$25.00
Kevin Wilk teaches the most up-to-date evaluation, assessment and treatment techniques for rehabilitation of the elbow.
- Description
- Course Details
- Outline
- Details
- Learning Goals
- Behavioral Objectives
- Continuing Education State(s)
Description
Kevin Wilk teaches the most up-to-date evaluation, assessment and treatment techniques for rehabilitation of the elbow. He exposes participants to the latest surgical procedures performed by some of the nation’s top surgeons. Dealing with patients both pre- and post -operatively will be extensively covered as well as the most common reasons leading to the need for surgical procedures and tips on how to avoid them.
Course Details
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Outline
Elbow
Unit 17: Rehab of Elbow Injuries in the Athlete
Unit 18: Treatment of UCL Sprains
Unit 19: Rehab Following UCL Reconstruction
Unit 20: Lateral Epicondylitis
Final Test
Certificate of Completion
Course Evaluation
Details
Run Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Attendee: Physical Therapists, PTA’s, Students, Athletic Trainers
Requirements: Personal Computer, Tablet, or Smartphone with access to Broadband Internet (<1.4 mbps)
Examination: 8-question test. Passing grade of 70% or higher required for certificate
Course Evaluation: Yes
Certificate of Completion: Yes
Workbook/Handout: Yes
Course Approvals/Certifications:
ProCert has awarded certification in the amount of 2 Continuing Competence Units (CCUs) to this activity. CCUs are a unit of relative value of an activity based on its evaluation against a rigorous and comprehensive set of standards representing the quality of an activity. The CCU determination is a valuation applying many factors including, but not limited to, duration of the activity. No conclusion should be drawn that CCUs correlate to time (e.g. hours).
Learning Goals
Upon completion of this class, you should be able to:
- List and summarize the principles of rehabilitation
- Describe rehabilitation techniques for elbow injuries
Behavioral Objectives
- Upon successful completion of this course, the participants will be able to incorporate the Valgus Extension Overhead test into the evaluation of an overhead throwing athlete to determine the likelihood of a UCL injury vs. a bony stress reaction or osteophyte.
- Upon successful completion of this course, the participants will be able to design a comprehensive, non-operative rehab program using the 4 components discussed for the management of an overhead thrower with an osteophyte.
- Upon successful completion of this course, the participants will be able to integrate Valgus Stress testing of the UCL for an overhead athlete in both supine and prone positions.
- Upon successful completion of this course, the participants will be able to critique the O’Driscoll Maneuver as used for pain provocation in the overhead throwing athlete.
- Upon successful completion of this course, the participants will be able to justify one difference in the management of a UCL strain for an athlete who plays contact sports versus an athlete who throws overhead.
- Upon successful completion of this course, the participants will be able to analyze 2 disadvantages to the operative management of an overhead throwing athlete with an osteophyte.
- Upon successful completion of this course, the participants will be able to design 2 treatment modalities or strategies for the rehabilitation program of an athlete with elbow tendinosis.
Continuing Education State(s)
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Puerto Rico