Advances in Examination, Evaluation, and Treatment of Patients with Selected Shoulder Conditions: Emphasis on Evidence-Based Practice
George J. Davies
DPT, MED, PT, SCS, ATC, LAT, CSCS, PES, FAPTA
Professor, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Physical Therapy Department, Savannah, GA
Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse, Lacrosse, WI
Sports Physical Therapist, Coastal Therapy, Savannah, GA
Sports Physical Therapist and Consultant, Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program, Gundersen Lutheran Sports Medicine, Lacrosse, WI
Pittsburgh, PA
March 3&4, 2012
Direct Access CEUs: 3.5
General CEUs: 11
Total CEUs: 14.5
Cost: $400
Course Description
This course provides the participants with advances in examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment strategies, and interventions and outcomes research for patients with selected shoulder conditions. Various principles of practice of the master clinician, such as clustering of signs and symptoms and using an algorithm-based process will be discussed and practiced. The hands-on demonstrations will emphasize an algorithm-based clinical examination for efficient time management in the clinic. The scientific and clinical rationale (evidence-based practice) for rehabilitation strategies and progressions will be discussed. Participants can expect to learn innovative and creative treatment interventions with various shoulder conditions. Case studies will be presented to facilitate effective treatment planning. Suggested treatment protocols and outcome measures will be emphasized throughout the course. DVDs and CD-ROMs of examination and treatment techniques will be presented and discussed throughout the course. This is an interactive course that will provide didactic and psychomotor demonstrations to encourage active learning of the participants to integrate this information into the development of customized programs to enhance the quality care of their patients.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the process and the components of an algorithm-based examination of the shoulder
- Evaluate the clusters of signs and symptoms that facilitates selecting appropriate components of the algorithm-based examination of the shoulder
- Recognize the diagnosis and identify the prognosis for the patient
- Develop and demonstrate specific rehabilitation strategies using evidence-based practice for selected shoulder conditions
- Discuss the rationale for the progression of rehabilitation techniques
- Create innovative treatments using plyometrics, perturbation techniques, neuromuscular dynamic reactive training techniques, specificity rehabilitation techniques, etc.
- Compare and contrast treatment techniques and outcomes for selected shoulder conditions
About the Speaker
George J. Davies is presently a professor of Physical Therapy at Armstrong Atlantic State UNiversity, Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Savannah, GA. He has almost 40 years of teaching in higher education, with 36 of those years in physical therapy. He also continues a clinical practice at Coastal Therapy in Savannah, GA and Gundersen Lutheran Sports Medicine and serves as a mentor in the Sports Physical Residency Program, LaCrosse, WI.
Dr. Davies has been involved in many research projects that have been presented at numerous national conferences and published in various journals. He has participated in hundreds of scientific conferences and workshops throughout the world in the last 36 years. He has published over 150 articles and research abstracts in various periodicals, has written several books and has contributed chapters to over 30 books.
George was the original co-founder and co-editor of The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy for approximately 10 years. To honor George's achievements, at the 25th anniversary of JOSPT, the JOSPt, Sports Physical Therapy Section and Orthopaedic Section created the George J. Davies-James A. Gould Excellence in Clinical Inquiry Award.
George was also selected as the president of the Sports Physical Therapy Section- APTA from 1992-1998. He was the 1999 recipient of the Peyton Award to acknowledge and honor an outstanding member of the SPTS. It is the highest award offered by the SPTS for contributions to the sports physical therapy profession. George was one of the first to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award (Hall of Fame) by the Sports Physical Therapy Section-APTA, 2007.
George was the 1994 recipient of the APTA's prestigious Baethke-Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge individuals who have made significant contributions to physical therapy education through their dedication and excellence in academic teaching. Only one faculty member per year earns the award. He was the 2000 recipient of the Coulee Region Officials Association Distinguished Service Award for 25 years of volunteer service to the LaCrosse community in the area of athletics and sports medicine. George also won the First Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association Outstanding Educator Award in 2002. In 2005, George was honored by the APTA and elected as a Worthingham Fellow of the APTA. This is the highest honor awarded by the APTA. In 2006, he was awarded NATA Presidents Challenge Award for outstanding contributions that directly impact athletics and athletic training, have a national impact or are of major and lasting importance. In 2009, he also earned the Distinguished Athletic Trainer's Award from the NATA.
George participated in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY, the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002, and the United States Olympic Committee's (USOC) Sports Medicine Division and Sports Medicine Advisory Committee selected him as a member of the USA Medical Staff for the 2008 Olympic/Paralympic Games in Beijing, China.
Course Schedule
Day 1
7:30-8:00 Registration
8:00-9:30 Introduction to the course and the need for critical thinking in rehabilitation
9:30-10:00 Searching for the evidence
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Examination of the Shoulder Complex
11:15-12:30 Hands-on lab: emphasis on algorithm-based examination of special tests of the shoulder
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 Therapeutic exercises for shoulder rehabilitation: what are the best exercises?
3:45-4:00 Break
4:00-4:45 Hands-on lab continued
5:45-6:00 Summary, discussion, questions
Day 2
8:00-9:30 Examination and rehabilitation of rotator cuff impingement syndroms: primary, secondary, and internal
9:30-10:00 RTC tears, surgical repairs, and rehabilitation
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Examination and treatment of patients with selective hypomobilities and adhesive capsulitis
11:15-12:15 Hands-on lab: case studies and clinical problem solving for manual therapy and therapeutic exercises
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30 Current concepts in rehabilitation techniques including: neuromuscular dynamic stabilization, total arm strength, concentric and eccentric isokinetic training, closed kinetic chain rehabilitation techniques, and plyometrics
2:30-3:15 Hands-on lab: advanced techniques with emphasis on perturbation techniques
3:15-3:30 Summary, questions, discussions
(Interactive discussions, case study presentations, evidence-based practice and clinical problem solving will be incorporated throughout the two-day course.)
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