Description

Details:

Course Name: Lower Kinetic Chain Dysfunction: A Problem Solving Approach
Presenter: Walt Jenkins, PT, DHS, ATC
Price: $130.00
Number of Contact Hours/CCU’s:  15
Target Audience: PT’s, PTA’s, OT’s, OTA’s
Included: One Link to Access the Entire Set of Videos, A Course Manual (e-mailed), Sign-in Sheet, Evaluation and Summary Sheet

Course Description:

This course is designed to assist the practicing therapist in the examination and rehabilitation of lower kinetic chain dysfunction. The first four DVD’s will emphasize normal and pathomechanical movement and examination of lower kinetic dysfunction. A model of hip, knee and foot examination will be discussed and demonstrated. The last four DVD’s will implement the examination and treatment model for a variety of hip, knee and foot pathologies. Evidence-based examination and intervention strategies will be presented and discussed throughout the course.

Topics:

Lower Kinetic Chain Movement and Pathomechanics
Lower Kinetic Chain Examination Demonstrations
Rehabilitation of the Injured Hip
Articular Pathology of the Knee
Foot and Lower Leg Pathology
Lower Kinetic Chain Therapeutic Exercise

Learning Objectives:

Analyze normal lower kinetic chain movement
Describe common pathomechanical movement patterns in the lower kinetic chain
Demonstrate current concepts in examination of the hip, knee and foot
Analyze normal and dysfunctional lower kinetic chain movement
Discuss how therapeutic exercise may be used to treat lower kinetic chain dysfunction

Presenter: Walter Jenkins, PT, DHS, ATC

Dr. Jenkins is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Physical Therapy at East Carolina University. In addition to his teaching responsibilities with the entry-level physical therapy curriculum, he is active as a clinician with ECU’s athletic program. Prior to his current position he served as Coordinator of Sports Physical Therapy at the Kansas University Medical Center’s Sports Medicine Institute where he was as Assistant Professor in Orthopedic Surgery and Physical Therapy. Previously he taught at the University of Indianapolis and Purdue University and has been a director of several outpatient physical therapy clinics.