Cervical and Thoracic Spine Course Summary and Objectives
Course Overview:
Differential Diagnosis, Imaging, Assessment Techniques, Exercise Prescription, Manual Therapy
Instructors:
Dana Tew, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Jim Heafner, PT, DPT
Chris Fox, PT, DPT
Summary:
This course will prepare the clinician for managing patients with dysfunction in the Cervicothoracic region. It will serve as a base for future Upper Quarter classes in the program. By combining components from anatomy & kinesiology, movement impairment syndromes, repeated motions, manual therapy assessment and treatment techniques, exercise progressions, and evidence-based practice, the clinician will be able to apply an eclectic approach to their upper quarter patients. Between classes, each clinician will be expected to complete readings of the workbook and selected articles, so that they can participate in online mentoring and group discussion sessions.
Objectives:
Differential Diagnosis, Imaging, Assessment Techniques, Exercise Prescription, Manual Therapy
Instructors:
Dana Tew, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Jim Heafner, PT, DPT
Chris Fox, PT, DPT
Summary:
This course will prepare the clinician for managing patients with dysfunction in the Cervicothoracic region. It will serve as a base for future Upper Quarter classes in the program. By combining components from anatomy & kinesiology, movement impairment syndromes, repeated motions, manual therapy assessment and treatment techniques, exercise progressions, and evidence-based practice, the clinician will be able to apply an eclectic approach to their upper quarter patients. Between classes, each clinician will be expected to complete readings of the workbook and selected articles, so that they can participate in online mentoring and group discussion sessions.
Objectives:
- The clinician will have an understanding of the anatomical and pathokinesiological relationships of some of the more commonly encountered cervicothoracic musculoskeletal dysfunctions seen in an outpatient orthopedic practice
- The clinician will be able to apply movement impairment analysis in the diagnosis and treatment of cervicothoracic injuries
- The clinician will be able to utilize select evaluation tests and procedures based on the most current evidence to effectively and efficiently diagnose cervicothoracic musculoskeletal pathology
- The clinician will demonstrate an understanding of repeated motions diagnosis and treatment when applied to the cervicothoracic region
- The clinician will perform and refine appropriate, evidence-based manual therapy interventions and exercise prescription based upon patient interview and the clinical examination