Shane Malecha – Therapeutic Strategies for Degenerative Joint Disease

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Shane Malecha – Therapeutic Strategies for Degenerative Joint Disease

Description:

• Diagnostic Techniques & Clinical Clues for The Evaluation of DJD
• Optional Strategies To Prevent or Delay Arthritic Conditions
• Rehabilitation and Recovery Techniques to Restore Active Lifestyles for Adult Patients
• Case Studies and Practice Labs

Active living is a way of life for many adults. Degenerative joint disease or arthritis can often stop people from moving forward. It is important to get patients back on track and curb patient reactivity.-admission and managing Medicare’s multiple procedure payment reduction and therapy cap are challenges you face every day. This seminar will provide valuable strategies and tips to help you overcome these problems.

Join Shane MalechaLearn the concepts of PT, DPT and MS from CSCS. Degenerative Joint Disease It is done in such a way as to make a complex topic, often confusing, easy to understand and useful for the next patient interaction. The seminar is entertaining and informative. Mock patient presentations make it fun. They also help you put the concepts into practice and give you a way to think about what to do when a patient visits your office. Shane This guide will walk you through the assessment, describing the key steps, the evaluation techniques, and concepts. It will also include skills for evaluating and treating the degenerative joint.

You’ll learn the non-The latest rehabilitation protocols will enable the patient to return to work.

OUTLINE

Diagnostic Criteria for Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)

• American Medical Association (AMA), Guidelines
• Arthritis foundation’s guidelines

Patient Presentation

• Medical history
• DJD v. RheumatoidArthritis v. Gout
• Other Arthritic Conditions

The Pathophysiology and Treatment of DJD in:

• Weight-bearing joints
• Non-weight bearing joints
• The spine

Joint Conservation

• Silver Sneakers
• Home and work environments that are ergonomic
• Biomechanics
• Positional awareness

Techniques to Maintain Mobility

• Motion is lotion
• Muscle balance
• Joint Stability
• Supplements and diet
  • Super foods
  • Supplements available over the counter

Medical Management

• Medication
  • Benefits
  • Risques

Surgical

• Arthroscopy
• Total joint arthroplasty
  • Total hip
  • Total knee
  • Total shoulder
    • Conventional
    • Reverse
• Ankle
• MCP replacement

Physical Therapy Management

• Pre-Hab
  • Introduce assistive devices
  • Pre-Program for op exercise
  • Smoking cessation
  • Weight loss
  • Motivational interviewing techniques

Total Joint Regimen

• Acute care post-Op
  • Post-Op teaching
  • Intervention specific gait instruction
  • Exercise programs
  • Key pathways
• Take care

Outpatient Rehab

• Program goals
• Design of an exercise program
• Scar care management
• Measurement of the end result
• Gait Progression
  • Household vs. community ambulation
  • Addressing the “What can I do?”
  • Mature adult
  • Middle-Adults over 18

Convalescence

• Complete recovery takes 1+ years
• Activity guideline
• Quality of life
• Activities that have cost benefits

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OBJECTIVES

1. Summarize the most common-Symptoms of degenerative joint disease.
2. To develop diagnostic skills, explain focused history taking methods and examination techniques for Evaluation of degenerative joints in the upper and lower extremities
3. Assess the decision-Making decisions about surgical and conservative treatment options for Patients suffering from degenerative joints.
4. Find ways to effectively educate patients on the following: the arthritic process and treatment options, recovery steps, long-term care, and more-term expectations.
5. To counsel and consult patients, describe the stages of rehabilitation and recovery.
6. Discuss the best ways to prevent or delay arthritic symptoms with patients.