SS2023 - 12-Day Seminar: Hands-On, In-Person Seminar Series

Course Description

This seminar series aims to train the practitioners in the skills required to implement the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy's Clinical Practice Guidelines at a high level. All participants are provided with interactive digital learning tools to prepare them with the knowledge of the clinical guidelines before attending the seminars. Participants will also be encouraged to take and pass the AOPT’s CPG Knowledge Competency Examination before the 12 days of this hands-on skill-building seminar series. The pre-session online knowledge components enable the in-person sessions to be 12 days of fast-paced, high-level skill-building.

Course Overview

Session 1 – Low Back

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• Day 1: Pelvic Girdle / Clinical Reasoning using the ICF
• Day 2: Lumbar Spine / Low Back Examination - demystified
• Day 3: Lumbopelvic Region / Low Back Pain - diagnosis and management

Session 2 – Hip, Knee, Ankle and Foot

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• Day 4: Buttock & Hip / Observational Gait Analysis
• Day 5: Thigh & Knee / Integrating Manual Therapy and Movement
• Day 6: Leg, Ankle & Foot / Lower Quarter Gait Biomechanics

Session 3 – Neck and Thorax

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• Day 7: Thoracic Spine & Ribs / Management of Mobility Deficits
• Day 8: Thoracic & Cervical Spine / Neck Pain - diagnosis and management
• Day 9: Cervical Spine / Manual Therapy and Exercise for Cervicogenic Headache

Session 4 – Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand

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• Day 10: Shoulder Girdle / Shoulder Pain - diagnosis and management
• Day 11: Shoulder / Management of Movement Coordination Impairments
• Day 12: Elbow, Forearm, Wrist, and Hand / Counseling Strategies to Enhance Self-efficacy

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