Comprehensive Solutions for Adult Scoliosis
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It’s not a matter of “if” you’ll treat a patient with Adult Scoliosis, it’s a matter of “when.” Explore emerging challenges in the treatment of Adult Scoliosis, a rapidly increasing geriatric condition that over half of the adult population grapples with. Learn how to accurately assess the degenerative process of the spine and unravel the intricate web of idiopathic effects imposed on the adult musculoskeletal system. Come ready to arm yourself with clinical pearls and customized therapeutic exercises to fine tune your ability to sequence a corrective exercise program that keeps your adult patients mobile, active, and pain free.
John O’Halloran, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC (retired), CSCS (retired), Cert MDT, Certified SCTM-1 Practitioner, is a board certified orthopedic clinical specialist by the American Physical Therapy Association and has over 30 years of experience in the field of orthopedics. He earned his post-professional Doctor of Physical Therapy from Temple University. Dr. O’Halloran has studied orthopedic and sports therapy abroad in Australia and New Zealand. Dr. Halloran is the sole owner of O’Halloran Rehabilitation, a division of O’Halloran Consulting, LLC. John was born in Boston Massachusetts. He is credentialed with the McKenzie Institute in the mechanical diagnosis and treatment of the spine and has extensive post graduate training in manipulative therapy of the spine and extremities and is a certified SCTM-1 Practitioner and has certificates in SMT-1, SMT-2, and SMT-3 with the American Spinal Manipulative Institute. Dr. O’Halloran is also a certified functional capacity evaluator in the Blankenship Method. He has presented over 1,300 times both locally and internationally on various orthopedic and sports medicine topics.
In 2014, John was the recipient of Clinician of the Year and Excellence in Clinical Practice Award by the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association. Recently, Dr. O’Halloran’s investigational work on the earlier facilitation of gait in the Total Knee Arthroplasty patient has been cited in a peer reviewed journal publication. Dr. O’Halloran was an invited presenter at the 2023 Ortho/Neuro Rehab Summit October 26-29 in Las Vegas, NV and the International Orthopedic Conference January 4, 2024, in Cairo, Egypt.
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