Description
Are you ready to face the mounting number of “baby boomers†who want to return to an active lifestyle after they’ve been diagnosed with degenerative joint disease?
Chad Thompson – Rehab Strategies for Degenerative Joint Disease: Keeping Seniors Active
Advanced surgical techniques, shorter hospital stays, minimal inpatient rehab, and decreasing home health visits make treating this emerging population a necessity for all therapists and rehab professionals. Help your patients get back to life with speaker Chad Thompson, PT, DPT, CEAS, as he relates more than 25 years of practical, evidence-based interventions he uses with this exact population. He will give the tools today that you need for tomorrow, such as:
practical exercise regimen for outpatient seniors
techniques to maintain mobility and improve gait mechanics
mobilization tips to increase range of motion in UE and LE
medical management
accessing and understanding the latest research to defend your practice and improve reimbursement
a roadmap for what the future holds for degenerative joint disease
Handouts
Manual – Rehab Strategies for Degenerative Joint Disease (10.43 MB) 104 Pages Available after Purchase
Outline
DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE (DJD)
American Medical Association (AMA) Guidelines
Arthritis Foundation’s Guidelines
PATIENT PRESENTATION AND ASSESSMENT
Medical history
DJD vs. rheumatoid arthritis vs. gout
Other arthritic conditions
Severs disease
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DJD IN…
Weight-bearing joints
Non-weight bearing joints
Spinal disc degeneration
IMPORTANCE OF JOINT CONSERVATION
Silver Sneakers
Ergonomic work and home
Environments
Biomechanics
Positional awareness
TECHNIQUES TO MAINTAIN MOBILITY
Motion is lotion
Muscle balance
Joint stability
Diet and supplements
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT: DEBUNKING MYTHS
SURGICAL OPTIONS
Arthroscopy
Total Joint Arthroplasty
Hip
Knee
Shoulder (conventional and reverse)
Ankle
MCP replacement
PRE-HAB MANAGEMENT
Assistive devices
Pre-op exercise program
Sit to stand transfer
Gait training
TOTAL JOINT REGIMENS – ACUTE CARE POST-OP
Restoring range of motion
Correct gait mechanics
Transfer training
Exercise programs
Critical pathways
OUTPATIENT STRATEGIES
Program goals
Exercise design
Scar care management
Outcome measures
Gait progression
CONVALESCENCE
1+ year to complete recovery
Activity guideline
Quality of life cost benefits of activities
Faculty
Chad Thompson, PT, DPT, CEAS
Chad Thompson, PT, DPT, CEAS, has directed the Kentucky Orthopedic Rehab Team (KORT), Georgetown, Kentucky location since 2003 and practiced outpatient physical therapy since 1997. During that time, he earned the APTA Board Certified Specialists in Orthopedics. Dr. Thompson has over 25 years of experience working with total joint patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He has written treatment protocols for the rehabilitation of acute post-operative spinal and extremity patients. Dr. Thompson has devoted his career to providing patients with impairment-based exercise programs for the prevention of disability and loss of functional independence.
In addition to his therapy experience, Dr. Thompson is a clinical instructor for the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville, and assists in supervising the Samaritan Free Clinic. This clinic allows students to assess and treat underserved patients under supervision of a PT. He has spoken professionally on mobilization and treatment of low back pain, and taught body mechanics and orthotic fabrication, as well as prescription programs. Dr. Thompson graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1997 with a Master’s in Physical Therapy and a Bachelor’s of Health Science and received a Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2006 from Regis University, Colorado. He holds certifications in Functional Capacity Examination from Select Medical Corporation, and Isherhagen Workwell Systems. He is certified to perform Work Task and Job Analysis by Work Steps™ and the Atlanta Back School, holding a Certification as an Ergonomic Assessment Specialist.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Chad Thompson is Director of Outpatient Physical Therapy at KORT Physical Therapy Clinic. He has stock holdings with Bristol Meyer Squibb in a 401K retirement plan with Select Medical Corporation. Mr. Thompson receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Chad Thompson has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
