Connecting the Dots between Lumbar, SIJ, and Hip Pain

Do you have patients who complain of hip pain when running? Back pain when they are trying to return to exercising? Pain in their lumbopelvic hip region that is not enough to stop them from doing daily life activities but is enough to stop them from enjoying activities? Can you quickly assess these types of patient complaints and decrease their pain so they can return to sport?

This lab-intensive course applies clinical reasoning and biomechanical musculoskeletal assessment and examination skills of the lumbar spine, sacroiliac joint, and hip joint utilized by the physical therapist in the clinical setting. Based on the recognition of signs and symptoms of lower extremity pathology, the participant will formulate a provisional differential diagnosis while demonstrating how to rule out serious pathology, which may mimic lower extremity musculoskeletal dysfunction. Additionally, the participants will demonstrate appropriate treatment and management skills utilized by the physical therapist in the clinical setting management including joint articulation stability and mobility techniques, including manipulation, as well as neuromuscular reeducation and therapeutic exercises to reinforce all manual therapy techniques.

Format: 

7 hours in the classroom with Stacy!

7:45 am-8:00 am Check-in

8:00 am-4:30 pm Class

*Lake Washington PT is co-located next to Stoup Brewery.