PABC Presents:
AMP Knowledge Project (Cervicothoracic Disorders)
This course will focus on improving clinician ability to treat patients presenting with cervicothoracic disorders. You will learn select high yield manual therapy skills, supported by evidence, that you will use on a regular basis.
Format
In-Person
Dates
November 30th - December 1st
Instructor
Steve Young, PT
Curtis Tait, PT
Location
Vancouver
Prince George
Course Description
This course will focus on improving clinician ability to treat patients presenting with cervico-thoracic disorders. You will learn select high yield manual therapy skills, supported by evidence, that you will use on a regular basis.
More importantly, develop skills that will allow you to stage and classify patients to specific interventions and progress them through an exercise based rehabilitation program that builds self-efficacy and resiliency. This course will also develop your communication and listening strategies. You will gain skills to build therapeutic alliance with patients which will maximize both patient outcomes and patient satisfaction.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course participants will have:
- Rule out serious conditions in the cervical spine.
- Classify cervicothoracic patients to specific treatment groups and effectively stage patient recovery.
- Apply selected thrust and non thrust manual therapy interventions proficiently.
- Understand how to effectively prescribe and progress an exercise program for a patient presenting with cervicothoracic pain.
- Demonstrate communication and listening skills that will enable the clinician to establish a strong therapeutic partnership with the client.
- Have adopted more than 3 habits to support reflective practice and continuous growth.
Meet the Facilitator
Meet Steve Young, BSCPT, BA
Steve received an undergraduate degree from the University of Victoria before attending the McMaster University physiotherapy program in Hamilton, Ontario. He graduated summa cum laude in 1999 before returning to Victoria to work in private practice. He has extensive post graduate education, organizing and attending dozens of orthopaedic and pain science courses. He previously served as CBI Health’s Senior Clinical Educator for seven years on Vancouver Island and has taught continuing education courses throughout British Columbia and North America.
Meet Curtis Tait, BSC, MPT, IMS
Curtis has a bottomless appetite for food, exercise, learning and growing professionally. To this end he has taken courses in manual and manipulative therapy, IMS/dry needling, vestibular and neurological rehabilitation, as well as chronic pain seminars. Having worked in private practice, pain management, head injury programs, and in neuro-rehabilitation, Curtis works with all types of clients. Sports injuries, chronic pain conditions, vestibular, neurological and concussion presentations are all within Curtis' area of expertise. When not engrossed in the latest BJSM publication, Curtis loves spending time with his family and friends travelling around BC and the west coast finding adventures involving the beach and mountains. Having grown-up in northern BC and the Yukon he relishes any chance to play in the snow, and has maintained a love for board sports, basketball, rock climbing, CrossFit and anything involving creative movement.
Curtis has a bottomless appetite for food, exercise, learning and growing professionally. To this end he has taken courses in manual and manipulative therapy, IMS/dry needling, vestibular and neurological rehabilitation, as well as chronic pain seminars. Having worked in private practice, pain management, head injury programs, and in neuro-rehabilitation, Curtis works with all types of clients. Sports injuries, chronic pain conditions, vestibular, neurological and concussion presentations are all within Curtis' area of expertise. When not engrossed in the latest BJSM publication, Curtis loves spending time with his family and friends travelling around BC and the west coast finding adventures involving the beach and mountains. Having grown-up in northern BC and the Yukon he relishes any chance to play in the snow, and has maintained a love for board sports, basketball, rock climbing, CrossFit and anything involving creative movement.