Improving Outcomes by Sub-Grouping PatientsContact Hours: 7.0
This course is approved for 7 contact hours for PT’s and PTA’s by Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.
Instructor: Jess Brown, PT, MS, OCS
Intended Audience: This course is open to all PT’s and PTA’s
Instructor: Jess Brown, PT, MS, OCS
Intended Audience: This course is open to all PT’s and PTA’s
Dates:
May 2, 2009
July 11, 2009
November 7, 2009
Location for all dates:
Radisson Hotel Chicago O'Hare
1450 E. Touhy
Des Plaines, IL
Course Description:
This course is designed to familiarize clinicians with the concept of sub-grouping patients with low back pain. Sub-grouping patients places an emphasis on identifying important signs and symptoms that allow the clinician to confidently determine the intervention that is most likely to result in an optimal outcome.
The sub-grouping method is in contrast to the currently prevalent patho-anatomical model, where the emphasis is on the often difficult, if not impossible, task of identifying a single structure or tissue as the pain generator.
Relevant research regarding sub-grouping will be discussed and there will be laboratory sessions instructing the participants in how to perform the primary interventions of each sub-group:
· Lumbo-pelvic thrust technique
· Extension and flexion oriented treatment algorithms
· Lumbo-pelvic stabilization exercises
· Lumbo-pelvic thrust technique
· Extension and flexion oriented treatment algorithms
· Lumbo-pelvic stabilization exercises
Course Outline
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-10:00 Low Back Pain – An Epidemic
Where do Physical Therapists fit in? Where should they?
Why should we sub-group our patients?
Current Classification Systems for treatment of LBP
The Treatment-Based Classification (TBC) System
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:00 Evaluation of the patient with LBP using the TBC - Lab
11:00 – 11:30 Evidence for Traction sub-group
11:30-12:00 Evidence for Manipulation sub-group
12:00-1:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00-1:30 Manipulation – Safety, Indications & Contraindications
1:30 – 2:15 Lumbo-Pelvic Regional Thrust Manipulation – Lab
2:15-3:00 Evidence Supporting Directional Preference/Specific Exercise Sub-Group
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:00 Evidence Supporting the Stabilization Sub-Group
4:00 Course concludes
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-10:00 Low Back Pain – An Epidemic
Where do Physical Therapists fit in? Where should they?
Why should we sub-group our patients?
Current Classification Systems for treatment of LBP
The Treatment-Based Classification (TBC) System
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:00 Evaluation of the patient with LBP using the TBC - Lab
11:00 – 11:30 Evidence for Traction sub-group
11:30-12:00 Evidence for Manipulation sub-group
12:00-1:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00-1:30 Manipulation – Safety, Indications & Contraindications
1:30 – 2:15 Lumbo-Pelvic Regional Thrust Manipulation – Lab
2:15-3:00 Evidence Supporting Directional Preference/Specific Exercise Sub-Group
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:00 Evidence Supporting the Stabilization Sub-Group
4:00 Course concludes
About the Instructor:
Jess Brown, PT, MS, OCS
Jess Brown, PT, MS, OCS
Mr. Brown graduated from Beaver College in Pennsylvania in 1998 with a MS in Physical Therapy. Since then, he has been pursuing post-graduate certification in manual therapy through the North American Institute of Manual Therapy. He has completed advanced training in the evaluation and treatment of the spine including :
· high velocity, low amplitude thrust manipulation of the spine, pelvis, and thorax
· differential diagnosis of the spine
· evidence-based approach to manipulation.
· high velocity, low amplitude thrust manipulation of the spine, pelvis, and thorax
· differential diagnosis of the spine
· evidence-based approach to manipulation.
In 2006, Jess became board-certified by the American Physical Therapy Association as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS). He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, Orthopedic Section and the Association for Ethics in Spine Surgery. He is currently employed as the Facility Manager/Physical Therapist for Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers.
Jess has enjoyed teaching for Accelerated Rehab, as well as, several Grand Round lectures for Georgetown Hospital/National Rehabilitation Hospital PM&R and the Chesterfield Family Medicine Residency program.
