Tailoring Treatment of Cervical Pain to the Patient: Integration of Patient Education, Manual Therapy and Motor

Title: Tailoring Treatment of Cervical Pain to the Patient: Integration of Patient Education, Manual Therapy and Motor Control

Instructor:   Dr. Paul Reuteman PT, DPT, OCS, ATC

WPTA Approval: Course has been approved for 15 CEU’s by WPTA (#CEUL048505)

Course Description:

The emphasis of this course will be on applying evidence-based practice to clinical decision-making strategies for the examination and management of patients with musculoskeletal conditions of the cervical region. A systematic examination process will be presented that will guide the clinician to effectively categorize patients into impairment-based classifications. Clinical reasoning strategies will be presented to identify best intervention strategies for each classification. To facilitate learning, lab time will be used to instruct and practice several examination procedures, patient education strategies, manual therapy techniques, therapeutic exercises and motor control activities.

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