C-511 Differential Diagnosis & MSK Assessment: Lumbar Spine

C-511 Lumbopelvic Spine I [Smith-Blockley_Seattle_April 23-24, 2022]

Accurate and effective differential diagnosis and musculoskeletal assessment skills are essential for any clinician treating patients with lumbar spine disorders. This course focuses on developing reasoning and clinical assessment skills.

Date & Time

April 23-24, 2022 Saturday - 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT (registration begins at 7:30am) Sunday - 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Location

Therapeutic Associates - Canyon Park 19017 120th Ave. NE Suite 111 Bothell, WA. 98011
Registration: $599

2nd & 3rd Yr PT Students: $349.00 Repeat Participant: $349.00

C-511 Lumbopelvic Spine I

Course Overview

This course enhances the ability to make decisions about the lumbopelvic region through safe, effective, and efficient screening examinations. Participants will identify an evidence-informed approach to evaluation and management through concepts of total patient health, function, life-participation, and pain behaviors. Management strategies will include education, activity modification, manual therapy techniques, and individualized neuromuscular rehabilitation prescription, with the goal of restoring optimal function and preventing future impairments.

Course Details

This course is 2 days on-site and 7 hours online. Participants will receive an e-link to online coursework 2 weeks prior to the course and to the onsite course materials 1 week prior to the course. Please watch for these links in your email inbox.
21 CEUs

This course awards 21 CEUs in eligible states. See www.naiomt.com/ceus for details.
Refund Policy

Refunds up to 30 days before event.

Instructor

PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT

Jessica Smith-Blockley

Jessica received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Puget Sound in 2007. She graduated from Dartmouth College in 2003 with a BA in Psychology, where she also competed in Nordic skiing. She received her OCS in 2009, became a COMT in 2012, and graduated from NAIOMT’s Fellowship program in 2015 to earn her FAAOMPT. She has been a CFI since 2015, and a Faculty Instructor with NAIOMT since 2019. Jessica owns a private practice in Bend, Oregon. Previously, she worked with Therapeutic Associates at various locations in Idaho and Oregon, where she was also a member of the Education department, serving as the Regional Director of the Supervised Clinical Mentorship Program in the greater Portland metro area for 3 years, as well as providing clinical mentorship to residency and fellowship students. She has particular interest in treating patients with complex spine issues, as well as endurance athletes and the aging athlete.

Course Partners

Some of Our Partners Across the US

Course Organizer

The North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy, Inc. (NAIOMT) is a private physical therapist-owned organization dedicated to achieving the highest standards of clinical practice for manual physical therapists. NAIOMT specializes in a flexible teaching program, which seeks to promote the utilization of safe, effective and efficient manual physical therapy management of musculoskeletal dysfunction. It further seeks an environment that is conducive to the application of a reasoned approach to manual physical therapy through critical inquiry and the creation of new knowledge and skills based on scientific study and dissemination of that knowledge. NAIOMT strongly supports the union of the clinician, academician and researcher to further facilitate the development of quality patient care, physical therapy education and the development of master clinicians.