C-511 Differential Diagnosis & MSK Assessment: Lumbar Spine

C-516 Cervical Spine I [Allen_Seattle/Bothell_September 25-26, 2021]

Accurate and effective differential diagnosis and musculoskeletal assessment skills are essential for any clinician treating patients with lumbar spine disorders. This course focuses on developing reasoning and clinical assessment skills.

Date & Time

September 25-26, 2021 Saturday - 8:00am - 5:00pm PST (registration begins at 7:30am) Sunday - 8:00am - 5:00pm PST
Location

Therapeutic Associates - Canyon Park 19017 120th Ave. NE Suite 111 Bothell, WA. 98011
Registration: $599

2nd & 3rd Yr PT Students: $349.00 Repeat Participant: $349.00

C-516 Cervical Spine I

Course Overview

This course enhances the ability to make decisions about the cervical region through safe, effective, and efficient screening examinations. Participants will identify an evidence-informed approach to evaluation and management through concepts of total patient health, function, life-participation, and pain behaviors. Management strategies will include education, activity modification, manual therapy techniques, and individualized neuromuscular rehabilitation prescription, with the goal of restoring optimal function and preventing future impairments.

Course Details

This course is 2 days on-site and 1 day online. Participants will receive an e-link to online coursework 2 weeks prior to the course and to the onsite course materials 1 week prior to the course. Please watch for these links in your email inbox.
21 CEUs

This course awards 21 CEUs in eligible states. See www.naiomt.com/ceus for details.
Refund Policy

Refunds up to 30 days before event.

Instructor

PT, OCS, FAAOMPT

Steve Allen

Steve Allen is a graduate of the University of Southern California 1977 with a MS in Physical Therapy. Internships included attending the Kaiser Vallejo Rehab Program with Margaret Knott and Greg Johnson for intense instruction in Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation. Steve is the founder of Evergreen Physical Therapy in Spokane and past clinical director at Therapeutic Associates, Inc. in Liberty Lake, Washington. Steve received his Board Certification in Orthopedic Physical Therapy in 1986 and is a 1996 graduate of the North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy (NAIOMT) and received his Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy in 1998. Steve served for six years in the House of Delegates, American Physical Therapy Association, and co-chair of the Manipulation Task Force, Physical Therapy Association of Washington State.

Course Partners

Some of NAIOMT's Partners Across the US

Course Organizer

The North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy, Inc. (NAIOMT) is a private physical therapist-owned organization dedicated to achieving the highest standards of clinical practice for manual physical therapists. NAIOMT specializes in a flexible teaching program, which seeks to promote the utilization of safe, effective and efficient manual physical therapy management of musculoskeletal dysfunction. It further seeks an environment that is conducive to the application of a reasoned approach to manual physical therapy through critical inquiry and the creation of new knowledge and skills based on scientific study and dissemination of that knowledge. NAIOMT strongly supports the union of the clinician, academician and researcher to further facilitate the development of quality patient care, physical therapy education and the development of master clinicians.