Are you ready to face the mounting number of “baby boomers” who want to return to an active lifestyle after joint replacement surgery? Advanced surgical techniques, shorter hospital stays, minimal inpatient rehab, and lessening home health visits make efficiently treating this emerging population a necessity for all therapists and rehab professionals. Help your patients get back to life with speaker Jason Handschumacher, DPT, as he relates 16 years of practical, evidence-based interventions he uses with this exact population every day. He will give the tools today that you need for tomorrow, such as:
Course Content
ETIOLOGY OF ARTHRITIS, HISTORY OF JOINT ARTHROPLASTY, & COST OF CARE ACROSS THE HEALTHCARE SPECTRUM
TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY
TOTAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY
TOTAL ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY & FIRST MTP ARTHROPLASTY
CASE STUDY, LAB DEMONSTRATION, EXERCISES, VIDEO, DISCUSSION
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Course Manual_Joint Replacement Rehab for Today & Tomorrow: Returning Seniors Back to Life (4.79 MB) | Available after Purchase |
JASON HANDSCHUMACHER, PT, DPT, OCS, is a licensed physical therapist with more than 15 years of clinical practice across all spectrums of rehabilitation and in some of the top facilities in the country. Dr. Handschumacher has experience in acute, sub-acute, inpatient rehab, home health, outpatient, and fitness practice settings. Currently, he is in practice with a hospital in the Charlotte metropolitan area, working in acute, sub-acute, and outpatient settings. Dr. Handschumacher also works daily in a clinic within the fitness center of an active adult community. He has been an invited lecturer for a variety of physical therapist educational programs, local organizations, and professional societies during his career. He has presented research findings related to non-operative management of the rotator cuff, injury prevention, and the uses of therapeutic taping for state Physical Therapy Associations, and nationally at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting. Dr. Handschumacher earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science from Miami University, and a Master of Physical Therapy degree and a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Shenandoah University. In addition, he has been a Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist since 2006.
Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion.
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