Hand, Upper Extremity, And Orthopedics CEU Courses for OTs

Elastic taping is a non-pharmacological modality often used to treat pain and facilitate the body’s natural healing process. This course provides learners with introductory knowledge about taping practices that support and stabilize muscles and joints without restricting the body’s range of motion.

The clinical presentation of SLAP tear lesions and the typical evaluation and treatment of both conservative and post-operative cases will be discussed in this case.

Principles of client-centered care for the pediatric upper extremity patient, considering both the child and their parent, will be discussed in this course. It will discuss how to best involve the family/caregiver in establishing treatment goals and activities with the knowledge of the OT guiding the process.

Neuroanatomy of carpal tunnel syndrome and median nerve compression and current treatment protocols as a segue into introducing Qigong as nerve gliding exercises will be reviewed in this course.

Strategies for addressing sex and intimacy with more confidence and ease in any setting will be addressed in this course. The course will touch on personal biases/assumptions, OT scope of practice, a brief review of practice models, and assessments that are available. Education on assistive devices, adaptations and modifications for treatment intervention, and health benefits of participation in sex and intimacy across the lifespan will be discussed.

Adhesive Capsulitis is characterized by a painful, gradual loss of motion which may lead to significant functional limitations. This session reviews the epidemiology, classification, and differential diagnosis associated with adhesive capsulitis. Current evidence related to conservative therapy management utilizing activity and joint mobilization is reviewed.

The basics of providing OT services to the pediatric orthopedic population, including indications and contraindications, will be discussed in this course. It will include treatment techniques and the establishment of treatment goals.

Evidence-based treatment strategies and techniques to provide an engaging, motivating, task-oriented, and salient experience providing the requisite use, repetition, and intensity of training for skill acquisition via extended reality (XR) will be discussed in this course. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Extended reality (XR) technologies and platforms and their support of ADLs and rehabilitation goals will be discussed in this course along with the facilitators and barriers of this treatment. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

An in-depth explanation of what osteogenesis imperfect is, how to safely implement occupational intervention, and the perspective of what it is like to live with OI will be discussed in this course. Taught by an OT who has OI, this course will cover many of the modifications and adaptations that the instructor has made in her own life, as well as the emotional and social impact that OI has had, and how therapists can address these areas to support clients with OI.