Treating Shoulder Pain

The lifetime prevalence of shoulder pain is approximately 67% with data suggesting these numbers continue to increase. Furthermore, data demonstrates a 50% patient recovery rate over 12-18 months with about half of patients experiencing recurrence within a year.This course will present how to analyze scapular dysfunction focusing on anatomical considerations to optimize patient outcomes. These include, but are not limited to, the contributions of muscle-length relationships and motor control in shoulder impairments. This course will outline how to analyze scapular impairments and provide corrective exercises through kinematics. These techniques will be presented in a way that will allow you toimmediately incorporate these concepts into your practice. Participants will engage in hands-on strategies in scapular alignment, muscle-length tests/identification, and exercise instruction.

Highlights

• Immediately improve your client's functional shoulder outcomes using practical treatment techniques
• Confidently perform an assessment and re-assessment to treat syndromes of the shoulder girdle with your next client
• Hands-on labs with demonstration andpractice of a proper scapular analysis and exerciseinstruction

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Athletic Trainers