# 7179 OSTEOPOROSIS: There IS Something You Can Do About It! Practical Applications for the Physical Therapy Clinic THE MEEKS METHOD.

Course Summary:

This highly experiential webinar will focus on the comprehensive physical therapy approach to the epidemic conditions of osteoporosis and osteopenia with practical, safe and therapeutic movement and exercises that the participant will be invited to do right during the webinar. Focusing on better body alignment to improve muscle contraction and weight-bearing forces on bone, this innovative, comprehensive, evidence-based, 12 point approach of The Meeks Method has been shown to be useful and safe for other diagnoses, such as spinal stenosis, as well. Participants will be able to ask questions via email during the presentation and, in addition, will have available to them complimentary handouts of a Pre-Assessment Form, The Re-Alignment Routine and a full-color PDF copy of the PowerPoint presentation. CEU’s awarded.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

Be able to describe Principles of Movement of The Meeks Method including Movement From & For The Bones, Internal Plumb Line and the basics of body alignment
Be able to describe the Patterns of Postural Change©
Be ready to take this information into their practice the very next day
Know the definition, pathology and epidemiology of Osteoporosis and how this information relates to Physical Therapy practice
Understand why the indications and contraindications for management are the same for both osteopenia and osteoporosis
Be familiar with a protocol for the management of spinal compression fracture
Have had an introduction to the comprehensive Meeks Method Wheel and understand how to use it in practice
Be familiar with the only ACTIVE spinal orthosis for use with patients with osteoporosis and compression fracture
Have a Pre-Assessment Form available for them to use for identification of persons at risk for osteoporosis who are coming into their clinics
Have a copy of the beginning exercise program, The Re-Alignment Routine, a Pre Assessment Form and a full-color PDF of the PowerPoint presentation available to them after the webinar.

Audience

PT, PTA, OT, OTA, and ATC

PT CEU’s: Motivations Inc is an approved provider of Physical Therapy continuing education by these professional bodies: Texas Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, ILDPR- Illinois Department of Professional Regulation Approved PT CE Sponsor, NY- New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Many state boards recognize these for pre-approval purposes. Contact us if you would like verification for your state.

OT CEU’s: Motivations, Inc. is an approved CEU provider by AOTA.

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# 7179 OSTEOPOROSIS: There IS Something You Can Do About It! Practical Applications for the Physical Therapy Clinic THE MEEKS METHOD.

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