Agenda/Workshop Descriptions:

Opening Remarks: Sheldon Wagner, MS, ATC, CSCS, Gundersen Lutheran Sports Medicine

Erin L. Maslowski, MD – Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine; Board certified in PM&R and Primary Care Sports Medicine

Summary and Objectives:

In this presentation, we will review terminology, epidemiology, natural history, imaging, bracing, treatments. We will also review cases. Participants will learn when to consider spondylolysis as a cause of back pain and appropriate management approaches. 

Dry Needling: A manual therapy technique for treatment of myofascial trigger points

Donna Hoffman, MD

Summary and Objectives:

Dry needling is a technique used in many countries primarily by physical therapists in the management of patients with myofascial pain and trigger points. Advantages of this technique include an immediate reduction in local, referred and widespread pain, restoration of range of motion and muscle activation patterns and normalization of the immediate chemical environment of active myofascial trigger points. After completion of this talk the listener should be able to:

• Describe what exactly is a myofascial trigger point and how they develop
• Describe how dry needling can be used as a tool in treating myofascial pain syndromes of the lower extremity

There’s more to the core, it’s the pelvic floor: Bridging the gap between pelvic physical therapy and the orthopedic world

Jill O'Brien, MPT, DPT
 

Summary and Objectives:

• To educate fellow health care professionals about the basic principles of Pelvic PT: Diagnoses, Patient population, Treatment approaches
• To better understand the relationship between various orthopedic diagnoses and pelvic floor dysfunction

Kerri Houck, PT, DPT	Joann Walker, PT, DPT

Summary and Objectives:

Participants will gain knowledge and insight into the use of selected functional tests to determine an athlete’s ability to return to sports participation in a safe manner. A review of the literature covering the reliability and validity of these tests will provide participants with the basis to more appropriately select and interpret these tests in a clinical setting.

GL Medical Foundation Noon Conference Presentation:
Current concepts of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization in the management of musculoskeletal conditions

Shane McClinton, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, CSCS – Des Moines University Physical Therapy Clinic and Human Performance Laboratory

Summary and Objectives:

Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is being used with greater frequency to manage musculoskeletal conditions. In this presentation, the evidence of IASTM treatment constructs and outcomes will be reviewed. Current considerations of IASTM treatment will be explored including patient selection, treatment effects, and limitations. Objectives:

• Discuss the potential role of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization in the management of lower extremity conditions.
• Identify limitations of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization theory and applications.   

Evidenced Based Medicine: Are Certain LE Special Tests Valuable for Clinical Diagnosis?

Scott T. Doberstein, MS, ATC, LAT

Summary and Objectives:

A brief review of the literature pertaining to the diagnostic accuracy of some specific lower extremity clinical tests will be presented. The evidence based model will be the focus rather than traditional, anecdotal information passed along as fact.  Each participant will learn what works and what does not based on current research to date and a basic understanding what the statistics mean in a practical and/or clinical environment.

The Hip's Influence on Lumbo-pelvic & Lower Extremity Pain

Paul Reuteman DPT, OCS, LAT
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Summary and Objectives:

A discussion will ensue about how impairments in the hip may lead to impairments and pain in the lumbo-pelvic region and/or in the lower extremity.

Evidence and applications of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization in physical therapy

Shane McClinton, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, CSCS – Des Moines University Physical Therapy Clinic and Human Performance Laboratory

Summary and Objectives:

Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is an increasingly popular intervention used in the physical therapy management of musculoskeletal conditions. In this presentation, the quantity, quality, and level of evidence of IASTM will be presented and the potential treatment responses discussed. Treatment techniques will be introduced in preparation for the laboratory session. Objectives:

• List the level of evidence for conditions in which instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization has been utilized in the published literature.
• Describe the potential mechanisms by which instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization can produce a treatment effect.

A Case for Conservatism: Non-Surgical Management of FAI

Matt Haberl, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
Fellow in Training, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Sports Medicine

Summary and Objectives:

Femeroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAI) is a relatively new diagnosis with limited identifiable treatment options. Most common interventions include surgical management with little research investigating conservative treatment options. Therefore the goals of this discussion are to:

• Provide a brief review of the literature regarding conservative treatment of patients with FAI
• Provide a case example of conservative treatment in patients with FAI
• Address the current controversies regarding the treatment of FAI

A Surgical Approach to Femoral Acetabular Impingement

Brad Fowler, MD – Gundersen Lutheran Sports Medicine

Summary and Objectives: available soon  

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Is surgical outcome what we think?

Suzanne Tanner, MD - Gundersen Lutheran Sports Medicine

Summary and Objectives:

Although many patients are initially asymptomatic after ACL reconstruction and appear to have a stable knee, closer scrutiny of data reveals that results may not be as ideal as is often assumed. Objectives will be to:

• Examine biomechanical results after ACL reconstruction
• Estimate rates of return to sports after ACL reconstruction. 

Updates in ACL rehabilitation

Kristen F Brinks, DPT, PT, LAT

Summary and Objectives:

• Review of current evidence regarding ACL rehabilitation
• Return back to activity strategies   

High Ankle Sprains - 2012

Dave Caldarella, DPM

Summary and Objectives: available soon