Unravel the myths and reveal the truths about treating the orthopedic shoulder.

This comprehensive, two-day evidence based course will feature an in-depth biomedical evaluation and an eclectic approach to the manual treatment of shoulder pathologies. An extensive period of the course will consist of lab time in which the participant will be shown and assisted in performing various manual techniques. The number of participants is limited to insure a small lecturer to participant ratio. After completing this course, the clinician should be able to treat various shoulder pathologies utilizing recent advanced manual  therapy techniques.

Please wear/bring lab clothing that will expose the shoulders and upper back (tank tops).

Program subject to change. Participants are cautioned to apply new information and skills within the scope of state licensure law.

 Course Objectives:

Upon completion of workshop, therapist will:

• Identify how shoulder anatomechanics are used in the interpretation of examination findings and used during the selection of appropriate intervention techniques.
• Identify and demonstrate evidence-based examination techniques for the shoulder.
• Recognize and differentiate shoulder signs and symptoms related to shoulder pathology.
• Recognize and identify how  current literature relates to the pathogenesis, classification, diagnostic imaging, conservative and post-surgical interventions for rotator cuff tendonopathy, instability, slap lesions, scapular muscle dysfunction, fractures/arthritis, and frozen shoulder.
• Identify appropriate intervention techniques for the shoulder
• Identify and interpret response to treatment utilizing an algorithmic approach
• Identify expected outcomes and identify how to maximize outcomes when treating patients with rotator cuff tendonopathy, instability, slap lesions, scapular muscle dysfunction, fractures/arthritis, and frozen shoulder.

This course features an in-depth presentation of:

• anatomechanics
• rotator cuff tendonopathy non-operative, surgical, and post-operative interventions examination lab: rotator cuff/biceps
• instability/slap lesions examination lab: instability
• frozen shoulder
• scapular muscle dysfunction examination lab
• philosophies and rational of rehabilitation
• manual resisted therapy lab
• resisted exercise lab (including plyometrics and BodyBlade®)
• fracture classification and outcomes
• arthritis, arthroplasty and intervention
• soft tissue mobilization lab
• case studies

CE Credits

15 contact hours in upper extremity and hand therapy education

Day 1: 8:00 am - 5:00pm. Registration begins at 7:30 am.
Day 2: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Approved for 15 contact hours by:

Accepted by NBCOT*,  HTCC+, and most state OT regulatory boards. Check with your state  board to verify. Certificate of attendance will be issued to all participants upon completion of the workshop and may be used for CEU verification of credits. CE Credits vary by state. Please check with your state board/certifying agency to confirm conversion of contact hours to CE.

Martin J. Kelley, PT, DPT, OCS is a Clinical Orthopaedic Specialist at Penn Therapy and Fitness, Good Shepherd Penn Partners at Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from Arcadia University (formerly Beaver College) in 1984; and received his clinical doctorate from Temple University in 2005. He is a member of the University of Pennsylvania Shoulder and Elbow Service. Marty serves as an adjunct faculty for Arcadia University. He lectures nationally and internationally on examination and treatment of shoulder disorders, and has presented shoulder workshops at the Philadelphia Hand Symposium every year since 2001.

During Marty's many years of practice, he has co-developed an educational video on shoulder pathology and exercise, and has published over 30 articles or book chapters in multiple peer reviewed journals and texts. Marty published several chapters in "Rehabilitation of the Hand" by Hunter et al. He is the past-president of the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists. He is also the co-editor of the textbook "Orthopedic Therapy of the Shoulder".

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