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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
- Access:
- Never expires.
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
Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course_Manual_Advances in Treating Spinal Instability (20.23 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Course_Handout_Advances in Treating Spinal Instability (0.22 MB) | Available after Purchase |
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, ChiropractorsObjectives
- Identify possible structural and functional contributors to back and lower extremity pain and injury
- Master a systematic approach to assess static and dynamic posture and functional movement
- Categorize movement dysfunctions by their myofascial or synergistic patterns
- Acquire new manual therapy techniques for rebalancing tissue dysfunctions
- Develop effective corrective exercise progressions for treating instability using easily accessible equipment and techniques
Outline
INTRODUCTIONBack 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
- Improve your "anti-gravity spring"
- Structural vs. functional pathology
- Effects of sustained postures and forces
- Effects of chronic pain and dysfunction on movement
- 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 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
- Static vs. dynamic spinal instability
- Synergist, agonist, and antagonist effects of muscles and force vectors
- 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
- Identify muscle sling dysfunctions
- Patient case studies
- Finding myofascial imbalances and compensatory patterns
- Best clinical tests for spinal instability
- Clinical “pearls” for determining weak quadrant
- Spinal instability and kinetic chain dysfunction
- 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
- Motor control to dynamic stability and function
- Identify and develop a treatment plan
- Myofascial sling dysfunction and spinal instability
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