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Evidence Based Management

of the Lumbar Spine

Sponsored by the Valley District of the VPTA
Date: May 17 and 18, 2008

Location: Carilion Outpatient Rehabilitation located in the cccccccccBotetourt Athletic Club (BAC)
Presenter: Jim Beazell, MS, PT, FAAOMPT, OCS, ATC

Costs: Member $150 rdhNon-Member $300 ccccccccccccc Contact Hours: 12

Make checks payable to: Valley District/VPTA

Mail checks to: Kim Simms, 320 Valleydale Ave. Salem Va. 24153

The course is limited to 25 participants. The first 25 individuals to pay with their registration will be accepted for the course. Others will be placed on a waiting list. Course materials are going to be available for download in advance of the class. The information for the download will be sent with confirmation of the course. Each attendee will be expected to download the course materials.

Course Description

Low back pain is one of the biggest challenges facing our society and physical therapists specifically are being challenged to provide evidence and direction for the care of the lumbar spine. This course will review critical thinking in relation to the current literature The participant will be able to perform a specific evaluation and determine a course of therapy based on the current evidence. The primary focus will be an EBM approach including: a review of evidence based medicine ; how to incorporate key EBM components into daily practice through asking focused clinical questions; performing literature searches efficiently; critically interpreting the data; and integrating the research into making decisions through a clinical reasoning approach. This basic course will be lab intensive with a ‘hands on’ learning approach as well as case study examples to integrate and emphasize a clinical focus. 14 contact hours

Learning Objectives

Following the conclusion of this course the participants will be able to:

1. Explain the evidence for the etiology of symptoms at the lumbar spine.

2. Explain the evidence for specific evaluation of the lumbar spine including diagnostic classifications

3. Explain the evidence for physical therapy management of lumbar spine

4. Understand sensitivity, specificity, Likelihood ratios and relation to physical therapy

5. Demonstrate joint mobility assessment and treatment including thrust manipulation

6. Demonstrate examination of neurodynamics and appropriate treatment interventions.

7. Demonstrate appropriate exercise interventions

Course Outline

Light Continental Breakfast provided each day, ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc 1 morning - Sponsored by Laura Walsh from Empi

Saturday

• 8:00 to 8:45 Intro Basic Evidence Based Practice
• 8:45 to 9:30 Evaluating Diagnostic Tests
• 9:30 to 10:15 Specificity/Sensitivity/Likelihood Ratios
• 10:15-10:30 Break
• 10:30 to 11:30 Diagnostic Classification-CPR
• 11:30 12:00 Evaluation
• 12:00- 1:00 Lunch (On Your Own)
• 1:00 -1:45 Posture-Vertical Compression
• 1:45to 2:30 Range of Motion - Foraminal Compression
• 2:30 -3:30 Joint Assessment
• PAIVMs
• PPIVMs
• Prone Instability Test
• Passive LE Extension
• 3:30- 3:45 Break
• 3:45 -5:30 Neurodynamics

Sunday

• 8:00. 10:00 Treatment
  • CPR Categories
  • Manipulation/ mobilization
  • Stabilization
  • Directional Preference
  • Traction
• 10:00 -1:30 Exercise
  • Real Time Ultrasound Biofeedback
  • TrA/Multifidus
  • Local vs Global
  • Motor Function
• 1:30-2:00 Case Study
  

Please contact Renee Huth at 1-504-966-2641 or email her at rhuth@carilion.com for any course location and lodging questions.

Lodging Info, Rates and Numbers

Comfort Inn, the room rate is $87.95 a night.
Call Ginger at 362-2400 in the sales department for Bestwestern (they own the Comfort Inn).

Travelodge, the rate is $49 + tax. The number is 992-6700.