Treating Shoulder Pain

Dr. Darren Smith, PT, DPT

Online Course

Includes all course content in digital format

Prerequisites Required
2 hours - Provided by Summit Professional Education

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Description

The lifetime prevalence of shoulder pain is approximately67% with data suggesting these numbers continue to increase. Furthermore, data demonstrates a 50% patient recovery rate over 12-18 months with about half of patients experiencing recurrence within a year. This webinar will present how to analyze scapular dysfunction focusing on anatomical considerations to optimize patient outcomes. These include, but are not limited to, the contributions of muscle-length relationships and motor control in shoulder impairments. This course will outline how to analyze scapular impairments and provide corrective exercises. These techniques will be presented in a way that will allow you to immediately incorporate these concepts into your practice.

Highlights

  • Immediately improve your client's functional shoulder outcomes using practical treatment techniques
  • Practical assessment and re-assessment strategies to treat common syndromes of the shoulder

Learning Objectives

  1. Examine how scapular musculature influences scapular dysfunctions and pain.
  2. Integrate corrective exercises based on anatomical and kinematic analysis.

Course Content

Treating Shoulder Pain
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  1. Examine how scapular musculature influences scapular dysfunctions and pain.
  2. Integrate corrective exercises based on anatomical and kinematic analysis.

 

  1. Evaluative Considerations
    1. Functional anatomy scapulohumeral and scapulothoracic muscles
    2. Alignment analysis
    3. Movement analysis
  2. Incorporating Evidence in Treating Scapular Dysfunction
    1. Using analysis findings to create corrective exercise prescription
    2. Effective exercise-based treatment strategies
    3. Treatment methods to improve performance of ADLs
Dr. Darren Smith, PT, DPT, has been providing physical therapy in a variety of settings with focus on orthopedic conditions for over 12 years. As director of rehabilitation services in acute care, hospital-based skilled nursing, home health services, and several outpatient clinics, his team focuses on the development of communications with healthcare personnel and integration of the proper screening methods to maximize patient outcomes. Dr. Smith earned Summa Cum Laude honors in his Bachelor of Science from Truman State University and Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He learned an advanced movement system impairment approach by renowned Physical Therapist Shirley Sahrmann, PT, PhD, FAPTA. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in the orthopedic section.

DISCLOSURES

FINANCIAL: Darren Smith is compensated by Summit as an instructor.

NONFINANCIAL: Darren Smith has no nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

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