Treatment Pearls for Lower Extremity Dysfunction

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Description

This NEW one-day course presents a variety of strategies for the treatment of heel pain/plantar fasciitis, iliotibial band syndrome, knee and hip osteoarthritis, and pain diagnoses related to hip weakness. Demonstration and guided, hands-on lab practice emphasizing a variety of treatment strategies including manual therapy, therapeutic exercises, and therapeutic activities will allow the therapy professional to efficiently and effectively treat foot, hip, and knee problems, including deficits in core control and trunk strength that contribute to lower extremity dysfunction. Concise lecture segments will include a review of Clinical Practice Guidelines, Official Disability Guidelines, and more sources for evidence to help steer your treatment planning.

This course is ideal for anyone wanting strategies to effectively treat various painful lower extremity conditions that limit function.

Instruction level: Various
CE contact hours: 8.0 (IL) *** Duration: 7.0 hours
Intended audience: PTs, PTAs

70 Key Take-Aways...Do the math!

• 14 functional strength tests for the lower extremities
• 5 functional strength tests for the core/trunk musculature
• 5 summaries of medical evidence
• 7 common poor performers during gait
• 4 hip joint mobilizations
• 10 movements to test and train hip abductors
• 3 hamstring soft tissue techniques
• 8 joint and soft tissue mobilizations for knee osteoarthritis hypomobility and pain
• 4 techniques for the iliotibial band
• 6 functional strengthening progressions for the lower extremity
• 4 movements to test and train hip and knee extensors

Topics

• 4 key examinations related to alignment, gait, movement, and functional strength
• Measures for assessing functional progress and outcomes
• Interventions that can help alleviate symptoms to enable strengthening
• Modalities such as heat and vibration
• Supports and cushioning
• Taping
• Topical agents
• Sample home exercise programs to maximize compliance and expedite results
• Manual therapy of joint and soft tissue mobilization to decrease pain and improve functional measures
• Open chain vs. closed kinetic chain progressions
• Individualized selection and modification of therapeutic exercise and therapeutic activities for patients
• Indicators of skilled physical therapy intervention plus when services can and cannot be replicated with a home program
• Multiple sources for guidelines
• APTA's PTNow for Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Official Disability Guidelines used by utilization management companies such as OrthoNet and workers' compensation adjusters
• National Guideline Clearinghouse, a free government website for patients, consumers, and professionals
• Case studies and patient examples include:
• Examination findings
• Treatments demonstrating immediate results
• Videos and pictures
• Effective home programs
• Functional limitations
• Sample goals
• Outcomes

Objectives

By the completion of this course you will be able to correctly:

1. Perform 3 functional tests for lower extremity strength.
2. Describe 2 key movement impairments in the lower extremity objective examination.
3. List 5 interventions recommended by Official Disability Guidelines for knee osteoarthritis.
4. Discuss 2 interventions with strong evidence described in APTA Clinical Practice Guidelines for hip osteoarthritis.
5. Discuss 2 interventions with strong evidence described in APTA Clinical Practice Guidelines for plantar fasciitis.
6. Perform 3 manual therapy techniques for hip or knee joint hypomobility.
7. Demonstrate 10 therapeutic exercises with cues representing skilled intervention.

IMPORTANT! 2-3 days prior to the CE event, you will receive your CE materials and Zoom registration link by email. This gives you the opportunity to preview, download or print, save, and refer back to the information at any time. If you do not receive your CE material please contact us before the day of the course or workshop.

Presenter

Sheryl Poremba, PT, CCM

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Location

Location

Rehab Connections
Physical Therapy
and
Education and Training Center
14901 S. Founders Crossing, Homer Glen, IL 60491
Phone: (708) 301-9933

Registration: 8:00 am - 8:30 am
Course: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

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This course is 8.0 CE contact hours (IL). We will have a 1/2 hour lunch and limited breaks.
We recommend that you bring a lunch -- a small refrigerator and microwave will be available at the Education and Training Center in Homer Glen!

Tuition: $199

Seating is limited. Please register early!

Rehab Connections reserves the right to modify the content and the scheduled speakers when circumstances are beyond our control.

Rehab Connections is an approved continuing education sponsor through the State of Illinois; PT License No: 216-000101

Cancellations:
Registration fee, less a $50 administration fee per session, is refunded if notice of cancellation is received more than 10 days in advance of the CE event. Cancellations made less than 10 days in advance of the CE event date forfeit the entire tuition fee. Tuition can be transferred to another individual or another CE event, one time only. No transfer, refund or credit will be given for cancellation 3 days or less before the CE event, or when handouts or other CE event materials are available electronically, including but not limited to emailed or downloadable pdf documents.
All unapplied transfers and credits will expire September 26, 2026.

Rehab Connections reserves the right to cancel the CE event up to one week prior to the CE event. Rehab Connections will not be responsible for any charges incurred by the registrant due to the cancellation of the CE event, other than the CE event tuition.

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