Idaho Physical Therapist Continuing Education

• Outline and describe 3 characteristics of each cortical aphasia
• Describe 5 different approaches to aphasia rehabilitation
• Describe characteristics and treatment for apraxia of speech and dysarthria
• Describe the 4 stages of swallowing and critical components of each stage
• Cite 3 key components in the evaluation and assessment of dysphagia
• Review and describe 5 syndromes that result from right hemisphere effected stroke
• Describe 3 emotional communication disorders that result from right hemisphere stroke
• Summarize and describe the scope and spectrum of poststroke cognitive dysfuntion
• Analyze and describe 3 ways to manage poststroke cognitive dysfunction
• Outline and differentiate the clinical characteristics of central poststroke pain

• Outline and describe 5 patterns of locomotor recovery after stroke
• Analyze and describe the effects of stroke severity on locomotor recovery
• Describe task-oriented training and differentiate it from neuromuscular re-education
• Summarize key components of at least 3 emerging and innovative approaches to upper limb rehabilitation
• Describe the use, application and effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation for motor restoration in hemiplegia
• Discuss what robots are and why they are used in stroke rehabilitation inlcuding 3 advantages and disadvantages
• Become familiar with and describe 5 components of using virtual reality and video games for stroke rehabilitation
• Analyze and describe walking recovery progression after stroke including biomechanics of poststroke gait, early and poststroke patterns of recovery
• Describe 3 components involved in walking rehabilitation interventions following stroke

• Become familiar with secondary ways to prevent stroke by examining a variety of risk factors and listing ways that each can be managed
• Examine and analyze cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health to prevent deconditioning after stroke
• Outline 3 strategies for designing exercise programs in stroke survivors
• Summarize and describe at least 5 medical complications after stroke
• Understand the physiology of spasticity after stroke and examine 3 ways to measure it
• Describe 3 ways of managing spasticity after stroke and the characteristics of each intervention
• Outline musculoskeletal complications after stroke and examine characteristics of pain, and common shoulder conditions after stroke

• Describe how orthotics can be used in the management of upper limb restoration after stroke
• List 3 ways that orthotics can be used in the management of lower limb restoration after stroke
• Summarize 10 indications for the use of AFO's
• Describe the role of functional electrical stimulation after stroke
• Describe and analyze the role of alternative, complementary and integrative medicine and therapy after stroke
• Examine movement therapies, manipulative and body-based practices after stroke
• Describe the role of seating, assistive technology and equipment management for individuals who have suffered a stroke
• Outline and describe the use of electronic aids for daily living and examine 3 ways that augmentative communication can be used after stroke

• Outline and describe 5 stroke-specific functional assessment tools and the role of each
• Understand and examine a variety of predictive factors that are related to stroke recovery
• Become familiar with and examine various stroke services and factors that influence stroke services
• Understand the common services and solutions that are available for patients with stroke
• Follow the progression of stroke rehab along the continuum of care and examine postacute rehab defining each state of treatment
• Become familiar with stroke in pediatrics. Outline the categories and epidemiology of pediatric stroke. Exam risk factors, diagnostic imaging and list 3 treatment and management techniques
• Become familiar with stroke in young adults. Outline the categories and epidemiology of pediatric stroke. Exam risk factors, diagnostic imaging and list 3 treatment and management techniques
• Become familiar with stroke in older adults. Outline the categories and epidemiology of pediatric stroke. Exam risk factors, diagnostic imaging and list 3 treatment and management techniques

• Become familiar with a variety of ethical issues in the care of stroke survivors
• Examine the various aspects and factors related to informed consent
• Outline and describe how stroke impacts family members and discuss the research on caregiver intervention
• Examine the various aspects for driving after stroke including neurologic disorders that effect driving, crash risk and determining fitness for driving
• Understand the role of sports and recreation after stroke and the importance of activity
• Become familiar with sexuality after stroke including the physiology of sexual function
• Understand vocational rehabilitation options after stroke and the role of employer accommodation

• Describe current stroke statistics and trends within the US
• Discuss the difference between Ischemic stroke, Hemorrhagic stroke and TIA
• List 5 preventable causes of strokes
• Describe 3 key methods for the prevention of strokes
• Describe 3 types of medical intervention based on classification of stroke

• Describe the profile of suicide in the US, noting psychosocial and cultural factors that effect risk
• Identify 3 common precipitating events for suicide attempts
• Describe risk factors for suicide including co-existing psychiatric disorders
• Name the most frequent co-existing psychiatric disorders
• Use the sad person scale to assess suicide risk
• Give examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions
• Describe basic level interventions that take place in the hospital or community
• Identify key elements of suicide precautions and environmental safety factors in the hospital
• Describe the problem on non-suicidal self-injury
• Explain the range of self-protective behavioral responses
• Discuss 3 myths about suicidal behaviors
• Identify 2 cultural or social factors that relate to suicide
• Examine 4 categories of motivation for attempting suicide
• Explain how suicide affects family members and friends
• Describe 3 theories that attempt to explain the causes of suicide
• Discuss the occurrence of suicide throughout each life cycle
• Outline the process for assessing the suicidal potential of a client
• Choose 3 therapeutic goals and interventions for clients with suicidal behaviors

• Describe the profile of suicide in the US, noting psychosocial and cultural factors that effect risk
• Identify 3 common precipitating events for suicide attempts
• Describe risk factors for suicide including co-existing psychiatric disorders
• Name the most frequent co-existing psychiatric disorders
• Use the sad person scale to assess suicide risk
• Give examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions
• Describe basic level interventions that take place in the hospital or community
• Identify key elements of suicide precautions and environmental safety factors in the hospital
• Describe the problem on non-suicidal self-injury
• Explain the range of self-protective behavioral responses
• Discuss 3 myths about suicidal behaviors
• Identify 2 cultural or social factors that relate to suicide
• Examine 4 categories of motivation for attempting suicide
• Explain how suicide affects family members and friends
• Describe 3 theories that attempt to explain the causes of suicide
• Discuss the occurrence of suicide throughout each life cycle
• Outline the process for assessing the suicidal potential of a client
• Choose 3 therapeutic goals and interventions for clients with suicidal behaviors
• Indicate the manifestations of military sexual trauma
• Cite the rate of disability amongst living veterans
• Describe the incidence and distribution of mental illness in the veteran population
• Define PTSD
• Recognize the DSM-5 criteria for the diagnosis of PTSD
• Explain the risk factors to developing PTSD
• Summarize the association between PTSD and Chronic Pain
• Describe the Primary Care PTSD Screen (PC-PTSD)
• Recognize the effects of PTSD on the family of sufferers
• Summarize the psychological and pharmacological treatment for PTSD
• Define depression
• List the DMS-5 Criteria for depression
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of depression
• Define survivor guilt
• Explain suicide prevention and the VA Risk Assessment Guide
• Outline the use of the SAD PERSONS instrument
• List the risk factors to suicidal behavior
• Outline the Long and short term goals in suicide prevention, interventions and their rationale
• Define the characteristics of hopelessness
• List the outcome criteria for intervention for patients with hopelessness
• Explain the factors related to ineffective coping mechanisms
• List long and short term goals of the management of ineffective coping mechanisms
• Describe interventions and their rationale for the patient with ineffective coping
• Identify medications used to treat anxiety
• Recognize medications used to treat psychotic diseases
• Identify principal signs of depression and drugs used as treatment
• Recognize agents used as antimanics and medications for bipolar disorder
• Describe behavioral disorders found in adults and children and drugs indicated in treatment
• Explain the role of medications in treating Alzheimer’s disease
• Provide patient education for compliance with medications used to treat conditions and diseases of mental health and behavioral disorders

• Indicate the manifestations of military sexual trauma
• Cite the rate of disability amongst living veterans
• Describe the incidence and distribution of mental illness in the veteran population
• Define PTSD
• Recognize the DSM-5 criteria for the diagnosis of PTSD
• Explain the risk factors to developing PTSD
• Summarize the association between PTSD and Chronic Pain
• Describe the Primary Care PTSD Screen (PC-PTSD)
• Recognize the effects of PTSD on the family of sufferers
• Summarize the psychological and pharmacological treatment for PTSD
• Define depression
• List the DMS-5 Criteria for depression
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of depression
• Define survivor guilt
• Explain suicide prevention and the VA Risk Assessment Guide
• Outline the use of the SAD PERSONS instrument
• List the risk factors to suicidal behavior
• Outline the long and short term goals in suicide prevention, interventions and their rationale
• Define the characteristics of hopelessness
• List the outcome criteria for intervention for patients with hopelessness
• Explain the factors related to ineffective coping mechanisms
• List long and short term goals of the management of ineffective coping mechanisms
• Describe interventions and their rationale for the patient with ineffective coping
• Identify medications used to treat anxiety
• Recognize medications used to treat psychotic diseases
• Identify principal signs of depression and drugs used as treatment
• Recognize agents used as antimanics and medications for bipolar disorder
• Describe behavioral disorders found in adults and children and drugs indicated in treatment
• Explain the role of medications in treating Alzheimer’s disease
• Provide patient education for compliance with medications used to treat conditions and diseases of mental health and behavioral disorders

• Review pathoanatomy associated with PSI
• Discuss indications and contraindications for arthroscopic repair of PSI
• Become familiar with surgical techniques for arthroscopic repair of PSI
• Examine postoperative considerations and rehabiliation protocols for arthroscopic repair of PSI
• List 3 complications involved in the arthroscopic repair of PSI

101: Arthroscopic Repair of Posterior Shoulder Instability (PSI)

• Review pathoanatomy associated with PSI
• Discuss indications and contraindications for arthroscopic repair of PSI
• Become familiar with surgical techniques for arthroscopic repair of PSI
• Examine postoperative considerations and rehabilitation protocols for arthroscopic repair of PSI
• List 3 complications involved in the arthroscopic repair of PSI

102: Arthroscopic Management of Glenohumeral Arthritis (GA)

• Review the pathoanatomy associated with GA
• Discuss indications and contraindications for arthroscopic management of GA
• Become familiar with surgical technique for arthroscopic management of GA
• Examine postoperative considerations and rehabilitation protocols for GA
• List 3 complications of arthroscopic management of GA

103: Arthroscopic Management of Shoulder Stiffness (SS)

• Review preoperative considerations for arthroscopic management of SS
• Discuss indications and contraindications for arthroscopic management of SS
• Become familiar with surgical technique for arthroscopic management of SS
• Examine postoperative considerations and rehabilitation protocols for SS
• List 3 complications of arthroscopic management of SS

104:  Arthroscopic Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis (LE)

• Understand the pathology involved in LE
• Explain the components for performing a comprehensive physical examination on a patient with LE
• Become familiar with imaging used for LE
• Explain the indications and contraindications for arthroscopic treatment of LE
• Become familiar with the surgical technique for arthroscopic treatment of LE
• Understand the rehabilitation process, complications and expected outcomes following arthroscopic treatment of LE

105: Open Treatment of Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis

• Understand the pathology involved in medial and lateral epicondylitis
• Explain the components for performing a comprehensive physical examination on a patient with medial and lateral epicondylitis
• Become familiar with imaging used in the diagnosis of medial and lateral epicondylitis
• Explain the indications and contraindications for open treatment of medial and lateral epicondylitis
• Become familiar with the surgical technique for open treatment of medial and lateral epicondylitis
• Understand the rehabilitation process, complications and expected outcomes following open treatment of medial and lateral epicondylitis

• Review the pathoanatomy associated with GA
• Discuss indications and contraindications for arthroscopic management of GA
• Become familiar with surgical technique for arthroscopic management of GA
• Examine postoperative considerations and rehabiliation protocols for GA
• List 3 complications of arthroscopic management of GA

• Review preoperative considerations for arthroscopic management of SS
• Discuss indications and contraindications for arthroscopic management of SS
• Become familiar with surgical technique for arthroscopic management of SS
• Examine postoperative considerations and rehabiliation protocols for SS
• List 3 complications of arthroscopic management of SS

• Examine and explain the pathology involved in LE
• Explain the components for performing a comprehensive physical examination on a patient with LE
• Become familiar with imaging used for LE
• Explain the indications and contraindications for arthroscopic treatment of LE
• Become familiar with the surgical technique for arthroscopic treatment of LE
• Describe and outline the rehabilitation process, complications and expected outcomes following arthroscopic treatment of LE

• Describe the pathology involved in medial and lateral epicondylitis
• Explain the components for performing a comprehensive physical examination on a patient with medial and lateral epicondylitis
• Become familiar with imaging used in the diagnosis of medial and lateral epicondylitis
• Explain the indications and contraindications for open treatment of medial and lateral epicondylitis
• Become familiar with the surgical technique for open treatment of medial and lateral epicondylitis
• Explore the rehabilitation process, complications and expected outcomes following open treatment of medial and lateral epicondylitis

• Describe the mechanism of injury in athletes with UCL injury
• Explain preoperative considerations including physical exam, imaging techniques, indications and contraindications to surgery
• Become familiar with the surgical technique for reconstruction of the UCL
• Outline the rehabilitation process, complications and expected outcomes following reconstruction of the UCL

• Review preoperative considerations for DBR
• Discuss indications and contraindications for DBR
• Become familiar with surgical technique for DBR
• Examine postoperative considerations and rehabiliation protocols for DBR
• List 3 complications of DBR

• Describe the pathology involved in PIE
• Review preoperative considerations for PIE
• Discuss indications and contraindications for PIE
• Become familiar with surgical technique for PIE
• Examine postoperative considerations and rehabiliation protocols for PIE
• List 3 complications of PIE

• Understand the pathology and mechanism of injury involved in mensical tears
• Discuss 5 symptoms of mensical tears
• Become familiar with imaging techniques used to assist in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of meniscal tears
• Explain the indications and contraindications for AM
• Become familiar with the surgical technique for AM
• Understand the rehabilitation process, complications and expected outcomes following AM

• Understand the pathology and mechanism of injury involved in ACL tears
• Discuss 5 symptoms of ACL tears
• Become familiar with imaging techniques used to assist in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of ACL tears
• Explain the indications and contraindications for ACL reconstruction
• Become familiar with the surgical technique for ACL reconstruction with patellar tendon autograft
• Understand the rehabilitation process, complications and expected outcomes following ACL reconstruction

• Describe the anatomy and contents of the carpal tunnel
• List and describe 4 physical tests for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome
• Recite 5 contraindications to endoscopic surgery
• Describe the procedure for the Standard Open Approach
• Describe the procedure for the Agee Single-Portal technique
• Describe the procedure for the Chow Two-Portal Extrabursal Technique
• List 3 complications each procedure mentioned above
• Discuss outcomes for each procedure mentioned above

• Describe the clinical features and characteristics associated with a ganglia
• List 3 frequent sites of origins where ganglia occur
• List and describe 4 methods of treatment
• Describe the anatomy of the dorsal wrist
• Describe the procedure for excision of dorsal wrist ganglion
• Describe the procedure for excision of volar wrist ganglion
• Describe the procedure for arthroscopic resection of dorsal wrist ganglion
• List 3 outcome and 3 complications for each of the above procedures

• Describe fractures of the distal radius
• Define and differentiate the 5 types of fractures
• List and describe 3 goals of fracture management
• Describe indications and contraindications for the treatment of distal radius fractures
• Review anatomy surrounding the distal radius
• Describe the procedure using distraction plate fixation
• Describe the procedure using volar buttress plate fixation
• Describe the procedure using volar plating of intraarticular compression injuries
• Discuss post-op care and outcomes following surgical treatment of distal radius fractures

• Describe the anatomy of the PIP and DIP joints
• Review and cite indications for PIP and DIP dislocation reduction
• Define and differentiate the 3 types of dislocations
• List 3 contraindications associated with PIP and DIP dislocation reductions
• Review procedures involved in the reduction of PIP and DIP dislocations
• List 3 complications following PIP and DIP dislocation reductions
• Become familiar with post operative care following dislocation reductions

• Describe the anatomy of the rotator cuff
• List and describe 5 different tests for assessing the integrity of the rotator cuff
• Differentiate imaging techniques for roator cuff injury
• Describe how rotator cuff tears are classified
• List and describe indications and contraindications for arthoscopic repair of rotator cuff
• Discuss 3 different techniques for repairing rotator cuff injuries
• Describe post-op care and outcomes following rotator cuff repair

• Describe pathophysiology involved in stenosing tenosynovitis
• Discuss presenting symptoms associated with stenosing tenosynovitis
• Outline the steps involved in Finkelstein's movement and what elicits a positive result
• Describe conservative treatment measures for stenosing tenosynovitis
• List 3 indications for surgical intervention
• Discuss anatomy of the extensor tendons in the hand
• Review surgical procedure for De Quervain's Disease
• Review surgical procedure for trigger finger and thumb
• Review surgical procedure for percutaneous release of trigger finger
• Describe outcomes and complications following surgery for stenosing tenosynovitis

• Explore pathology of the rotator cuff
• Describe and differentiate 5 tests for assessing the rotator cuff
• List and describe 3 imaging techniques for assessing the rotator cuff
• Define and explain how rotator cuff tears are classified
• Discuss the goals and treatment of rotator cuff injury
• Review anatomy of the rotator cuff and related structures
• Describe the technique for acromioplasty
• Discuss post-op care, complications and anticipated outcomes

• Discuss pathology of distal biceps rupture
• Become familiar with physical examination for distal biceps rupture
• List indications and contraindications for distal biceps repair
• Review anatomy of the biceps and the antecubital fossa
• Describe the Boyd and Anderson two-incision technique for distal biceps repair
• Discuss complications, post-op care and anticipated outcomes

• Review anatomy of the shoulder joint
• Discuss pathophysiology of shoulder joint dislocation
• Become familiar with physical examination for shoulder dislocation
• List indications for shoulder joint relocation
• Review technique for performing Stimson maneuver
• Review Scapular manipulation technique
• Review External rotation method
• Review Milch technique
• Review  traction-counter-traction technique
• Review Spaso technique
• Review Posterior dislocation reduction technique
• Review technique for Inferior dislocation reduction
• Discuss post reduction care, complications and anticipated outcomes