Date: Saturday, April 5th and Saturday, April 6th, 2008
Check-In Time(s): 7:30am-8:00am
Class Time(s): 8:00am-5:00pm
Location: College of St. Catherine--Room 860

Speaker(s):
Mary Kremer, PT, graduated from the Mayo School of Health Related Sciences, Minnesota in 1977. She completed a clinical masters with Ola Grimsby in 1993. Ms. Kremer was certified in orthopedic medicine by the IAOM in orthopedic medicine and manual therapy in 1991. She is currently a clinical specialist at the Institute for Athletic Medicine in Minneapolis, MN.

Course Description:
Current Concepts in Orthopedics is an update course intended to present information relevant to current orthopedic practice.  Specific areas of interest include stretching, pain, tendinopathy, and hip/pelvic dysfunction.  Current advances in each area will be explored.  Application of these advances to clinical practice will be made.

Course Objectives:
Objectives for Tendinopathy
1.Identify normal tendon anatomy
2.Describe the pathogenesis of tendinosis
3.Design a treatment plan based on current understanding of tendon pathology.
4.Perform manual technique to treat tendon lesions.

 Objectives for Stretching Principles

1.Discuss common affects attributed to stretching.

2.Identify appropriate clinical applications for stretching.

3.Use current research concepts to modify the use of stretching in clinical practice.

4.Describe different modes of stretching and their application.

Objectives for Pain Lecture

1.Contrast features of acute pain versus chronic pain.

2.Describe the clinical relevance of convergence.

3.Integrate understanding of pain language into interpretation of clincal evaluations.

4.Design a treatment approach for chronic pain.

Objectives for Current Concepts in Hip and Pelvic Dysfunction

1.Describe hip labrum anatomy.

2.Appreciate open and closed kinetic chain relationships of the hip and pelvis.

3.Perform an evaluation of the hip with special tests for labrum and pelvic stability.

4.Design an exercise program to influence stability of hip and pelvis.

Course Agenda:

Day 1
8:00-9:00am--Introduction to Pain Concepts                               Lecture

9:00-10:00am--Chronic Pain Mechanisms                                  Lecture

10:00-10:15am--Break

10:15-11:00am--Chronic Pain Signs and Symptoms                     Lecture

11:00am-1:00pm--Evaluation and Treatment Suggestions            Lecture/Lab

                           Neural Tension Tests

                           Neural Flossing

                           SNS Techniques

1:00-2:00pm--Lunch

2:00-3:30pm--Tendinosis-Pathoanatomy/Current Theories           Lecture

3:30-3:45pm--Break

3:45-5:00pm--Tendinosis-Treatment Suggestions                         Lecture/Lab

Day 2

8:00-10:00am--Stretching                                                           Lecture

                      Why do we Stretch

                      Influences of Stretching

                      Clinical Applications

10:00-10:15am--Break

10:15am-1:00pm--Hip/Pelvis Functional Anatomy and                  Lecture

                          Pathomechanics 

1:00-2:00pm--Lunch

2:00-3:30pm--Hip/Pelvis Functional Exam                                   Lecture/Lab

3:30-3:45pm--Break

3:45-5:00pm--Hip/Pelvis Treatment Proposals                             Lecture/Lab