Stomp Out Stiffness

Stomp Out Stiffness

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CONTACT HOURS:3 Hours
CEU:0.3
AOTA: Domain of OT, OTP,
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NBCOT®:3.75 PDUs
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CA Advanced Hand 40-H90 3hrs

This is a power packed course fully equipped to teach you more than you bargained for! Clinical gems and pearls from experienced clinicians included.

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Hand Therapy Certification

This course is accepted by the Hand Therapy Certification Commission towards re-certification.

Description

CA 40-H90 Advanced Hand 3 Hours
Domain of OT, Occupational Therapy Process,

This is a power packed course fully equipped to teach you more than you bargained for! Clinical gems and pearls from experienced clinicians included. This course has 7 movies inserted to enhance you learning process and has Brain Game Pop Quizzes as well. This course has “live chat” with an EHT moderator during the course.Mixed level. ONLINE LIVE CHAT and discussion board. 80% to redeem your certificate via an online exam. Certificate will be immediately emailed to you upon successful completion.

Objectives

  • Review the reasons a patient gets stiffness
  • Differentiate the types of stiffness
  • Identify the evidence for treating stiffness
  • Determine how AROM, AAROM, PROM and mobilization techniques decrease stiffness
  • Visualize various orthosis that are helpful in the treatment of stiffness
  • Review the use of a relative motion orthosis for treating stiffness
  • Determine when it is best to apply dynamic, static progressive or serial static orthotics to improve ROM and function
  • Review an array of other techniques to treat stiffness including non-traditional options

Outline

  • Story of stiffness
  • Types of stiffness
  • Edema principles and properties
  • Intervention
  • AROM/PROM/joint mobilization etc.
  • Intrinsic tightness
  • Relative motion orthosis
  • Dynamic orthosis
  • Static progressive orthosis
  • Serial casting
  • CMMS and drop out casting
  • Functional use
  • Stress loading
  • Non-traditional interventions

Susan Weiss, OTR/L, CHT received her degree in Occupational Therapy from University of Florida in 1990 and her certification in Hand Therapy in 1996. She is co-founder of Exploring Hand Therapy, Co. and co-authored “Hand Rehabilitation: A Quick Reference Guide and Review” third edition. She has co-authored multiple articles presented at various hand therapy meetings and has instructed at Hillsborough Community College’s OT Assistant Program. Ms. Weiss is an international educator and has won “best scientific paper” at several ASHT meetings as well as national awards at the annual ASHT meetings.

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