J.C. Andersen – The Ultimate Guide to Treating Hip, Groin, & Thigh Injuries: Restore Function & Performance in Fewer Sessions with Today’s Best Practices

Outline

Hot Topics and Innovations

• Practical applications of the latest research
  • Getting the neurophysiological benefits of manual therapy
  • How to improve exercise dosing and prescription
  • New guidance on surgical vs non-surgical options
  • Updates in return to activity/sport testing
• Today’s top tech
  • SERF strap
  • Handheld dynamometers
  • Textured balance boards
  • Theraband CLX

Confidently Identify the Root Cause of Impairment

• Review anatomical structures and hip mechanics
• Master a comprehensive framework for evaluating symptoms, including:
  • Pain
  • Clicking, popping, and snapping
  • Reduced strength
  • Balance deficits
  • Impaired work/sports performance
  • Decreased sitting tolerance
  • Impaired stair ascent/descent
• Hands-on lab

Upgrade Your Therapy Toolbox

• Innovative interventions you can use immediately to:
  • Eliminate pain
  • Improve balance
  • Build muscular strength and performance
  • Increase neuromuscular control
  • Enhance functional mobility
  • Reduce fear of movement or pain
  • Boost ability to self-manage symptoms
• Hands-on lab

Combine Multiple Interventions More Effectively for Better Outcomes

• Synergistic strategies for effectively integrating:
  • Isometric and eccentric resistance training
  • Joint mobilization
  • Mobilization with movement
  • Pain education
  • Balance training
  • External vs. internal focused movement tasks
  • High value exercises for
    • Muscle performance
    • Neuromuscular control
  • Self-mobilization
• Hands-on lab

Real-World Applications for Common Diagnoses and Conditions

• Hip osteoarthritis
• Femoral acetabular impingement
• Acetabular labral tear
• Adductor strain/tendinopathy
• Osteitis pubis
• Greater trochanteric pain syndrome
• Gluteal tendinopathy
• Iliopsoas strain/tendinopathy
• Trochanteric bursitis
• Proximal hamstring tendinopathy
• Sports hernia
• Hands-on lab

Design Powerful Solutions Using Your New Skills

• Case scenario: Correctly identify the root cause of impairment
• Case scenario: Problem solve a complex hip impairment and develop an effective treatment plan
• Case scenario: Revise a standard plan of care for an older patient
• Case scenario: Overcome barriers to effective strategy implementation

Maximize Your Reimbursement

• Coding and billing updates
• Justify therapy with the right goals and progress measures
• Avoid denials and audits with these tips