Course Description
Course Description:
Through understanding of the anatomy, diagnostics and injuries of the elbow is very important with making a diagnosis. Although there are many injuries in the elbow, throwers elbow is most commonly be found in baseball pitchers and in any sport that requires a distinct throwing motion, including tennis, cricket and volleyball. The repeated movement necessary for the throwing motion creates incredible stress on the join that can lead to serious overuse injury. Proper diagnosis is crucial to develop an effective treatment plan, which can make all the difference in the world between a player spending months in recovery or making a speedy return to the game.
This course is a great investment for the healthcare professional seeking to introduce effective diagnosis elbow injuries, especially thrower's elbow.
 Contact Hours: 4 |
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 Target Audience: |
Instructional Level: Intermediate |
BOC Level of Difficulty: Advanced |
Accreditation Information:
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Course Outline:
Hour 1
- Anatomy of the Elbow
- Musculature
- Ligaments
- Tendons
- MRI Basics
- MRI of Elbow
- Recognize Anatomy
- Case Examples
Hour 2
- Tendon Injuries of the Elbow
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- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Medial Epicondylitis
- Biceps Tendonitis/Biceps Rupture
- Triceps Tendonitis/Triceps Rupture
- Elbow Instability
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- Types
- Dislocations
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- Simple
- Complex
- Terrible Triad
Hour 3
- Throwing Athlete
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- Biomechanics
- Physical Exam
- Valgus Extension Overload
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries
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- Physical Exam
- Surgical Treatment
- Tommy John Surgery
- Other Injuries in the Throwing Elbow
Hour 4
- Rehabilitation Post UCL
- Incidence
- Risk Factors
- Importance of Rehabilitation
- Acute Post Operation Phase
- Intermediate Phase
Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional on identifying major injuries of the elbow and how to conservatively treat and manage.
Professional Objectives:
- Identify the gross anatomy of the elbow
- Identify basics of MRI of the elbow
- Recognize pertinent history and imaging
- Recognize anatomy of the elbow
- List tendon injuries of the elbow
- Recognize diagnoses of tendon injuries of the elbow
- Identify various treatment of tendon injuries of the elbow
- Recognize elbow instability patterns
- Identify treatment of elbow instability patterns
- Recognize Surgical Anatomy of Elbow, specifically thrower’s elbow
- Recognize pertinent history, examination, causes, and imaging
- List treatment options
- Identify the principles behind rehab and treatment of UCL injuries based on appropriate healing times of soft tissue and meeting rehab benchmarks.
- Identify risk factors for future injury based on athlete movement patterns if patterns exist.
- List progressive overload principles, periodization with exercise and corrective exercise techniques to correct faulty movement patterns
Disclosures:
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Contact Hours: 4 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Certified Athletic Trainers
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial –This course is created in conjunction with The Andrews Institute. The Andrews Institute receives royalty payments from HomeCEUConnection.com for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service
Authors:
Andrew C. Morris, MD
Dr. Morris completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and received his medical degree from the University of South Alabama in Mobile.
Dr. Morris completed orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and completed an additional one-year fellowship in Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgery with the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Florida.
Dr. Morris is married to Lucy Vandervoort Morris, M.D. They have one daughter, Martha, and live in Anniston, Alabama.
Kevin Wilk, PT, DPT
Dr. Kevin Wilk, PT, DPT has led a distinguished career as a clinical physical therapist for the past 29 years, as a leading authority in rehabilitation of sports injuries and orthopaedic lesions. He has made significant contributions to laboratory research, bio-mechanical research and clinical outcome studies.
Kevin is also the Rehabilitation Consultant for the Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Team, and has worked with professional baseball for 25 years. He is published in many professional journals, and is on the review boards of 7 journals. Dr. Kevin Wilk has received numerous professional awards in his long and outstanding career.
Kimberly Garcia, MD
Dr. Kimberly Garcia has nine years experience specializing in the field of diagnostic radiology. Kimberly is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the Pensacola, FL area, including Baptist Hospital and Gulf Breeze Hospital. There she works with diagnostic imaging modalities such as MRIs, ultrasounds, and X-rays.
Kimberly completed her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Kimberly Garcia is certified from the American Board of Radiology in diagnostic radiology, and is fellowship trained in body imaging and musculoskeletal radiology.
Roger Ostrander, MD
Roger Ostrander, MD is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic snrgeon with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine. He treats musculoskeletal conditions resulting from injury, overuse and arthritis, and specializes in arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgical techniques, which reduce post-operative recovery time and allow for an earlier return to work and play. Additionally, he holds a certification in articular cartilage implantation and repair in the knee.
Dr. Ostrander is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and was elected chairman of the bylaws committee for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
Dr. Ostrander resides with his wife and three children in Gulf Breeze, Florida. In his spare time, he enjoys boating, fishing, golfing and other outdoor recreational activities.
Steven Kronlage, MD
Steven Kronlage, MD is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery. He specializes in adult and pediatric conditions of the upper extremity, acute and post-traumatic reconstruction of the upper extremities, arthroscopic surgery of the wrist, elbow and shoulder and arthroplasty of the hand, wrist and elbow. His practice addresses the full spectrum of hand and wrist conditions utilizing a broad range of non-surgical treatments and, when necessary, surgical techniques informed by the latest advancements in his field.
Dr. Kronlage earned a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University. Following his undergraduate work, Dr. Kronlage continued his education at Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana where he earned a Doctor of Medicine. He went on to complete a Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Louisiana State University Health Science Center (Charity Hospital). Dr. Kronlage completed his formal education at Harvard Medical School in a Hand, Microvascular and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Kronlage is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. His professional affiliations include membership in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Florida Medical Association and Florida Orthopaedic Society.
Dr. Kronlage’s personal interests include coaching youth sports, fishing, windsurfing and spending time with his family. He also enjoys participating in medical mission trips to underserved areas.
Tariq Hendawi, MD
Dr. Tariq Hendawi is an orthopedic surgeon with advanced training in arthroscopic surgery and sports medicine. He was fellowship trained in Sports Medicine by the world renowned Dr. James R. Andrews at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, FL. During his fellowship training he was involved in team coverage for the Washington Redskins, Auburn Tigers Football Team, Pensacola Blue Wahoos Baseball Team (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds), and many local high school teams. He learned how to diagnose and treat athletes at all levels of training, from the weekend warrior to the elite professional athlete. As a former varsity football player, Dr. Hendawi has always connected with and enjoyed working with athletes of all kinds.
Dr. Hendawi completed his Residency training at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana where he was trained by the team physicians of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans. He served as the academic chief resident due to his love for teaching young surgeons. He graduated at the top of his undergraduate class receiving the Cum Laude recognition from Louisiana State University . He excelled to the top of his medical school class at LSU School of Medicine, being inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He has presented research locally and nationally and has multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals. He continues to perform research in the area of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Hendawi also enjoys treating athletes and patients as they age and has a special interest in arthroplasty of the shoulder, hip, and knee. He also enjoys spending time and traveling with his daughters Mila and Ava, as well as his amazing wife Chasity.
Tyler Opitz, DPT
Tyler Opitz is from Kennewick, Washington and attended Yakima Valley Community College out of high school to play college baseball where he earned his AA degree. Tyler continued his collegiate baseball career and education at Dickinson State University in North Dakota and also was the pitching coach for 1 year. He then attended the University of Montana for PT school. Upon graduation he worked briefly in the San Francisco Bay Area in outpatient orthopedics before returning to work for the Andrews Institute, the site of one of his internships. Tyler has been a PT for 5 years at Andrews specializing in the treatment of the overhead athlete and lower extremity. His patient caseload is comprised of high school, collegiate, and professional athletes as well as recreational athletes and weekend warriors. He has been involved in ongoing research with Malaysian partners on stem cells and chondrogenesis, development and advancing the interval throwing program, return to sport criteria for the upper extremity, and uses with Blood Flow restriction devices in rehab. Ryler earned certifications in Graston, SFMA, Blood Flow Restriction, Sports Certified Specialist (SCS), and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). I am an avid sports fan and love my University of Washington Huskies as well as my two dogs, Bentley and Benson.
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