Functional Tests

Presented by Rehab Connections

Description

Need some assessment tools that are fun, functional, and fast? Need to show immediate change in your patient’s abilities or demonstrate the effectiveness of a technique or exercise you’ve shown them? This course provides experiential learning of functional tests that address muscle length, muscle recruitment, body mechanics, and more. These tests will enhance your confidence, your patient’s compliance, and your ability to document objective improvements.

Instruction level: Basic to Intermediate.

Intended audience: PTs, PTAs, OTs, COTAs ATCs

7.0 CE Contact Hours          Details

Topics

• Definition and grading of functional tests
• Functional assessment tools including questionnaires and rating scales
• Functional ROMs compared to “normal” ROMs
• Utilizing functional testing to support medical necessity of skilled intervention
• Diagnosis and impairment based test protocols
• Correlating functional tests and measures with subjective assessment tools
• Special considerations for geriatric, adolescent and athletic populations
• Specific functional test categories
• • flexibility • core stabilization
  • posture • gait and balance
  • ADLs • lower extremity function

Objectives

At the completion of this course you will be able to:

1. Document measurable functional changes throughout treatment.
2. Help patients recognize gains and maximize home program compliance.
3. Correlate subjective improvement with functional gains.

Presenter

Sheryl Poremba, PT, CCM

Rehab Connections

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Location

Rehab Connections
Physical Therapy
and
Education and Training Center
14901 S. Founders Crossing
Homer Glen, IL 60491
Phone: (708) 301-3571
Fax: (708) 301-4450

PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW LOCATION: SAME STRIP MALL, SOUTH BUILDING.
Use the west (rear) entrance for the ETC.
Ample adjacent parking.

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

Lunch is on your own

Tuition: $199

Seating is limited. Please register early!
Registrations are accepted by phone if paying by credit card. For more information about the courses offered by Rehab Connections please call (708) 301-3571.

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; OT License No: 224-000048; AT License No: 186-000107; BOC Provider No. P3418.

Cancellations:
Registration fee, less a $50 administration fee per course, is refunded if notice of cancellation is received more than 10 days in advance of the course. Cancellations made less than 10 days in advance of the course date forfeit their entire tuition fee. Tuition can be transferred to another individual.
Rehab Connections reserves the right to cancel the course up to one week prior to the course. Rehab Connections will not be responsible for any charges incurred by the registrant due to the cancellation of the course, other than the course tuition.

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