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Evidence Based Management

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Lumbar Spine

Sponsored by the Valley District of the VPTA
Date: March 14 and 15, 2009
Location: Jefferson College of Health Sciences
Presenter: Jim Beazell, MS, PT, FAAOMPT, OCS, ATC

Members: $150 aaaaaaNon Members: $300

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.

There are still 8 openings for the course. Online registration ends March 5th.

After March 5th contact Ron Masri to register at 540-381-2722

Course Highlights

• Review of Evidence Based Medicine
• Integrating the Evidence into a Clinical Reasoning Process
• Performing Literature Searches Efficiently
• Critical Interpretation of the Data
• Pathomechanics of the Lumbar Spine
• Evaluation of the Lumbar Spine
• Specific Tests for Evaluation including PAIVM’s and PPIVM’s
• Physical Therapy Management for the Lumbar Spine
o Clinical Predictor Rules
o Manipulation
o Exercise Therapy
o Transversus Abdominus/Abdominal Training
• Lumbar Spine Case Studies

Course Outline

• 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
• 1:00-2:00 Objective Examination of Lumbar Spine Including ROM, Specific screening tests
• 2:00-2:30 Practice Objective Exam
• 2:30-3:00 Demo Lumbar PAIVMs
• 3:15-3:30 Break
• 3:30-4:30 Lab Lumbar PAIVMs
• 4:30-6:00 Lumbar PPIVMs include Flex, Ext, Side Bend, Rotation Demonstration/Lab

• Sunday
• 8:00-8:15 Questions
• 8:15 -9:00 Lecture Neurodynamic Testing: Introduction, Quick Tests as related to Objective Findings, Evaluation, treatment Concepts
• 9:00-10:00 LAB: Neurodynamic Testing: Introduction, Quick Tests as related to Objective Findings, Evaluation
• 10:00-10:15 Break
• 10:15-12:00 Lab: Neurodynamic Testing: Treatment Concepts, Nerve palpation
• 12:00-1:00 Lunch
• 1:00-2:00 Exercise for Lumbar Spine Concepts
• 2:00-2:45 Lab Transversus Abdominus
• 2:45-3:30 Lab Multifidus
• 3:30-4:30 Real Time Ultrasound and Clinical Implications
• 4:30-4:45 Wrap up.

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

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