Chateau of Bloomington
1601 Jumer Dr. Bloomington, IL 61704
Radisson Hotel Chicago O’Hare
1450 E. Touhy Des Plaines, IL 60016
Course Description
This course is an entry to mid-level course which provides a variety of treatment options for the debilitated general rehab patient. The course will provide the pathway from evaluation to specific treatments to achieve optimal functional outcomes.
Various rehab diagnoses will be spotlighted including the general debilitated patient, Parkinson’s Disease, and CVA. Specific treatment protocols will include gait training, general strengthening programs, functional training including balance training techniques, as well as, stretching and home programs. Loaded and unloaded exercises will be defined and participants will learn when to use each type.
Orthotic management of the rehab patient will be included:
- Types of AFO’s
- How and when to recommend AFO’s
- How to check-out a new AFO for fit and proper fabrication.
Gait evaluation and treatments to correct gait deviations will be presented in detail. Video presentations of various gait deviations greatly aid in the learning process. Problem solving will be emphasized with case studies and examples. Participants will be provided with numerous pictures of exercises to use in their practice setting.
The skills learned in this course will have immediate application within the clinical environment. This is an ideal course for therapists with limited rehab experience, home health therapists, therapists returning to practice and physical therapist assistants.
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants will be able to:
- Identify main limiting factors in a comprehensive evaluation and use them to formulate a treatment plan
- Evaluate gait and list a series of exercises which will correct the most common types of gait deviations including orthotic management
- List exercises that will improve dynamic and static balance
- List exercises that will improve functional skills such as stair climbing, transfers, and bed mobility
- Be able to design a specific stretching program to resolve joint and muscle tightness
- Be able to determine whether decreased range of motion is due to joint or muscle tightness
- Be able to design a progressive strengthening program
- Be able to complete mobilization techniques for hip, knee, and ankle joints to increase joint mobility
- Identify special considerations for the person with deconditioning, Parkinson’s Disease and stroke
- Be able to incorporate cardiac considerations and monitoring into treatment programs.
Course Schedule: Day One: 8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30 course begins
12:00-1:00 Lunch on your own
4:00 course ends.
Day Two
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30 course begins
12:00 course concludes
This course has a 3 hour home study component that will be mailed or emailed to each participant prior to the course.
About the Instructor
Jeanne Cleary, PT, cert. MDT, cert. NDT
Jeanne Cleary received her Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Marquette University. She is certified in the Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment of the Spine (McKenzie method) and in the Neurodevelopmental Treatment Approach (NDT) for adult hemiplegia. Ms. Cleary is the co-founder of Creative Therapy Resource, Ltd. which is a private practice specializing in the treatment of the spine, neurological disorders, and vestibular rehabilitation. Jeanne has over 20 years of experience in a variety of settings including many years in a large rehabilitation hospital. Jeanne has been the instructor for numerous continuing education courses for physical therapists.
