Neck Pain

William Oswald, PT, DPT, OCS

Online Course

Includes all course content in digital format

Prerequisites Required
2 hours - Provided by Summit Professional Education

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Description

The cervical spine presents unique challenges to rehabilitation professionals because of the varied and complex presentation of patients with cervical spine pain. Evaluation and treatment approaches vary amongst clinicians and can be improved by incorporating the current best evidence into clinical practice. This course will provide professionals with the knowledge needed to properly evaluate and treat patients with symptoms commonly found in the cervical spine.

Highlights

  • Immediately improve your examination and treatment strategies for the cervical spine
  • Incorporate the current best evidence into the treatment of cervical spine pathologies
  • Effective, evidence-based interventions for a common diagnosis

Learning Objectives

  1. Incorporate the current best evidence into the evaluation and treatment of cervical spine pathologies.
  2. Analyze key elements of differential diagnoses of cervical spine pain and relevant clinical examination techniques.
  3. Utilize a consistent clinical process to effectively screen for systematic disease and non-musculoskeletal pathology in patients with cervical spine pain.
  4. Examine subgroups of patients that would benefit from manual therapy techniques or integrated exercise through clinical reasoning and application of current best evidence.

Course Content

Neck Pain
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  1. Incorporate the current best evidence into the evaluation and treatment of cervical spine pathologies.
  2. Analyze key elements of differential diagnoses of cervical spine pain and relevant clinical examination techniques.
  3. Utilize a consistent clinical process to effectively screen for systematic disease and non-musculoskeletal pathology in patients with cervical spine pain.
  4. Examine subgroups of patients that would benefit from manual therapy techniques or integrated exercise through clinical reasoning and application of current bestevidence.

 

  1. Introduction and Screening
    1. Current research and practice guidelines
    2. Risk and prognostic indicators
    3. Imaging and diagnostic triage
  2. Examination
    1. An expert interview
    2. Biopsychosocial factors
    3. Objective exam
    4. Screening the extremities: Implications for PT and OT
  3. Management Strategies
    1. Mobility deficits
    2. Coordination impairments
    3. Neck pain with headaches
    4. Radiating pain
William Oswald, PT, DPT, OCS is a licensed physical therapist and a board certified orthopedic clinical specialist. Dr. Oswald has 20 years of extensive clinical experience in an outpatient orthopedic setting. His area of specialty is low back pain as a diplomat in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy. Dr. Oswald is a clinical manager at NYU Langone Health. He has co-authored research articles in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, the Pain Journal, and the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. Dr. Oswald earned both a Master's and Doctorate degree in physical therapy from New York Institute of Technology.

DISCLOSURES

FINANCIAL: Bill Oswald is compensated by Summit as an instructor.

NONFINANCIAL: Bill Oswald has no non-financial relationships to disclose.

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