You see older patients with back pain every day. Why not get the best results possible? In this fun, interactive course, Dana Logan and Carole Lewis make research more accessible to clinicians by discussing the practical applications of the most current and salient studies on lumbar spinal stenosis. They review evaluation and treatment approaches and use case studies to illustrate what you can do daily in the clinic to get great results with your older patients suffering from back pain due to lumbar stenosis. It is essential to realize that different diagnoses of back pain require different treatment approaches.
This course thoroughly addresses spinal stenosis in the older adult. We demonstrate how to apply the research to an actual patient case study. You will be able to integrate all the complex information for evaluating and treating your older patients with back pain, particularly lumbar stenosis.
What participants are saying . . .“It was great to learn what the research supported and see it in practice with the patient videos.”
“I liked being able to observe a comprehensive evaluation and treatment of a patient with Spinal Stenosis. The discussions and question and answer sessions were valuable.”
“It was a great course with case studies with demonstration of the detailed evaluation and treatment strategies including SLG and LTG ,with strong emphasis to carry over with exs in ADLs.”
“I liked how a real patient was used for demonstration and also a case study. Also I was not familiar with the x-stop surgery so that was interesting.”
- Introduction: self-test, brief research overview (10 min)
- Components of Evaluation (30 min)
- Patient Evaluation (30 min)
- Treatment (70 min)
- Patient Demonstration (60 min)
- Case study (45 min)
- Question & Answer session to reinforce the application concepts learned (50 min)
- Post-test with feedback and course evaluation (5 min)
- Describe both the central and lateral symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis and be able to identify key characteristics of each type.
- Utilize appropriate manual therapy techniques to enhance treatment.
- Provide an explanation of evidence-based evaluation, both through functional tools and clinical examination.
- Identify key impairment deficits from your evaluation, and design a treatment program (including home instruction) based on research concepts.
- Design a core stabilization program for both low and high level patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.
Upon completion of the course, a certificate of completion for 5 contact hours of educational credit will be awarded.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
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This course has received CE approval from the following state licensure boards or associations: NV, NJ.
This course meets the guidelines for CE approval in: CO, CT, ID, IA, KS, ME, NH, NE, SD.
This course has been accepted for CE credit by these states because it has been approved by another state’s board or association: AK, AL, AZ, DE, GA, HA, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VT, VA, WI, WY, WA.
INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
This course is approved by the AOTA for 3 contact hours.
This course has received CE approval from the following State licensure association: FL
Great Seminars Online courses meet occupational therapy state licensure renewal requirements including but not necessarily limited to these states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, GA, ID, IA, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
5 Contact Hours - $149.00
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Educational Level:Intermediate
Course Format: Online video course
Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant.