MVA and the Manual therapist
Instructor: Brett Windsor PT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT (click for bio)

Overview
No condition is more difficult to treat for the physical therapist than the MVA patient. From knowing exactly what to do with acute, painful MVA patients, through to managing the complex pain patterns associated with chronic MVA conditions, this course will help the participant sort through everything to develop a consistent, evidence based approach to assessment and treatment.

Description
This two-day (14 hrs, 75% practical, 25% lecture) course will develop the participant’s skills in the area of MVA. The course will focus first on the epidemiology, mechanics and pathology associated with MVA, followed by an introduction to evidence based safety examinations sequences aimed at identifying serious pathology – deselecting patients who are not appropriate for physical therapy – and accurately triaging patients to effective and safe interventions. Particular attention will be paid to the role of manual therapy – when can it be safely used; what techniques are most appropriate and effective? When are collars effective? When are they indicated and contraindicated?

Evidence based practice will be emphasized where available; this course will involve significant hands-on and reliant upon sound clinical reasoning skills. Multiple long-term case studies will be used to illustrate effective management techniques.

The course material will include pre-course reading and a course handout.

The instructor to student ratio will be no greater than 1:6. Extensive supervision and practice time is critical to learning these skills and will be provided for in class.

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