Online Continuing Education Courses

Using Ultrasound for Rehabilitation in a Clinical Setting

• Identify contemporary concepts of spinal anatomy, physiology, neurophysiology
• Name and outline a new functional classification of muscle and compare with prior classification systems
• Describe the contemporary concepts of spinal segmental stabilization and the key role of the multifidus and transversus abdominis muscles in spinal stabilization
• Explain modern concepts of the etiology of musculoskeletal pain and classify spinal pain syndromes using Waddell’s diagnostic triage
• Recognize the current model of segmental movement dysfunction and associate movement dysfunction sequelae with spinal instability and pain generation
• Compare prior muscle imbalance and dysfunction concepts with modern concepts
• Associate modern movement dysfunction concepts to manual diagnostic procedures, clinical findings and diagnosis of spinal segmental instability
• Apply the use of RUSI to movement dysfunction, spinal pain and rehabilitation
• Summarize the basic science of ultrasound physics and image production
• Outline techniques on optimizing ultrasound image creation to identify and contrast various tissues types within an ultrasound image Identify the multifidus and transversus abdominis in various ultrasound images
• Outline a standardized protocol for utilizing RUSI in a clinical setting to objectively measure and qualitatively assess the multifidus and transversus abdominis in various views and patient maneuvers