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Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Description of primary and secondary bone healing
  • Signs of clinical and radiographic fracture healing
  • Complications of fracture healing
  • Description of Long bone fractures
  • Effect of motion on bone healing
  • Indications and potential complications of closed reduction and open reduction of fractures
  • Assessment methods for patients with fractures

Hour 2

  • Understanding Sensorimotor Control
  • Edema management techniques
  • Scar remodeling techniques
  • Graded motor imagery techniques
  • Understanding how pediatric fractures are different from fractures in adults
  • Proper positioning in orthotics to protect fractures while preventing contractures
  • Theory of the effect of low load prolonged stress on contractures
  • Kinematics of the carpal bones
  • Treatment of scaphoid fractures
  • Anatomical factors in the outcome of distal radius fractures
  • Consequences of positive and negative ulnar variance

Hour 3

  • Therapeutic intervention for TFCC injury combined with fracture
  • Problems with orthoses and casts which can lead to contracture and skin breakdown
  • Use of Mobile apps as therapeutic activities
  • Appropriate therapy programs and custom orthoses following closed and open reduction of distal radius, radial styloid and ulna fractures
  • Importance of early motion following fracture and soft tissue injuries and surgeries
  • EPL ruptures over carpal and radius fractures

Hour 4

  • Options for low load prolonged stress for forearm contractures
  • Indications for use of Isometric, Eccentric, Coactivation, Closed Chain, Plyometric and Reactive Muscle Activation exercises
  • Interosseous membrane structure and functions
  • Therapy program and precautions for Monteggia fractures

Hour 5

  • Therapy programs, precautions and orthoses for fractures and fracture dislocations of the elbow and distal humerus

Hour 6

  • Identify appropriate therapeutic activities for specific fractures with associated soft tissue injury
  • Identify appropriate static orthoses to protect specific fractures with associated soft tissue injuries

Author

Susan Mitchell, MS, OTR/L, CHT

Fracture Management for the Hand Therapist

Fracture Management for the Hand Therapist

6 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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$96

Description:

Fracture management is constantly evolving as new therapy techniques are developed and surgical stabilization methods change. University curriculum rarely provides up-to-date training in management of upper extremity (UE) fractures. Using short video clips and photos of orthoses, therapeutic activities and techniques along with presentation of protocols and explanations of surgical procedures, this course prepares the beginning and intermediate therapist to successfully treat patients with upper extremity fractures and associated injuries.

Full Course Description
Fracture management is constantly evolving as new therapy techniques are developed and surgical stabilization methods change. University curriculum rarely provides up-to-date training in management of upper extremity (UE) fractures. Using short video clips and photos of orthoses, therapeutic activities and techniques along with presentation of protocols and explanations of surgical procedures, this course prepares the beginning and intermediate therapist to successfully treat patients with upper extremity fractures and associated injuries.

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional to successfully treat patients with upper extremity fractures and associated injuries.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify advantages of primary bone healing over secondary bone healing
  2. Recognize signs of clinical fracture healing
  3. Identify known causes of fracture nonunion
  4. Identify the effects of motion on fracture healing
  5. List assessment methods for use with fracture management

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional to successfully treat patients with upper extremity fractures and associated injuries.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify advantages of primary bone healing over secondary bone healing
  2. Recognize signs of clinical fracture healing
  3. Identify known causes of fracture nonunion
  4. Identify the effects of motion on fracture healing
  5. List assessment methods for use with fracture management

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 6 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Occupational Therapist, and Occupational Therapist Assistant.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Susan Mitchell is employed by Baton Rouge Orthopedic Clinic and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 6 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Occupational Therapist, and Occupational Therapist Assistant.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Susan Mitchell is employed by Baton Rouge Orthopedic Clinic and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.