Title: 2024 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine for Primary Care – Day 1 (Non-Physician)

Faculty: Walter C. Taylor, MD; Trent Harrison, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT; Stephan Esser, MD; Robert Martin MD

Release Date: 7/1/2024 Expiration Date: 7/1/2027

Day 1

Ankle Sprain: Evaluation and Management 

Attendees of this presentation should be able to:

• Discuss the use of the Ottawa Ankle Rules to determine if an x-ray is necessary after acute ankle injury
• Perform a competent ankle examination in a patient with ankle pain
• Describe the treatment of an athlete with a lateral ankle sprain
• Differentiate between a lateral ankle sprain and a high ankle sprain
• Discuss the differential diagnosis of ankle pain after acute injury

Not all Pain is created Equal: Nociplastic Pain

Attendees of this presentation will be able to:

• Evaluate the mechanical difference between Nociceptive, Neurogenic, and Nociplastic
• Determine what the pain presentation may be for each of these pain types
• Develop strategies to screen and test for Nociplastic pain and determine what to do about it

What’s New? A review of therapeutic PT modalities and the science behind them

Attendees of this presentation will be able to:

• Assess Dry Needling and Blood Flow Restriction as a PT modality
• Select appropriate patients that will benefit from these modalities
• Consider if there are contraindications for these modalities

Posture, Stability, Pain and Function

Attendees of this presentation will be able to:

• Assess what we know about Ergonomics and Posture
• Determine how “stability” play a role in pain & function
• Develop strategies to advise patients on ways to improve “Posture” and “Stability”

Functional Movement Screens and Application to your Clinical Practice

Attendees of this presentation will be able to:

• Consider the concepts behind the “movement system” and “kinesiopathology”.
• Analyze the use of functional screens for the Shoulder complex, lumbopelvic complex and knee complex.