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Digital Seminar

Advances in Treating Spinal Instability: The Kinetic Chain Impact


Faculty:
Sue Dupont, MS, MBA, PT, ATC,
Duration:
6 Hours 06 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Mar 18, 2016
Product Code:
WDS020193
Brochure Code:
WDPTREAT
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
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Never expires.

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Description

The Next Level of Spinal Education

Nearly 80% of adults will experience Low Back Pain, (LBP) and seek care in outpatient clinics. Evidence has been inconclusive for the best treatment techniques - especially for spinal stabilization programs. However, new research from electromyography (EMG) studies has provided an improved understanding of how functional movement, muscle imbalances, and ineffective load transfer through the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex increase risk of injury along the entire lower kinetic chain. Explore the role of movement and muscle imbalances on pain and dysfunction in the spine and lower extremities by using gait, posture, functional movement analysis, and simple clinical tests. Identify true lumbar instability, myofascial sling, and joint dysfunctions that may be contributing to your patient's pain. Discover the latest clinical prediction rules for LBP to guide your treatment planning, and incorporate manual therapy, stabilization, and exercise into your treatment. Take core, balance, and proprioceptive training to the next level with an interactive, hands-on lab — learn manual techniques to rebalance tissue dysfunctions and how to develop an effective corrective exercise program utilizing inexpensive equipment such as foam rollers. With a more focused approach you will get better outcomes in less time — and you and your patient will have fun in the process!

Credits


Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants

is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. This course is offered for .6 AOTA CEU(s). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. AOTA Educational level l Introductory, Category 1: Domain of OT, 2: Occupational Therapy Process, .


Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants - Florida

is an approved provider #50-466 with the Florida Department of Health Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. This course is approved for 6 contact hour(s) for Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistants.


Other Professions

This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hour(s) as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements. 


Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Arkansas

This program has been approved by the Arkansas State Board Of Physical Therapy for 6 contact hour(s) for Physical Therapists.


Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Illinois

is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #:216.000309. This course qualifies for 6 CE Credit Hour(s).


Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Nevada

This program has been submitted to the NV State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for approval of CEU(s).


Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - New Jersey

This program has been submitted for 6 continuing education credit(s) to the New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants.


Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - New York

is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapist assistant continuing education. This seminar is awarded 7.2 contact hour(s).


Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - North Carolina

NCBPTE approval by virtue of approval by The New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Physical Therapy licensure board or state APTA chapter Approval good through 8/31/2021. This course qualifies for 6 continuing education hours. 



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Faculty

Sue Dupont, MS, MBA, PT, ATC, Related seminars and products


SUE DUPONT, MS, MBA, PT, ATC, is an expert in the field of orthopedics and sports medicine, with nearly 30 years of experience treating patients and athletes of all ages and activity levels. She holds multiple degrees including a B.S. in Exercise Science/Athletic Training, an M.S. in Biology specializing in Biomechanics, a post-baccalaureate degree in Physical Therapy, and an MBA in Healthcare Management. Ms. Dupont was on the Medical Staff at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and awarded a 1-year fellowship at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. She has worked with various professional and elite athletes, from WTA pro tennis to World Cup Figure Skating. While working with the U.S.O.C. Biomechanics Division, Ms. Dupont researched and developed a Clinical Plyometrics protocol and presented the findings at the APTA National Conference.

Ms. Dupont has taught courses specifically for seniors on healthy aging and wellness. She is a veteran ACE Certified Fitness Instructor, teaching pilates, kickboxing, and many other fitness courses for over 20 years. Ms. Dupont has performed extensive research on the spine, aging, balance, and fitness. In her clinical practice, she utilizes advanced clinical techniques in manual therapy, taping/strapping, active stabilization, and soft tissue release to improve functional movement patterns. Currently, Ms. Dupont teaches continuing education courses nationwide. When home in Florida, she treats patients/clients for physical therapy and wellness and sits on the Advisory Board for Southwest Florida University's PTA program. Ms. Dupont's philosophy, "The key to successful outcomes is incorporating the right exercise at the right time," led her to develop new spine treatment protocols which she outlines in this course.

Speaker Disclosures:

 

Financial: Sue Dupont has employment relationships with Joint Implant Surgeons, South Best Home Care, and Doctor's Choice Home Care. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Sue Dupont is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA).


Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive) Access never expires for this product.

Target Audience

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants,Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Massage Therapists, Athletic Trainers, Exercise Physiologists, Strength and Conditioning Specialists, Personal Trainers, Chiropractors

Objectives

  1. Identify possible structural and functional contributors to back and lower extremity pain and injury
  2. Master a systematic approach to assess static and dynamic posture and functional movement
  3. Categorize movement dysfunctions by their myofascial or synergistic patterns
  4. Acquire new manual therapy techniques for rebalancing tissue dysfunctions
  5. Develop effective corrective exercise progressions for treating instability using easily accessible equipment and techniques

Outline

INTRODUCTION
Back pain: why it's a problem
  • Biotensegrity: The Anti-Gravity Model
  • Role of the "Core" stiffness or movement?
  • Myofascial connections and their role in stabilization and function
LAB #1 — MYOFASCIAL MOBILIZATIONS
  • Improve your "anti-gravity spring"
BACK PAIN: ARE WE CHASING THE PAIN?
  • Structural vs. functional pathology
  • Effects of sustained postures and forces
  • Effects of chronic pain and dysfunction on movement
WHAT IS SPINAL INSTABILITY?
  • Ambiguity of term spinal instability
  • Disconnect between medical diagnosis and clinical signs and symptoms
  • Historical perspective of spinal instability
  • Muscle dysfunction and lumbar spinal instability
  • Functional vs. pathological muscle imbalances
  • Rehab goal for muscle imbalances
KINETIC CHAIN REHAB FOR FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT
  • Kinetic chain rehab principles
  • Functional coupling between muscles and fascia
  • Components for optimal functional movement
  • Myofascial slings and common dysfunctions
  • Biomechanical link between lower kinetic chain and spinal instability
IS SPINAL INSTABILITY JUST ABOUT STIFFNESS?
  • Static vs. dynamic spinal instability
  • Synergist, agonist, and antagonist effects of muscles and force vectors
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
  • Motor control vs. general exercise
  • Clinical prediction rules for back pain
  • Influence of posture and body type
  • Muscle sling dysfunctions - “Gluteal Amnesia,” Quadratus Lumborum Syndrome, etc.
  • Importance of dynamic functional movement analysis
LAB #2 – POSTURE, ROM, & MUSCLE LENGTH
  • Identify muscle sling dysfunctions
SPINAL INSTABILITY: CLINICAL PRESENTATION & OBSERVATIONS
  • Patient case studies
  • Finding myofascial imbalances and compensatory patterns
  • Best clinical tests for spinal instability
  • Clinical “pearls” for determining weak quadrant
LAB #3 — DYNAMIC FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT OBSERVATIONS & CLINICAL ANALYSIS
  • Spinal instability and kinetic chain dysfunction
CORRECTIVE EXERCISE PROGRESSIONS FOR SPINAL INSTABILITY
  • Motor control of local stabilizers
  • Adding tri-planar stabilization
  • Turning on the gluteal muscles
  • Progression of Spinal Stabilization Exercises
    • EMG evidence-guided progressions
    • Adding equipment and unlevel surfaces
    • 5 functional tasks to ALWAYS include
LAB #4 — PRACTICE CORRECTIVE EXERCISE PROGRESSIONS
  • Motor control to dynamic stability and function
LIVE CASE STUDY
  • Identify and develop a treatment plan
  • Myofascial sling dysfunction and spinal instability
RESOLUTION

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