Treating without Pain: Hand Therapy Treatment Concepts Including Taping, IASTM, and Joint Alignment

This one-day, combined concepts course will give you new techniques that can be used immediately with numerous “take home” tips and pearls. It will include significant demonstration, lab and video evidence to present the concept of “Treating without Pain”.

Focus on the 4 S’s: Skin, Swelling, Scar and Sensation, as well as joint alignment and balance. Explore techniques on how to improve joint ROM, eliminate pain, and eliminate compensation patterns for faster outcomes. Current research will be included to support these concepts.

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

Please note that this course is prerequisite to Treating Tendonitis in the Upper Extremity including Taping, IASTM, and Joint Alignment. Usually, both courses are offered at the same location on consecutive days.

Course Objectives:

After completion of this course, therapist will be able to:

• Identify 3 Movement With Motion (MWM) components to increase range of motion for a patient with a fractured finger.
• List 2 Agonist and Antagonist muscle relationships in a patient with Tennis Elbow
• Develop a treatment plan, including taping, cupping and IASTM strokes to enhance movement and space in a patient with a wrist fracture
• Given a patient with ECU Tendonitis, create a treatment plan including 2 appropriate taping techniques
• Identify 2 strengthening exercises to reduce pain in a patient with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

CE Credits

7.5 contact hours

BOC Skill Level: Advanced

This 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 CE. See links below.

Physical Therapy Board of California: The Physical Therapy Board of California recognizes Rehab Education, LLC as an approval agency to approve providers offering continuing competency courses for CA licensed PTs and PTAs. This course is approved for 7.5 contact hours.

Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners: Approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for .7 CEUs. (Course must be taken between 05-1-2019 and 04-30-2023)

NY State Physical Therapy Board: Rehab Education, LLC is recognized as an approved provider of PT and PTA continuing education by the NY State Education Department Board of Physical Therapy. (Course must be taken prior to 05-10-2022)

Ohio Physical Therapy Association: This course is approved by the Ohio Physical Therapy Association for 7.5 contact hours. (Course must be taken between 10-16-2020 and 10-16-2021)

Board of Certification, Inc (BOC) Approved Provider #P8271: Rehab Education, LLC is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Certified Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of 7.5 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Approved Provider #6177: See states that currently recognize AOTA Approved Providers for OT

• AOTA Approval States

  The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. At the time of listing, these states currently recognize AOTA Approved Providers for OT continuing education either in regulatory language or by formal written communication to AOTA:

  Alaska Arkansas Delaware District of Columbia Florida **(self-report to CE Broker) Illinois Indiana

  Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

  Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina

  North Dakota Ohio Oregon Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island

  South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Wisconsin (self study courses only)

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  *Disclaimer: Rehab Education LLC provides this list for your convenience. At the time of listing, the following state boards accept courses by virtue of approval by other organizations. It is the responsibility of the participant registering for a course to check with their state board to confirm rules and regulations regarding acceptance of contact hours for live and online courses.

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  The following PT Boards accept courses approved by other PT State boards*:

  Alaska Delaware District of Columbia Hawaii Illinois

  Indiana Kansas Kentucky Michigan Montana

  North Carolina North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee

  Utah Vermont Virginia Wyoming

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  The following PT Boards accept courses approved by other APTA state associations*:

  Alaska Arizona Delaware District of Columbia Florida **(self-report to CE Broker) Georgia

  Kansas Kentucky Mississippi Missouri North Carolina North Dakota

  Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Vermont Virginia Wyoming

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  The following PT Boards do not require pre-approval for continuing education activities as long as they are “directly related to the licensee’s practice of physical therapy” and/or meet the guidelines established by the board.

  Alabama Colorado Connecticut Iowa New Hampshire Washington Wisconsin

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  **FL licensees may need to self-submit courses in CE Broker
  HELPFUL LINKS:
  *NBCOT…National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy (view PDU requirements)

  +HTCC… Hand Therapy Certification Commission (view recertification requirements)
  Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC): This course is accepted by HTCC towards re-certification.

  State PT Boards
  State OT Boards

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