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Regional Courses in Obstetric Physical Therapy

 

Summary of All OB PT Level 1,2,3 Course Topics
(Subject to change before 12-08)

Course

OB1
Physical Therapy in Pregnancy

OB - 2
High Risk Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Therapy

OB3-
Special topics in Pregnancy and Postpartum

Topic

Pre-pregnancy fetal development
Maternal physiology/anatomical changes
Pregnancy Testing Evaluation-history taking
Examination
Differential diagnosis medical and MSK
Manual Therapy Treatment Functional Restoration
Stabilization exercise
Bracing and Orthoses
Modalities
Exercise
Labor and Delivery

Ethical/legal/liability
High Risk Diagnoses
Medical Interventions
Birth injuries
Inpatient care of the pregnancy and postpartum patient
Postpartum recovery and treatment
Abdominal and pelvic floor muscles postpartum
Functional restoration in postpartum
Breastfeeding
Psychosocial considerations

Wellness and fitness 
Pregnant Athletes
Traumatic injuries in pregnancy
Physical therapists role in labor and delivery
Disability in pregnancy
Practice development in pregnancy and postpartum
Referral Development and Marketing

 

Lab

Gait Assessment
Pelvic Alignment and Posture Assessment
Motion and Special Tests: Pelvic , Hip, SI Joint
Diastasis Rectus Testing
Spine Testing
Manual Therapy
Functional Restoration
Stabilization and bracing

Review of examination
Postpartum manual therapy lab
Postpartum modality lab
Abdominal rehabilitation
Pelvic floor rehabilitation
High risk examination lab
High risk exercise lab

Lab Conducting a Class
Manual therapy lab
Exercise prescription and testing
Review of tests for trauma patients

 

Small Group breakout
sessions

 

 

Referral development
Practice development
Complex cases clinical decision making

 

 

 

Please contact Amanda Duarte, or at 800/999-2782, ext 3159 for more regional course details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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