Clinical Decision Making: How To Choose the Best Treatment Path

Overview

While many manual therapists have learned a variety of treatment techniques to use, they often lack a proper foundation to apply them in the most appropriate manner. As a result, treatments may not be as effective as they could be. This course will explain the multiple factors involved in the clinical decision making process, which will enable the therapist to choose the best treatment path. We will discuss how to see the big picture via a thorough evaluation, create a complete problem list, understand necessary biomechanical and physiological concepts, determine a proper treatment order, decide which techniques to use at each step, and perform a good layer palpation to ensure treatment is localized to the right tissue layer. A good understanding of these principles is essential for being an effective manual therapist that consistently makes good clinical decisions.

Learning Objectives (upon completion)

1. The student will understand the how to perform a thorough evaluation in order  to see the big picture of all possible sources of the patient’s symptoms.
2. The student will understand the how to use the evaluation findings to create a complete problem list. 
3. The student will understand how the somatic dysfunctions present are causing aberrant physiology in order to develop an appropriate treatment plan. 
4. The student will understand how to perform a good layer palpation to ensure treatment is localized to the right tissue layer.

Details

Duration: Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 8am-5pm; Sunday, April 21, 2024 from 8am-4pm

Location: Kennedy Krieger Institute
International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at White Marsh
425 Williams Court
Suite 116
Middle River, MD 21220

Price: $595 / person (cost increases $25 a week prior to class date)

Number of Attendees: 15-20

Instructors: Robert Cohen, M.A., P.T. and Jon Laking, M.A., P.T.

Contact: Robert Cohen, M.A., P.T. at 410-321-9292 or bob@baygrassinstitute.com

Target Audience: Healthcare providers – M.D., D.O., P.T., A.T.C., M.T., R.N., O.T., and other licensed or certified Healthcare Providers.

Continuing Education Credits: NCBTMB Approved Provider #1418. This course has been approved by the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners and NCBTMB for 1.5 CEUs (15 credit hours).