Shoulder Dysfunction: A Practical Approach to Examination and Treatment

Pre-Requisite:

Exposure to IASTM in the clinic or through an introductory course is recommended.

Requirements:

You will be required to:

• wear a halter top or tank top for lab sessions.
• wear comfortable clothing over lab attire, so you are not cold during lecture sessions.
• Bring a yoga mat for your personal use during lab sessions.

Accessing Pre-Course:
Upon completion of online registration, you will be emailed a course receipt. This is NOT a course confirmation. Once the required minimum number of participants have registered, you will receive an email confirmation along with details on how to access your online independent-study Pre-Course .

It is recommended that you wait for written course confirmation prior to booking non-refundable travel or lodging. If you have not received course confirmation 14 days prior to your start date of your live session, please contact Rehab Education, LLC to check on status of your registration.

SELF STUDY PRE-COURSE:  These recordings must be viewed prior to attending the live, in-person portion of the course.

Introduction power point

• Shoulder anatomy and biomechanics
• Concavity compression
• Total Arc of motion
• Scapular kinematics
• Movement dysfunction (possible sources of motion loss)
  • Joint components
  • Motor deficits
  • Neural mobility deficits
• Screening Techniques
  • Rotator Cuff Competency
  • Total Arc of Motion
  • Scapular motion
  • Neural Mobility

By the end of this course, participants will:

• Implement screening techniques to significantly increase examination efficiency
• Incorporate deficit-specific interventions to target motion dysfunction identified during examination
• Develop robust multi-faceted treatment programs for shoulder dysfunction that are motion-based
• Apply and document findings for neural mobility testing of the UE using the neural mobility grading scale (0-5/5) for biasing the brachial plexus
• Identify neural-based motion restriction via mobility testing and palpation
• Integrate NPSTM, IASTM, and taping treatments to enhance outcomes and carry-over

This course consists of an online component and a live component. The online component is a 2-hour independent study pre-course consisting of recorded presentation of key concepts; this must be completed prior to attending the live component. The live component consists of 10 hours of live classroom presentation and lab sessions.

INDEPENDENT-STUDY PRE-COURSE:  These recordings must be viewed prior to attending the live, in-person portion of the course. (Values are in hourly increments)

2.0 hours

• Introduction
• Shoulder anatomy and biomechanics
• Concavity compression
• Total Arc of motion
• Scapular kinematics
• Movement dysfunction (possible sources of motion loss)
  • Joint components
  • Motor deficits
  • Neural mobility deficits
• Screening Techniques
  • Rotator Cuff Competency
  • Total Arc of Motion
  • Scapular motion
  • Neural Mobility

LIVE IN-PERSON, HANDS-ON COURSE: (All recordings must be viewed prior to start of this portion of the course)

0.5          Recap of pre-course

SCREENING TECHNIQUES LAB

0.33        Active movement Screen

0.33        Rotator Cuff Competency Screen

0.33        Total Arc of Motion Screen

0.25        Scapula Screen

0.75        Neural Mobility Screen

INTERVENTIONS
Advanced Manual Interventions

1.75        Taping

• Rotator Cuff stabilization kinesiology tape
• Scapular stabilization non-elastic taping
• Brachial plexus median nerve bias
  • Lift at pectoralis minor
  • Lift at pronator teres
• Brachial plexus radial nerve bias
  • Lift at Arcade of Frohse

1.0          NPSTM

• Shoulder
  • Infraspinatus
  • Lower Trapezius
  • Rhomboids
  • Serratus anterior
• Brachial plexus
  • Cords
  • Trunks
  • Deltopectoral & coracopectoral interval

1.5          IASTM

• Shoulder
  • Superficial
  • Deep
• Brachial plexus
  • Scalenes
  • Subclavius
  • Pectoralis minor
  • Deltopectoral & coracopectoral interval
• Neural Mobility
• Pin/Stretch along course
  • Scalenes
  • Pectoralis minor
  • Deltopectoral & coracopectoral interval

Exercise-based (mostly) Interventions

• Concavity Compression
• IR/ER Sinusoidal
• ER Side hop
• Scapular Stability
• TB T’s and diagonals + integration of cervical stabilization
• Kettle Bell arm bar protractions, crosses, circles
• Farmer’s Carry
• Bell up carries, 3 position
• Blackburn’s
• Modified Blackburn’s on Stability ball
• Y T I & Press

0.5          Scapular Dyskinesia

• Scapular Clocks
• Brügger’s
• Mirror SICK Scapula open and closed chain exercises
• 3 m.o. press ups

0.5          Restoring Total Arc Rotation Motion (TARM)

• Pin/Stretch
• Mobilization With Movement Internal Rotation
• Sleeper Stretch and Genie Stretches
• Self-release with LAX ball

0.5          Thoracic Mobility

• Foam rolling
• ACJ / SCJ Mobs
• Mid-back extension mobs
• Upper thoracic extension mobs

Bonus videos of the exercises above will be provided to attendees for post course study

CEU’s: 10 direct contact hours+ 2 independent study contact hours= 12 total

*Includes self-study component

Appropriate lunch and study breaks will be in addition to total hours.

12 Contact Hours (12 clock hours)
CEU’s: 10 direct contact hours+ 2 independent study contact hours= 12 total

This course content is not intended for use by any participants outside the scope of their license or regulation.

This live interactive webinar course is accepted by many professional credentialing organizations and state professional regulatory boards. Rules and regulations change frequently without notification, and apply differently to live and online courses. Please check with your state board to confirm accuracy of this list and acceptance of contact hours. Certificate of Attendance will be issued to all participants upon completion of the course 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 CEUs.

Rehab Education, LLC is recognized as:

• AOTA approved provider of OT and OTA continuing education (#6177)
• approved provider of PT and PTA continuing education by the NY State Education Department Board of Physical Therapy.
• approved provider of PT and PTA continuing education by IDFPR/ Illinois Board of Physical Therapy (#216000227).

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