Keeping up with new research can feel like a full-time job. But it doesn’t have to be. In this course, Dr. Carole Lewis breaks the latest research down into the most clinically relevant options for effective treatment programs for older adult patients dealing with orthopedic problems.
Each of Dr. Lewis’ lectures present current evidence regarding orthopedic problems and are followed by laboratory sessions with hands-on instruction in examination and intervention techniques. You don’t just learn ABOUT the latest research; you practice the tools and protocols until you’re skilled in their use and comfortable enough to implement them in your practice right away.
A plethora of specific examination tools for common orthopedic problems affecting older adults will be demonstrated and practiced. Evidence-based intervention strategies and progressions will be presented, and some practical tips make sure participants are not only familiar with the new techniques but can implement them with ease. Intervention techniques and approaches include advanced modified joint mobilizations, stretching and therapeutic exercise techniques specific for older persons.
Case studies will be presented and reviewed to facilitate effective intervention planning. Examination forms, musculoskeletal norms, and outcome measures for every joint will be discussed, and their important relationship to reimbursement for services will be addressed.
Upon completion, participants will be familiar with the body of evidence for geriatric orthopedic rehabilitation and feel comfortable with the latest examination procedures, exercises, and manual techniques. When participants leave this course, they will take with them the knowledge and ability to make precise intervention decisions with minimal risk to patients.
Participants will be able to reinforce clinical intervention with exercise programs based on the best evidence targeted to relevant impairments. All techniques presented have been selected from high quality published research, some of which the presenter has contributed to, and continues to use in her current clinical research and practice.
The extensive course handout, which is over 500 pages and includes more than 5,000 medical references, will provide detailed examination forms, outcome measures, suggested protocols, sample home exercises and progressions. The material provides a thorough approach to therapeutic strategies and goals, thereby preparing therapists to design and implement highly skilled rehabilitation programs for older persons in any intervention setting.
Treating older adults generally requires complex thinking. Therapists need to integrate effective strategies that meet their needs without jeopardizing any other limitation they may have, all while trying to keep their interest to ensure the home exercises are being done as prescribed.
By the end of this seminar, you will have added the following knowledge and skills to your toolbox.
- The I-Stronger multifaceted functional training program
- A great active-assistive stretch program for older adults
- A reliable way to test strength with a blood pressure cuff and norms for this
- A full body resistance program using bands and a Borg Card
- Posture measures and treatments
- Comprehensive mobilization and exercise program for lumbar stenosis
- Bennell’s protocol for vertebral compression fractures
- Reliable and valid tools for testing the core in older adults
- The Start, BPFS or Sock test for back and hip pain
- SI treatments for older adults
- The deep neck flexor endurance test
- Progression of the Brugger postural exercise
- The Proprioceptive Neck exercise program
- Fishman’s Piriformis protocol
- High velocity resistance training for hip OA
- Best exercises to strengthen the gluteals?
- Latest protocols and exercises for hip fracture and total hips and knees
- GLAD protocol for knee OA
- High dose telerehab program for shoulder problems
- Functional Arm and Shoulder Test
- Upper Limb Physiological Performance Test
- Hand Strength Focused Exercise Program
- Numerous taping techniques for OA
To get the best results with older adults, therapists need to add new evidence-based interventions to their toolboxes. If you’re looking for the most effective and efficient way to integrate the latest research into your orthopedic care for older adults, this is the course for you.
What Participants Are Saying . . .
“Dr. Lewis is exceptional… I learned so much from this course. Every therapist in Geriatrics should take this course!”
“Thank you for making me a better physical therapist. “
“I look forward to getting to the clinic and putting all this new information into practice.”
“We are at a crossroads of our profession. If we don’t’ get GREAT outcomes, we will have a hard time surviving. This course, focusing on older adults, will help every clinician achieve those goals. We need to take courses like these, so we know we are doing the most effective interventions for our ever growing older adult population.”
Day 1 (Eastern Time Zone)
8:00 – What are the essential tests and measures for working with older adults and what are the keys to being an effective clinician? From quickly examining the most frequent chronic conditions: heart conditions, balance, and visual impairment to implementing interventions to ameliorate these in our treatment programs, this talk will also emphasize areas and training to really connect with the older adult to achieve success.
9:30 – Break
9:45 – Learn the latest evidence-based examinations and interventions for the most common musculoskeletal issues as we age: Strength, Flexibility and Posture, as well as arthritis. Easy to administer exam tools and quick and effective manual and therapeutic exercise techniques will be demonstrated and practiced in this session. Practice Bautmans’s Evidence Based Protocol for Hyperkyphosis and many more.
12:00 – Working Lunch (on your own): Evidence Based Examination and Interventions for Foot Problems of the Older Person – what is in the literature for treating plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendon, posterior tibial tendonitis, and a special section on good shoes. You can bring a bag lunch and listen to the interactive pre- recorded presentation or go out to lunch and review the slides on your own.
1:00 – Examination and Interventions for Back Problems Commonly Seen in Older Persons – Lumbar Stenosis, Vertebral Compression Fracture, SI, Sprains/Strains
3:00 – Break
3:15 – Treating the Back (Lab) Innovative Exercises and Manual Techniques (Practice specific muscle energy techniques and comprehensive stabilization and SI protocols as well as Dr. Lewis’ often cited evidence-based exercise protocol for lumbar stenosis.)
4:30 – Neck Pain – Evidence based Examination and Interventions for – Cervical Spondylosis, Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain – Learn and practice – Modified Travell and Myofascial techniques for older persons.
6:00 – Conclusions, Questions and Answers
6:30 Adjourn
Day 2 (Eastern Time Zone)
8:00 – Help for Aging Hips – Evidence Based Examination and Interventions for Hip Fractures, Replacements and Osteoarthritis (Lab – become proficient in mobilization with movement and specific manual techniques for older persons)
10:15 – Break
10:30 – Total Knee Replacements and Osteoarthritis of the Knee – Using evidence and creativity to get results (Lab – Practice Deyo’s evidence-based manual and exercise protocol, the famous GLAD program, plus a myriad of other techniques as well as Dr. Lewis’ proven exercise protocol)
12:30 – Working Lunch (on your own): Bring a bag lunch and listen and learn with interactive slides on Osteoporosis – Everything you need to know for Examination and Intervention or go out to lunch and review on your own
1:30 – Aging Shoulder Problems – Is it Rotator Cuff or Bursitis? – Differential Examination and Interventions for Adhesive Capsulitis, Fractures, Rotator Cuff, and Bursitis (Lab focuses on evidenced based myofascial and mobilization with movement techniques as well as Dr. Lewis’ Adhesive Capsulitis protocol)
3:30 – Break
3:45 – Elbow, Wrist and Hand – Reaching for Results – Fractures, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, RA, Dupuytren’s Contracture (Lab – Perform and apply creative taping and mobilization with movement for the elbow wrist and hand)
6:00 – Conclusion – Putting it all together and take-home message
6:30 Adjourn
Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:
- Perform specific intervention techniques for dysfunctions of the neck, back, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, hips, knees, and feet of older persons including therapeutic exercises, therapeutic activities, mobilization and numerous evidence-based protocols.
- Select evidence-based interventions and outcome measures for a comprehensive rehabilitation approach for a myriad of orthopedic problems affecting older persons.
- Discuss intervention modifications to existing rehabilitation and note simple ways to incorporate manual techniques learned and practiced in the course into programs for a specific orthopedic problem.
- Comprehensively exam orthopedic dysfunctions in the neck, back, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, hips, knees, and feet of older persons.
- Design individualized rehabilitation programs for specific orthopedic problems such as rotator cuff tears, osteoarthritis, total hip and knee procedures, fractures, osteoporosis, lumbar stenosis and other pathologies seen in older patients.
- Create the optimum environment for working with older persons.
- Demonstrate competence in over 10 different manual techniques for use with older persons.
- Compile and explain how to use over 20 different specific orthopedic functional outcome tools.
- Compare, contrast and use innovative therapeutic exercises for numerous orthopedic conditions based on the latest evidence.
EDUCATIONAL CREDIT: A certificate of attendance for 20 contact hours of educational activity (20 CEUs or 2.0 CEUs depending on how your Practice Act determines CEUs in your state) will be awarded to registrants upon completion of the seminar.
Physical Therapy: Great Seminars and Books is an Approved CE Provider for PTs and PTAs in CA, IL, NY, NM, and TX and this course provides 20 contact hours of continuing education. This course is also approved for PTs and PTAs in AR, OH, OK, and MD for 20 contact Hours. This course is approved by APTA Arkansas for 20 contact hours. Approval # APTA-AR 2705. This course is approved by the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board for 20 contact hours. Category: Clinical; Type: Live. Exp. 12/31/26. This course is approved by the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy for 20 Clinical Continuing Competence Units. Exp. 6/30/26. This course is approved by the New Jersey Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 20 contact hours. Approval #2602-39. Exp. 1/31/28. This course is approved by the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision – Physical Therapy for 20 contact hours. This course is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy for 20.00 Hour (13 General; 7 Direct Access). Approval #PTPR016560. Exp. 12/31/26. This course has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 20 Continuing Education Hours. CE Approval #: 2025-708. Exp. 6/11/29. Have applied for approval in Ohio, Florida and Washington DC. Our courses also meet the guidelines for approval in AL, AK, AZ, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IA, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NE, NH, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY.
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WEBINAR
A webinar is live, interactive video course delivered over the Internet to your computer. You will be able to see, hear and interact with the course presenter. This live, webinar will utilize live instruction, demonstrative videos, power point slides and more. You will have an opportunity to ask questions during the seminar. A comprehensive handout will be made available to you after you register for the webinar. In many courses, demonstrative video will be used to further enhance your learning experience. All written content used in the presentation will also be made available to you for your personal use (Power Point Slides, Reference Materials etc.).
Financial Disclosure: Dr. Carole B. Lewis, PT, DPT, MSG, MPA, PhD, GCS, GTCCS, TRC/CTR, FSOAE, FAPTA is a lecturer for GREAT Seminars. He receives payment from GREAT Seminars for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial Disclosure: No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service.
Both Days - 20 contact hours
September 19-20, 2026 - $595.00
Day 1 Only - 10 contact hours
September 19, 2026 - $300.00
Day 2 Only - 10 contact hours
September 20, 2026 - $300.00
Accessing the Live Webinar:
You will receive a separate email approximately 2-3 weeks before the course date which will contain the link to the Live Zoom Webinar. You will also be able to find the link on the course page. You will be asked to provide a username and password to access this page when you register. In order to verify that your device works with Zoom you may click here to test your device.
Accessing Course Materials/Handouts:
You may access the course handouts the week of the seminar. When registering you will be asked to provide a username and password and then you will receive an email with the information to access the online course page where you will receive these materials as well as take your tests and receive your certificate. You will have access to the course and the course materials for 30 days after the date of the Webinar.
Course Format: Live Webinar
Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Refund Policy: Cancellations must be received in writing at least two weeks prior to the seminar date for tuition refund less a $75 administration fee. NO refunds will be made after this date or if any of the course materials are downloaded.
Criteria for Completion:
A post-test will be given at the end of the course. A post-test score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved. You will receive a certificate of completion for the course once you have achieved a passing score on the post test. Live Webinars allow presenter and participant interaction. The exam and course evaluation for these courses should be completed within 7 days of the event.