Peripheral Nerve Entrapments

Paul Frizelle PT DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, AIB-VR, CSCS, PES, CES

Online Course

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Prerequisites Required
2 hours - Provided by Summit Professional Education

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Description

The rehabilitation professional is the best positioned individual in the healthcare system to conservatively manage patients with entrapment neuropathies. This course will examine the potential for peripheral nerve entrapments to present in the rehabilitation setting. It will review the anatomy behind the peripheral nerve entrapment, how to identify them in the evaluation process, and how to effectively treat them for full return of function. Entrapment neuropathies are commonly encountered by rehabilitation professionals and are often overlooked as sources of pain and functional limitations. This course will improve your understanding of how to evaluate and identify common patterns for the clinical presentation of an entrapment neuropathy. Participants will learn how to immediately apply these strategies to improve their diagnostic and treatment skills for peripheral entrapment neuropathies. Attendees will be able to immediately take this information and apply it in their existing rehabilitation programs to improve the outcomes for their patients.

Highlights

  • Improve your ability to identify common peripheral nerve entrapments in the upper and lower extremity
  • Entrapment neuropathies, manual therapy, and neural mobilization treatment strategies

Learning Objectives

  1. List two entrapment neuropathies that occur in the foot.
  2. Examine the most common peripheral nerve entrapments.

Course Content

Peripheral Nerve Entrapments
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  1. Pathophysiology and Anatomical Risk Factors
    1. Pathophysiology of neural injuries
    2. Anatomical risk factors for nerve entrapment
  2. Peripheral Nerve Entrapments
    1. Carpal tunnel syndrome
    2. Suprascapular nerve entrapment
    3. Radial nerve entrapment (mouse arm)
    4. Thoracic outlet syndrome (post-surgical, overhead athletes)
    5. Tarsal tunnel syndrome (plantar fasciitis copycat?)
    6. Obturator, saphenous nerve entrapment (post knee surgery, knee pain)
    7. Entrapment neuropathy of the hip (meralgia parethetica, sciatica, pudendal n.)
    8. Morton’s neuroma

Dr. Paul Frizelle, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, CSCS, PES, CES received his Bachelor of Science in Sports Management from the University of Tampa, a master's degree in Human Movement from AT Still University, and his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of St Augustine. His training in orthopedic physical therapy is extensive and includes completing his orthopedic manual therapy residency. He has certifications in manual therapy, strength and conditioning, vestibular rehabilitation, and is recognized by the ABPTS as a board certified orthopedic clinical specialist. He has focused his area of practice in orthopedics for national and regionally based outpatient physical therapy companies as well as the sub-acute rehabilitation hospital setting. He is an adjunct faculty member for AT Still University in their master's degree Kinesiology program. In the AT Still program he has instructed courses including Functional Anatomy, Human Movement Dysfunction, and Post Rehabilitation Exercise.

Dr. Frizelle is a nationally recognized speaker in orthopedics and has instructed courses in joint arthroplasty, management of the lumbopelvic hip complex, orthopedic manual therapy, and evaluation and treatment of the lower extremity. His professional interests include exercise programming in the orthopedic management process, and the application of manual therapy in orthopedic rehabilitation.


DISCLOSURES

FINANCIAL: Paul Frizelle is compensated by Summit as an instructor.

NONFINANCIAL: Paul Frizelle has no non-financial relationships to disclose.

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