Comprehensive Treatment of the Hip: From the Spine to the Foot
Course Description
This course provides you with a central theme in treating the hip complex. Often, evaluations collect overwhelming amounts of subjective and objective information yet leave us without a strategy. This course solves the problem of assessment vs treatment by combining them, and this simplifying the methodology to find it , treat it, and assess it.
This course will allow you to treat the hip in an integrative and comprehensive way. It is unique in that it includes MET and mobilizations of the spine, pelvis, hip/knee and ankle/foot regions. This course also teaches treatment, through myofascial release, of all muscles that directly and indirectly influence/impact the hip and its function.
At the completion of this course, you will be able to treat most any hip diagnosis with confidence and comprehensiveness as well as achieve immediate improved functional results with your patients.
As with all of our manual therapy courses, this seminar will follow a progression of principles and reinforce them throughout the 16 hours. This course is at least 75% hands-on lab, and will give the clinician hands-on skills they use immediately upon their return to the clinical setting.
What people are saying!
Top Takeaways
- Visualize the interplay between the other joints of the spine and lower quadrant with the hip.
- A flow of treatment that is inclusive to all the influencers of hip mechanics.
- Multiple techniques that both treat and assess simultaneously.
Course Objectives
At the completion of this seminar, the participant will be able to:
- Correctly describe the normal and abnormal biomechanics of at least 5 specific joints involving the lower extremities and pelvis
- Correctly describe the neurophysiological mechanism behind muscle energy technique (MET)
- Correctly demonstrate 2 lumbo-pelvic, 2 hip and 3 lower extremity joint mobilizations
- Correctly demonstrate at least 4 components in a systematic approach and treatment progression of the hip complex
- Correctly state 8 key anatomical structures of the lower quadrant (lumbo-pelvic, hip, knee, ankle/foot) and their application to joint mechanics, movement and dysfunction
- State the 8 key treatment principles for joint mobilizations and 6 treatment principles for Myofascial Release (MFR)
- Independently discuss 4 treatment concepts for MFR of the lower quadrant
- Correctly demonstrate 8 key treatment techniques for joint mobilizations to decrease stress on the hip
- Correctly instruct a person in 5 exercises to improve strength, stability and mobility of the lower quadrant
Course Instructors
Steven Sanders
PT, MSPT, DPT, CIMT
Steven graduated with a B.S. in Health Science, Minor in Sports Medicine/Athletic Training at Northern Illinois University in 1992. While representing his school on a swimming scholarship he gained experience working with high school, college and professional athletes. Upon graduation he transferred into and completed his M.S. in Physical Therapy from D’Youville College in Buffalo, NY. Graduating in 1996, he then worked as a travel therapist while attending higher education with emphasis on becoming a foot and ankle clinical specialist. He eventually settled into Tucson AZ. where he continued his pursuit for higher education; ultimately graduating from the University of St. Augustine with a D.P.T. (manual therapy tract) degree in 2006. He then began the certification process through GLS, completed Synthesis, and became a Certified Integrative Manual Therapist in 2009. During this process, Steve developed an appreciation and passion for treating cervical-thoracic dysfunctions. Steve has had a range of field and clinical experience specializing in orthopedic injuries and post surgical conditions. Steve treats all regions of the body in his practice and emphasizes the principles of restoring and re-educating normal myofascial and musculoskeletal balance. He currently works at the Progressive Physical Therapy and Wellness Center Green Valley, Arizona; of which he is part owner.
Course Outline
Saturday
Continental Breakfast
Lecture: Introduction, Overview of Anatomy, Lumbopelvic/Hip/Lower Quarter Biomechanics, Overview of Mobilization Types Utilized, Review of Fascia
Lecture: Lumbo-Pelvic Biomechanical Effects on the Hip
Lecture: Foot Effects on the Hip.
Lunch (on your own)
Lab: Assessment and Palpation of the Lumbo-Pelvic Complex
Lab: MET/Joint Mobilizations of Lumbo-Pelvic Complex – Thoraco-Lumbar Junction, Sacrum, Ilium
Review of Evidence-Based Literature for Today’s Topics
Adjourn
Sunday
Continental Breakfast
Review and Testing of Saturday Material/Techniques
Lab: Hip Mobilizations and MFR of the Hip Joint
Lab: MFR of the Hip Musculature and Fascia
Lunch (on your own)
Lab: Mobilizations of the Foot/Ankle Complex – Distal Tib-Fib and Talocrural
Case Studies
Review and Testing of Sunday Techniques
Review of Evidence-Based Literature for Today’s Topics
Adjourn
