C-511 Differential Diagnosis & MSK Assessment: Lumbar Spine

C-516 Cervical Spine I [Henry_Falls Church_October 22-23, 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

October 22-23, 2022 Saturday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Registration begins at 7:30 am. Course starts at 8:00 am) Sunday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location

Advanced Kinetics Physical Therapy - Falls Church, VA
Registration: $599

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

C-516 Cervical Spine I

Course Overview

This course enhances the ability to make decisions about the cervical 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 1 day 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, DSc, OCS, FAAOMPT, CCTT

Liz Henry

Liz is the president of LifeForce Physical Therapy in Wilmington, NC where she specializes in temporomandibular, orofacial and craniofacial dysfunction, golf injury rehabilitation and golf performance, and dance injury/rehabilitation. She is senior consulting therapist at the Carolina Ballet. In addition to being a member of the APTA, AAOMPT, she is also a member of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain. Liz’s entry-level training in physical therapy was from the University of Vermont, attended New York University for graduate studies in biomechanics and completed the Doctor of Science (DSc) in Physical Therapy at Andrews University. Liz underwent fellowship training with NAIOMT and was accepted as a Fellow by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT). Liz has maintained Board Certification awarded by the American Physical therapy Association (APTA) in Orthopaedics since 1991. She has also credentialed as Certified Cervical & Temporomandibular Therapist (CCTT) by the Physical Therapy Board of Craniofacial & Cervical Therapeutics (PTBCCT) and is a certified Myofunctional Therapist by the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy.

Course Partners

Some of NAIOMT's 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.