Joseph LaVacca – The Answer to Chronic Pain: Looking Just Beneath the Surface – PESI

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Speaker: Joseph LaVacca, PT, DPT, OCS

Duration: 1 Hour 57 Minutes

Format: Audio and Video

Copyright: Jul 30, 2020  

Media Type: Digital Seminar

Description

Improve your treatment of chronic pain by examining the growing importance and understanding of superficial connective tissues and the role it plays in movement and pain.  Understanding etiology, assessment, and diagnosis will allow the clinician to make improved decisions when dealing with patients with cutaneous nerve entrapment syndromes.  Explore the usage of MSK ultrasound and the benefits of it.

Speaker

Joseph LaVacca, PT, DPT, OCS

Joseph LaVacca, PT, DPT, OCS, has been practicing physical therapy in New York City since 2010. He is the owner and founder of Strength in Motion Physical Therapy, where his passion lies in helping individuals with chronic pain rediscover themselves and their joy in both movement and life. Joe also holds advanced certifications in Orthopedics and movement screen utilization for the FMS/SFMA and functional range systems. Joe also prides himself on being a functional strength and mobility coach, while also having the opportunity to educate clinicians throughout the country and the world on topics such as building therapeutic alliance through the art of communication, understanding pain, treatment of lower extremity dysfunction and gait assessment, the clinical applications of CBD and breathwork interventions, as well as kinesiology taping and instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Joseph LaVacca is the owner and physical therapist of Strength in Motion Physical Therapy. He has employment relationships with Fringe, Inc, RockTape, and Force Couple LLC. Joseph LaVacca receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Joseph LaVacca has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Objectives

1. Determine the differences between fascial layers and their importance
2. Distinguish the differences in fascial receptors including free nerve endings, pacinian corpuscles, and Ruffini’s and their role on the CNS
3. Employ MSK ultrasound to guide diagnosis and treatment decisions

Outline

Fascial Layers

• Superficial and deep fascia
• Impact and role on the CNS and movement dysfunction

Differences in Fascial Receptors

• Free nerve endings
• Pacinian
• Ruffini nerve endings
• Impact and role on the CNS and movement dysfunction

Using Musculoskeletal Ultrasound to Guide Diagnosis and Treatment Decisions

• MSK ultrasound
• Usage and implementation of MSK in your practice
• Case studies: anterior cutaneious nerve entrapments, cluneal nerves, and median nerve

Target Audience

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Athletic Trainer

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