Spinal Cord Rehab - The Next Step - One Day Live Course Combined with an Online DVD Home Study (Nov, 2016)

Spinal Cord Rehab - The Next Step - One Day Live Course Combined with an Online DVD Home Study (Nov, 2016) is organized by North American Seminars Inc and would be held on Nov 20, 2016 at John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States of America. The targeted audience for this medical meeting basically for Physicians.

Continuing Education Course Objectives :
Compare the differences between the ASIA motor exam and manual muscle testing.
Identify the pitfalls of only using the ASIA exam for SCI evaluation.
Understand the challenges of applying standardized manual muscle testing to the spinal cord injured patient.
Identify incomplete spinal cord injury characteristics via deductive reasoning following a sensorimotor exam.
Identify key components to the therapy evaluation including:
Modified manual muscle test vs the ASIA assessment
Sensory testing
Functional skill elements and indications for treatment planning
Discuss goal setting and therapy techniques as they relate to various functional levels of injury
Observe and practice patient handling techniques in a lab setting including:
Transfer training and progressions
Bed mobility training and progressions
Conventional model gait training and progressions
Positioning for mechanical advantage to encourage optimal strengthening and facilitation
Observe and understand of the basic manual wheelchair components and benefits for gravity assisted positioning for task performance.
Describe the anatomical, physiological structures of the spinal cord including central pattern generators and their roll in recovery.