Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall watching a true expert and master clinician at work? This is your chance to see a wildly successful therapist treat chronic pelvic, hip, and back pain. Watch Bianca Bass, the person other therapists turn to when they need rehab!
In this 5-hr video course, you will discover ground-breaking treatment approaches for your patient population. As physical / occupational therapists, our main goal is to restore our patients’ functional independence. Dr. Bass demonstrates a holistic approach that combines effective manual therapy and appropriate exercise routines that is both innovative and based solidly on research.
Evidence-based techniques that have been shown to be effective for treating pelvic, back and problems aredescribed, explained, and demonstrated. A brief overview of how to integrate the biomechanics of the pelvic complex into a treatment plan for hip and back problems provides a strong foundation to achieve excellent results.Real time case demonstrations with real patients are presented and explained along with exercise progressions for home exercise programs.
These real patient demonstrations show you step by step the tools, techniques and treatment progressions you can apply right away in any clinical setting from outpatient to long term care to home care.
Don’t miss watching a true expert clinician describe her extremely successful approach to treating pelvic, back and hip problems in older adults.
“OMG, the quick evaluation and targeted interventions will really change how I practice.”
“Dr. Bass is a really great therapist. I plan to change how I practice as a result of seeing her working with patients.”
- Course introduction – The reasoning behind the Biomechanical approach of treating the pelvis (15 minutes).
- The pelvic complex –Understanding how the Biomechanics and Arthrokinematics of the Pelvis, Sacrum, hips and coccyx play a role on your ADLs. (35 minutes)
- Evidence based approach of the manual techniques to treat the pelvis: (70 minutes)
- Muscle energy technique
- Soft tissue massage
- Myofascial release
- Instrumental assisted soft tissue massage
- Mulligan technique
- Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
- Taping
- Joint mobilization
- Case studies – Evaluation, Treatment and Exercise Progression (165 minutes – divided in 3 modules/ 3 patients)
- Conclusion Debrief (15 minutes)
Upon completion of the course participants will be able to
- Discuss the effectiveness of the biomechanical approach on the treatment of the pelvic complex.
- Compare and contrast various manual techniques for a different condition affecting the pelvic complex in older adults.
- Create documentation that justifies your treatment approach of the pelvic complex for older adults.
- List at least 5 exercises with their progression for the treatment of pelvic dysfunction to be used as patient’s Home exercise program.
- Design an effective treatment program for the treatment of the pelvic complex for the older adult
Upon completion of the course, a certificate of completion for 5 contact hours of educational credit will be awarded.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Great Seminars Online (GSO) is an Approved CE Provider for PTs and PTAs in CA, IL, NM, NY, OK, TX.
This course has received CE approval from the following state licensure boards or associations: AR, FL, LA, MD, NV, OH, 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
If you do not see your state listed, please visit your state board or association’s website and request information for an individual application.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
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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Course Format: Online video course
Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant.