low back pain – disc herniation with acute unrelenting pain 
  • Neurological signs post fall 
  • TKA acute pain and edema with resolution of pain and edema 2 treatments 
  • Anoxic injury – signs, symptoms and solutions

Target Audience

  • Physical Therapists 
  • Physical Therapist Assistants 
  • Chiropractors 
  • Occupational Therapists 
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 12/15/2023

Red Light Therapy for Pain and Inflammation

Red light therapy is growing in popularity – and it’s no wonder why.  With proven applications for pain, inflammation, and healing, you easily can layer this therapy with your existing treatment!  The results from this simple and cost-effective treatment are unparalleled. You get all the benefits of light, without the risks of UV light. Learn how red-light therapy has helped thousands of clinicians get better outcomes as you impact tissues at a deeper level than traditional approaches!  

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Appraise mechanisms of red light therapy that are specifically designed to treat symptoms and effects of pain and inflammatory conditions. 
  2. Practice and refine red light therapy treatment techniques that are specifically tailored to improve common conditions such as local and systemic pain, inflammation, as well as the patient’s perception of pain experience.  
  3. Evaluate clinical case situations where red light therapy may benefit a patient experiencing pain and inflammation and justify treatment approaches and parameters based on recent scientific review. 

Outline

Yesterday’s Medicine and Today’s Science 

  • Light in Medicine 
  • History and Recorded Uses 
  • Key Terms in Light Therapy  
    • Electromagnetic Spectrum 
    • Wavelengths 
    • Light Pathways - visual and skin 
    • Natural Light Recommendations 

Light Effects on the Human Body 

  • Cellular Mechanisms (How Light Works at the Cellular Level) 
    • Inflammation 
    • Cellular Protection 
    • Proliferation 
    • Migration 
    • Protein Synthesis 

Molecular Mechanisms (How Light Works at the Molecular Level) 

  • CCO  
  • Collagen  
  • ROS  
  • Cytokines 
  • Keratinocytic Growth Factor  
  • Photoreceptors 
  • Mitochondria 

Today’s Science: Red and Near Infrared Light Therapy 

  • LED vs. Laser technology 
  • Defining and understanding: 
  • Terminology in Red Light (LED) Therapy 
    • Irradiance/Intensity mw/Cm2 
    • Dosage J/cm2 - Energy 
    • Treatment Time 
    • Treatment Area 
    • Treatment Frequency 
    • Direct contact vs. non direct contact red light therapy - wraps vs. panels 

Contraindications to Light Therapy Treatment  

  • Heat/Thermal 
  • Eyes 
  • Skin Tone 
  • Age: Geriatrics & Pediatrics 
  • Health Conditions: Pregnancy 
  • Medication Interactions 
  • EMF & Flicker 

Pain Pathophysiology 

  • Mechanisms of Pain and Inflammation 
  • Typical Patient Presentation  
    • Local, Systemic, Post-Operative 
  • Historical Treatment Options  
  • Epidemiology and Prevalence Data 
  • Typical Disease Progression 

Pain and Inflammation Symptoms: 

  • Pathogenic and neurogenic  
  • Inflammation 
  • Sensation Loss or Hypersensitivity 
  • Pain and Inflammation from Delayed Wound Healing 
  • Pain and Inflammation from Immobilization or Surgery 

Treatment Regions and Red Light Therapy Protocols for Pain/Inflammation Conditions:     

  • Pain/Inflammation Conditions of the Upper Body 
  • Pain/Inflammation Conditions of the Lower Body 
  • Pain/Inflammation Conditions of the Spine 
  • Systemic Pain/Inflammation Conditions  

For all Pain and Inflammatory Conditions, each section will include content on: 

  • Mechanism of how red light influences the particular problem 
  • Research review on pertinent studies related to the indication 
  • Treatment parameters for each indication 

Picking a Red Light Therapy Product for Clinic/Home Use 

  • Review Power measurements 
  • Irradiance 
  • EMF 
  • Flicker 
  • Contact vs. Non Contact

Case Study Review 

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Clinical Nurse Specialists
  • Physician Assistants
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapist Assistants
  • Athletic Trainers
  • Coaches
  • Personal Trainers
  • Strength and Conditioning Specialists
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants 

Copyright : 06/30/2023