Instructor:
Eric Shamus, PT, DPT, PhD

  •  Eric Shamus has the following relevant financial relationships to disclose: Brooks Rehabilitation; Honorarium and does not have any non-financial relationships to disclose.

Course Location:
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital – University Campus
3599 University Blvd South, Jacksonville, Florida 32216

Course Description:
This presentation will cover an integrated approach of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy and Osteopathic techniques. The history and philosophy of Osteopathic Medicine will be presented. The main focus of the presentation will be demonstration and laboratory time. A variety of manipulative techniques will be presented that have a strong crossover value between Physical Therapy and Osteopathic Medicine. This course will be presented at the intermediate to advanced level.

Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, all participants will be able to:
– Discuss biomechanical movement of the axial spine, rib cage, pelvis and sacrum.
– Diagnosis selected dysfunctions of the axial spine, rib cage, pelvis and sacrum.
– Demonstrate selected manipulative techniques of the axial spine, rib cage, pelvis and sacrum.

Intended Audience:
The information presented in this course is clinically relevant for licensed Physical Therapist (PT) designations only.

Disclaimer: Registrations from individuals with clinical designations not listed in the intended audience for this course may be subject to removal from the course roster without a full refund. See Brooks IHL Course Policies and Procedures for details at Brooksihl.org. If you are unsure or have questions related to the intended audience, please email CEU@BrooksIHL.org and we will be happy to help clarify!

Contact Hours:
This course has been approved for 12 hours by the following boards:
– Florida Physical Therapy Association

Continuing Education credit for each participant who meets the satisfactory course completion requirements (licensed in FL) will be automatically uploaded to CE Broker, which means the Florida Boards will have record of your attendance, even if you do not have your own personal CE Broker account. Course certificates will be provided at the completion of the course for those that meet the course completion requirements. Certificates will be mailed for courses that include a post-course test.

Enrollment:
If you are a Brooks Clinician and want to pay by cost center, please fill out this registration form and return the check and form to the Brooks IHL.

Satisfactory Course Completion:
Full course attendance (including signing the attendance sheet each day), performance demonstrations and question and answer session.

Course Evaluation/Survey:
Within 48 hours of course completion, you will receive a post course survey. The IHL values your feedback and we thank you in advance for taking the survey.