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Therapeutic Strategies for Degenerative Joint Disease: Overcoming Pain and Improving Function
Description
- Diagnostic Techniques & Clinical Clues for the Evaluation of DJD
- Options and Strategies to Prevent or Delay Arthritic Changes
- Rehabilitation and Recovery Techniques to Return Adult Patients to Active Lifestyles
- Case Studies and Practice Labs
For many adults, an active lifestyle is simply a way of life. The process of degenerative joint disease, or arthritis, often stops them in their tracks. Getting patients back into action, while curbing patient re-admission and managing Medicare’s multiple procedure payment reduction and therapy cap are challenges you face every day. Attend this seminar and gain valuable tips and strategies to address these challenges.
Join Shane Malecha, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS, and learn the concepts of Degenerative Joint Disease in a way that makes a confusing and often overwhelming topic fun, understandable and applicable to the next patient interaction. Case studies and mock patient presentations not only make the seminar fun and entertaining, they also put the concepts into action, allowing you to create a thought pattern to apply when a patient is in your office. Shane will take you through the assessment process, detailing the key steps of the pathology, evaluation techniques and concepts, specifically including skills to evaluate and treat the degenerative joint.
You will learn the non-operative and surgical interventions currently being used to treat DJD patients, as well as the latest rehabilitation protocols that will take the individual to active once again.
Shane Malecha, PT, DPT, MS, CSCSRelated seminars and products
Physical Therapist
Aegis Therapies
Shane Malecha holds advanced degrees in Physical Therapy and Biology. He is also certified by the NSCA as a strength and conditioning specialist. His clinical experience includes six years of practice in a variety of settings, including out-patient, in-patient, neurological rehabilitation, and sports medicine. One of his areas of specialization is in spinal assessments and rehabilitation along with fall prevention. Dr. Malecha also contributes his time to the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy as a reviewer, American Physical Therapy Association’s Advisory Panel of Education, and the Special Olympics FUNFitness program.
Dr. Malecha has practiced for Aegis Therapies since 2009. Other experiences include having been a director of a home health agency and staff clinician for an orthopedic/sports medicine clinic. Dr. Malecha graduated from Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute of Health Professions with a doctoral degree in 2006. He received his Masters Degree in Science in 2004 from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, and a B.A. in Biology/Pre-Medicine from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in 2001.
Dr. Malecha has lectured extensively in the areas of medical screening for physical therapy, Lumbar/Thoracic and Cervical evaluation and treatment, vestibular rehabilitation, and fall prevention.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Shane Malecha is receiving a fee for speaking at today’s educational activity.
Nonfinancial: Shane Malecha has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
OUTLINE
Diagnostic Criteria for Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
- American Medical Association (AMA) Guidelines
- Arthritis foundation’s guidelines
Patient Presentation
- Medical history
- DJD v. Rheumatoid Arthritis v. Gout
- Other Arthritic conditions
The Pathophysiology of DJD in:
- Weight-bearing joints
- Non-weight bearing joints
- The spine
Joint Conservation
- Silver Sneakers
- Ergonomic work and home environments
- Biomechanics
- Positional awareness
Techniques to Maintain Mobility
- Motion is lotion
- Muscle balance
- Joint stability
- Diet and supplements
- Super foods
- Over the counter supplements
Medical Management
- Medication
- Benefits
- Risks
Surgical
- Arthroscopy
- Total joint arthroplasty
- Total hip
- Total knee
- Total shoulder
- Conventional
- Reverse
- Ankle
- MCP replacement
Physical Therapy Management
- Pre-Hab
- Introduction of assistive devices
- Pre-op exercise program
- Smoking cessation
- Weight reduction
- Motivational interviewing techniques
Total Joint Regimens
Acute care post-op
- Post-op teaching
- Gait instruction specific to intervention
- Exercise programs
- Critical pathways
Precautions
Outpatient Rehab
- Program Goals
- Design of exercise regimen
- Scar care management
- Outcome measure
- Gait Progression
- Household v. community ambulation
- Addressing the “What can I do?”
- Mature adult
- Middle-aged adult
Convalescence
- 1+ year to complete recovery
- Activity guideline
- Quality of life
- Cost benefits of activities
Objectives
- Summarize the commonly-experienced condition of degenerative joint disease.
- Explain focused history taking techniques and examination methods to create diagnostic skills for evaluation of upper and lower extremity degenerative joints.
- Evaluate the decision-making processes regarding conservative and surgical treatment options for patients with degenerative joints.
- Obtain methods to effectively educate patients regarding: the arthritic process, treatment options, recovery steps, and long-term expectations.
- Describe recovery and rehabilitation stages to counsel and consult patients.
- Determine the strategies to share with patients to optimally prevent or delay arthritic changes.
Target Audience
Athletic Trainers, Exercise Physiologists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists/Physical Therapist Assistants, Physician Assistants, and other Healthcare Professionals
Reviews
Rosemond J
“Great info!”
Maureen T
“Shane gave a very detailed easy to follow presentation. I learned a lot.”
Michelle K
“Speaker was engaging and used good use of humor and personal reports to make course material relevant. “
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