Wilk PTI Online: Immediate Rehab Techniques Following Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery

This telecast will include lecture & patient demonstration discussing the latest basic science, clinical research & patient outcome studies in the most effective rehabilitation techniques in the rehabilitation following Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery. This presentation will include lecture, video and patient demonstration of specific rehabilitation techniques and approaches. Following the presentation there will be a discussion and questions/answers time.

Modalities such as cryotherapy, exercise, joint mobilization, laser therapy, electrical muscle stimulation and pain modalities will be discussed. This live web telecast will also be available to students who were unable to view the live webcast. Participants who view the on-demand webcast will be required to demonstrate mastery of the presented materials through completion of an online assessment or test.

Run Time: 1 hour

Attendee: Physical Therapists, PTA's, Students, Athletic Trainers

Required Equipment: Personal Computer, Tablet, or Smartphone with access to Broadband Internet (<1.4 mbps)

Examination: Short quiz- 6 questions. Passing grade of 70% or higher required for certificate

Course Evaluation: Yes

Certificate of Completion: Yes

Workbook/Handout: Yes

Course Approvals/Certifications: 

ProCert has awarded certification in the amount of 1 Continuing Competence Units (CCUs) to this activity. CCUs are a unit of relative value of an activity based on its evaluation against a rigorous and comprehensive set of standards representing the quality of an activity. The CCU determination is a valuation applying many factors including, but not limited to, duration of the activity. No conclusion should be drawn that CCUs correlate to time (e.g. hours).

Presentation Agenda

15 min    Designing the rehabilitation for the patient following rotator cuff repair surgery
10 min    Principles of early rehab techniques following surgery: where’s the evidence
25 min    Patient demonstration: immediate post-operative techniques
10 min    Discussion: Questions & Answers

Quiz

Course Evaluation

Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of this webinar, the participants will be able to: 

• Identify the various types of rehabilitation programs for patients who have undergone rotator cuff repair surgery, and;
• Formulate a individualized rehab program based on the patient & surgical variables.

Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will be able to:

1.    In a patient following Rotator Cuff Surgery, explain 5 reasons that rotator cuffs might fail during Rehabilitation.

2.    For a patient following Rotator Cuff Surgery, identify 5 factors that influence rehabilitation.

3.    Demonstrate 3 rehabilitation techniques for a patient after rotator cuff surgery.