Examination and Treatment of the SI Joint

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• Professional film designed with interactive menus and instructional video
• Can be purchased and used separately from the online continuing education course for physical therapists and occupational therapists.
• Share among teams of therapists, Call for a group rate.

Online Continuing Education Course for PT, OT, PTA and COTA

• Delivers medical content, medical illustrations, medical animations to PC, Mac, Smartphone or tablet
• Provides continuing medical education online course credit for PT, PTA, OT, COTA licensing requirements
• Instant access upon purchases, a 70% or greater test course allows course certificate to be printed online.
• Online continuing education test can be taken as many times as need to achieve 70% or greater test score

• Applying a differential diagnosis approach to a thorough examination of the SI joint while ruling out lumbar spine and hip disorders
• Identify the evidence based information that supports the rationale for selected examination and treatment techniques for the SI joint
• Perform SI joint provocation tests
• Utilitize proper tests to identify muscle dysfunction motor control dysfunction and /or pelvic instability
• Understand when to use SI joint movement tests
• Perform manual therapy mobilizations and muscle energy techniques for effective treatments of common SI disorders such as: anterior rotated inominate, posterior rotated inominate, outfoxed dysfunction, inflare dysfunction, and downslip
• Develop effective progressive exercise programs for the management of SI dysfunction

• An advanced educational program featuring examination and treatment techniques of the SI joint.
• DVD provides an continual contribution to your professional development, not just a one time CEU usage
• Share the DVD with a collegue or group of collegues, they can purchase just the CEU online home study portion and save money

Michael P. Reiman, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, ATC, FAAOMPT, CSCS is an assistant professor of physical therapy at Duke University Medical Center. As a clinician Dr. Reiman has over 20 years of experience in assessing, rehabilitating, and training athletes, clients, and patients at various levels of ability. He received his doctoral degree in physical therapy from MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2007. In addition to his certifications as an athletic trainer and strength and conditioning specialist, Dr. Reiman is a manual therapy fellow through the American Academy of Orthopaedic and Manual Physical Therapists (having completed a 2 and one year fellowship program), is a USA Weightlifting level 1 coach and a USA Track and Field level 1 coach. Dr. Reiman has co-written the only textbook on functional testing, Functional Testing in Human Performance, written eight book chapters on orthopedic examination/intervention and training for strength, power, and endurance. He has also written multiple articles in such journals as the American Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, and Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, as well as having served as special guest editor for a special issue on the hip joint in the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. Dr. Reiman currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation and is a reviewer for multiple orthopedic and sports related journals. Dr. Reiman presents on various levels of assessment and treatment methods at national, regional, and local conferences and actively participates in research regarding various testing methods for orthopedic examination/intervention and human performance. His current research and presentation interests focus on performance enhancement, low back/hip pain, and evidence based examination/intervention of the hip joint. He continues to practice clinically on various sports and orthopedic-related injuries. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, National Athletic Trainers Association, National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting Association, and USA Track and Field Association