DVD: Mulligan Concept: Hand, Wrist, and Elbow

This is a presentation of Brian Mulligan's Mobilization with Movement (MWM) approach to musculoskeletal problems in the hand, wrist, forearm and elbow. These manual therapy treatment techniques will be described and demonstrated by Brian Mulligan with Don Reordan and Julie Paolino of the Mulligan Concept Teachers Association. The course includes examples of MWM for differential diagnosis as well as treatment, home exercise techniques and taping. It covers possible treatment interventions for loss of finger, wrist or elbow motion, loss of supination/pronation and lateral elbow pain with gripping or wrist extension (tennis elbow). The guidelines and indications necessary to apply the techniques are presented in a verbal and visual format. The intended result is immediate enhancement of assessment and treatment skills applicable to the upper extremity joints utilizing Mobilization with Movement techniques.

UNITS:

1) Introduction

2) MWM Principles

3) MWM for Finger

4) MWM for Metacarpals

5) MWM for Wrist

6) MWM for Forearm

7) MWM for Elbow

8) MWM for Lateral Epicondylalgia

9) Home Therapies and Conclusion

Final Test

Certificate of Completion

Course Evaluation

Run Time: 2 hours

Audience: Physical Therapists, PTA's, Athletic Trainers

Examination: 20-question test. Passing grade of 70% or higher required for certificate

Course Evaluation: Yes

Certificate of Completion: Yes

Workbook/Handout: Yes

Course Approvals/Certifications: 

Upon completion of this class, you should be able to:

• Summarize the concept of Mobilization with Movement (MWM) along with its technique guidelines
• Describe MWM techniques for the the hand, wrist, and elbow

1. Apply a MWM with proper handling technique, to a PIP joint for a patient with pain and loss of motion in a PIP joint.
2. Apply a MWM with proper handling technique to the scaphoid, in a patient with pain during wrist extension or flexion.
3. Resolve to utilize the Mulligan concept and a MWM in the treatment plan of a patient with elbow dysfunction.