North American Seminars Course Outline

Referrals for the evaluation and treatment of lumbar and sacroiliac joint pathologies are frequently seen in physical therapy and sports medicine clinics. Disorders in the lumbar spine and sacroiliac regions can be difficult to manage as one diagnosis can present with a multitude of physical exam findings. Determining which findings are relevant and have a high probability of changing the patient’s primary complaint is usually where the clinical challenge lies.

This comprehensive course will provide clinicians with information and techniques that can be utilized the following day in their clinical practice. A systematic assessment of the lumbar spine, sacroiliac region, and hip will be presented. Emphasis will be placed on utilizing current evidence, algorithms, and clinical reasoning in the classification and treatment of syndromes. Specific diagnosis will include lumbar radiculopathy, lumbar spondylosis, lumbar facet dysfunction and lumbar stenosis. Joint dysfunctions that will be addressed will include; innominate positional faults, including upslips and translated innominates. The role of hip hypomobilities issues that can co-exist with lumbar/sacroiliac joint dysfunctions will also be examined. The manual therapy component of this course will integrate the Australian/Maitland and Osteopathic Medicine approaches with current research and effective clinical applications. Neuromuscular stabilization procedures will be evidence based as well, and focus on proven treatment interventions. The majority of the course is laboratory in order to focus on clinicians handling skills and precise performance of techniques and exercises. Learning will be enhanced with computer slide presentations and video analysis projections. Case studies will also be utilized to reinforce clinical reasoning skills. Additionally, the course instruction will provide insight towards differential diagnosis of lumbar pathology, with special attention to concerns for physical therapists involved in the increasingly common practice of direct access.

This course is presented by North American Seminars in Illinois, Washington, Texas, Florida, Massachusetts, Tennessee, California, Oregon, Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Connecticut, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia and throughout North America. See the dates and location tab for details on course locations

North American Seminars Course Objectives

• Utilize current evidenced-based information to focus your physical therapy examinations of lumbopelvic disorders.

• Understand the criteria for performing high velocity thrust mobilizations and when not to utilize this technique.

• Interpret exam findings to establish an accurate treatment classification category.

• Identify movement dysfunction in the lumbar spine, pelvic girdle and sacroiliac joint.

• Perform selected intervention strategies for the pelvic girdle and sacroliliac region based on the examination and current evidence.

• Perform selected intervention strategies for the lumbar spine based on the examination and current evidence.

• Incorporate muscle energy techiniques, functional assessment, mobilization, movement reeducation and exercise into a comprehensive therapy program.

• Incorporate slow velocity and high velocity thrust techniques (to include rotations in neutral, flexion and extension) into the treatment strategy.

• Prescribe proper lumbopelvic stabilization exercises for hypermobile lumbopelvic patient presentations.

 

North American Seminars Course Brochure and Timeline

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Course Healthclick - North American Seminars presents Current Manual Therapy and Neuromuscular Stabilization Concepts for the Lumbar Spine and Sacroiliac Joint

North American Seminars 2009 Scheduled Dates and Locations

Start Date	End Date	Location - **Click to Map It**	Tuition	Hrs	Hotel
Mar 20, 10	Mar 21, 10	Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, IL	$399.00	15.00	View Hotels
Jun 05, 10	Jun 06, 10	Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, FL	$399.00	18.00	View Hotels
Aug 28, 10	Aug 29, 10	Clarian Health/Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN	$399.00	15.00	View Hotels
Oct 02, 10	Oct 03, 10	Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX	$399.00	15.00	View Hotels
Nov 06, 10	Nov 07, 10	Mercy Hospital, Chicago, IL	$399.00	15.00	View Hotels