Manual Therapy and Examination Skills

Presented by Rehab Connections

Description

Do you want to:

• improve your understanding of special tests and evaluation findings?
• sharpen your manual skills?
• refine your examination process?

MTES, a popular segment in our 2004-2005 PTA Skills Series, returns not only for PTAs, but is also appropriate for PTs re-entering the field or changing settings. An excellent overview and refresher, this course integrates multiple examination and treatment techniques through extensive, guided lab practice.

Instruction level: Basic

7.0 CE Contact Hours

Topics

• Postural faults including structural vs. functional scoliosis
• Soft tissue mobilization techniques to prepare an area for joint mobilization, stretching, and/or neuromuscular re-education
• Traditional spinal and extremity joint mobilization techniques
• Oscillation vs. sustained holds
• Joint mobilization incorporating weightbearing and movement
• Deep tendon reflexes
• True vs. apparent leg length discrepancies
• Neural tension and nerve compression tests
• Sacroiliac joint vs. lumbar spine provocation tests
• Special tests for the spine and extremity joints

Objectives

By the completion of the course the participant will be able to:

1. Correlate basic examination findings with appropriate interventions/ treatments.
2. Understand implications of special tests related to the patient’s plan of care.
3. Perform joint and soft tissue mobilization techniques for various areas as presented.
4. Describe neurophysiological background for applying the most appropriate and effective techniques.

Presenter

Sara Ochoa, PT, MOMT

Sara brings practical expertise to this program, with 20 years of professional and managerial experience in the clinic and teaching in the PTA program at the College of DuPage. Under the direction of Ola Grimsby, she received her Master's in Orthopedic Manual Therapy in 1994. Her treatment approach is functional outcomes-oriented, utilizing various philosophies in achieving the desired result.

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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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Lunch is on your own

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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