Are you ready to face the mounting number of “baby boomers” who want to return to an active lifestyle after they’ve been diagnosed with degenerative joint disease? Advanced surgical techniques, shorter hospital stays, minimal inpatient rehab, and decreasing home health visits make treating this emerging population a necessity for all therapists and rehab professionals. Help your patients get back to life with speaker Chad Thompson, PT, DPT, CEAS, as he relates more than 25 years of practical, evidence-based interventions he uses with this exact population. He will give the tools today that you need for tomorrow, such as:
is an approved provider #50-466 with the Florida Department of Health Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. This course is approved for 6.25 contact hour(s) for Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistants.
This educational offering qualifies for 6.25 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.
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 6.25 CE Credit Hour(s).
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 6.25 contact hour(s).
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 6.25 continuing education hours.
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| Course Manual_Rehab Strategies for Degenerative Joint Disease: Keeping Seniors Active (10.39 MB) | Available after Purchase |
CHAD THOMPSON, PT, DPT, CEAS, has directed the Kentucky Orthopedic Rehab Team (KORT), Georgetown, Kentucky location since 2003 and practiced outpatient physical therapy since 1997. During that time, he earned the APTA Board Certified Specialists in Orthopedics. Dr. Thompson has over 25 years of experience working with total joint patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He has written treatment protocols for the rehabilitation of acute post-operative spinal and extremity patients. Dr. Thompson has devoted his career to providing patients with impairment-based exercise programs for the prevention of disability and loss of functional independence.
In addition to his therapy experience, Dr. Thompson is a clinical instructor for the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville, and assists in supervising the Samaritan Free Clinic. This clinic allows students to assess and treat underserved patients under supervision of a PT. He has spoken professionally on mobilization and treatment of low back pain, and taught body mechanics and orthotic fabrication, as well as prescription programs. Dr. Thompson graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1997 with a Master’s in Physical Therapy and a Bachelor’s of Health Science and received a Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2006 from Regis
University, Colorado. He holds certifications in Functional Capacity Examination from Select
Medical Corporation, and Isherhagen Workwell Systems. He is certified to perform Work Task
and Job Analysis by Work Steps™ and the Atlanta Back School, holding a Certification as an
Ergonomic Assessment Specialist.
Disclosure:
Financial – Receives a speaking honorarium from Vyne Education.
Nonfinancial – No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE (DJD)
PATIENT PRESENTATION AND ASSESSMENT
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DJD IN…
IMPORTANCE OF JOINT CONSERVATION
TECHNIQUES TO MAINTAIN MOBILITY
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT: DEBUNKING MYTHS
SURGICAL OPTIONS
PRE-HAB MANAGEMENT
TOTAL JOINT REGIMENS – ACUTE CARE POST-OP
OUTPATIENT STRATEGIES
CONVALESCENCE
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