Carpal Tunnel Solutions: Get a Grip on Results with Clinical Practice Guidelines and Manual Therapy

Do you feel frustrated by the lack of positive outcomes for your clients who suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)? Are you looking for a better approach to offer them? While some clinicians continue to rely on old modalities and exercise approaches for CTS, they often end up witnessing their clients resorting to surgical decompression despite their best efforts. It's time to move beyond standardized rehab protocols and discover the power of manual therapy, a key component that leads to successful outcomes for people with CTS, as recommended by the recently released clinical practice guidel...Read moreines (CPGs).

This live interactive webinar focuses on the critical tests that can accurately identify CTS and will help you understand which interventions truly work so you can streamline your examination and treatment process. The root causes of CTS lie in chronic strain and repetitive motion, which lead to inflammation of the flexor tendons and median nerve. This, in turn, results in fascial adhesions, tingling, numbness, weakness, pain, and stiffness. Managing these adhesions or scar tissue is crucial for restoring better mobility and function, enabling clients to tolerate exercise and activities with less pain. Join us as we learn how to integrate high-quality manual interventions with appropriate bracing techniques and patient education so you can significantly speed up patient recovery in a conservative way. Less...

Learning Objectives

List 5 examination tools for CTS.
Perform an assessment to document response to CTS treatment.
Summarize clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for CTS.
Demonstrate 5 manual therapy interventions to address CTS impairments.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists, and Occupational Therapy Assistants. (PT, PTA, OT, COTA, LMT)

Learning Levels

All Levels

Friday, August 18, 2023

Live Interactive Webinar

07:00 PM EDT - 10:00 PM EDT

EARN 3 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Theresa A. Schmidt, PT,DPT,MS,OCS,LMT,CEAS

President, Educise PC

Dr. Theresa Schmidt PT,DPT,OCS,LMT,CEAS of Educise.com is an Orthopedic Certified Specialist PT, Expert Consultant, educator, massage therapist, hypnotherapist and author in private practice at Educise PC Health & Wellness in NH. She received her DPT at UNE., served as faculty in PT and massage programs and presented for International Fascia Research Congress, APTA, AMTA, AOTA, NASA, Johns Hopkins, and Cleveland Clinics. She focuses on hands-on natural solutions to pain and mobility problems integrating manual therapy, precision exercise, functional training and alternative medicine approaches. Her engaging seminars inspire clinicians with practical tools they can apply immediately for measurable results clients rave about.

Agenda

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Introduction and its risk factors including signs, symptoms, and differential diagnosis of CTS. Evaluation methods and overview of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) with relevant tests.
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Interventions for CTS: Assistive technology, orthoses, and biophysical agents (electrotherapy, light, ultrasound, iontophoresis, magnets). Exercise and stretching techniques, nerve glides. Manual Therapy (MT) interventions and research findings.
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Specific MT techniques: Neurodynamic mobilization, ULTT, MT/STM (soft tissue mobilization) including arm pull with neural glides in PNF diagonals, forearm muscle play, and negative pressure cupping therapy. Case studies and conclusion.

CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours

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This activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 3 CCUs for PTs and PTAs. Approval Number 77703TX.

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Ohio Physical Therapy Association

This course is approved by the Ohio Physical Therapy Association for PTs and PTAs. OPTA approval number 23S2049

Michigan Board of Physical Therapy

The Michigan Board of Physical Therapy accepts continuing education programs if approved by another state board of physical therapy. This continuing education activity is approved for the Michigan Board of Physical Therapy based on the approval by the New York State Board of Physical Therapy Approval.

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New Jersey Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

This activity has been approved by the New Jersey Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 3 credit hours for PTs and PTAs. Approval Number 2306-55

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