Josh Gerrity – The Ultimate Guide to Treating Hand and Wrist Injuries

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Hot Topics in Hand TherapyHot Topics in Hand Therapy

• Give your patients the benefit of cutting edge research and treatmentsGive your patients the benefit of cutting edge research and treatments

HANDS-ON LAB: Upgrade Your Assessment and Clinical Reasoning Skills HANDS-ON LAB: Upgrade Your Assessment and Clinical Reasoning Skills

• Identify key hand and wrist anatomy as it relates to pathologyIdentify key hand and wrist anatomy as it relates to pathology
• Get to the root causes of impairments faster with the best evaluations for: Get to the root causes of impairments faster with the best evaluations for:
  • PainPain
  • StiffnessStiffness
  • Range of motionRange of motion
  • Muscle testingMuscle testing
  • SensationSensation
  • PinchPinch
  • Skin conditionSkin condition
  • DeformitiesDeformities
  • FunctionFunction

HANDS-ON LAB: Revolutionize Your Rehab Toolbox for Hand and Wrist Impairments HANDS-ON LAB: Revolutionize Your Rehab Toolbox for Hand and Wrist Impairments

• Practice effective techniques you can use immediately to: Practice effective techniques you can use immediately to:
  • Eliminate painEliminate pain
  • Improve strength, coordination and enduranceImprove strength, coordination and endurance
  • Restore ROMRestore ROM
  • Manage edema and scarringManage edema and scarring
  • Increase functionIncrease function
  • Enhance independence and patient confidenceEnhance independence and patient confidence

HANDS-ON LAB: Combine Techniques More Effectively for Better Outcomes HANDS-ON LAB: Combine Techniques More Effectively for Better Outcomes

• Edema controlEdema control
• Pain controlPain control
• Range of motion exercisesRange of motion exercises
• Home program instructionHome program instruction
• Scar managementScar management
• Strengthening exercisesStrengthening exercises
• Endurance exercisesEndurance exercises
• Modalities Modalities
  • UltrasoundUltrasound
  • IontophoresisIontophoresis
  • ThermotherapyThermotherapy
  • CryotherapyCryotherapy
  • Paraffin bathsParaffin baths
  • Contrast bathsContrast baths
  • Kinesiology tapeKinesiology tape

HANDS-ON LAB: Design Advanced, Innovative Plans of Care for Your PatientsHANDS-ON LAB: Design Advanced, Innovative Plans of Care for Your Patients

• Practice developing comprehensive treatment strategies for common impairments, including: Practice developing comprehensive treatment strategies for common impairments, including:
  • Carpal tunnelCarpal tunnel
  • Sprains and strainsSprains and strains
  • ArthritisArthritis
  • TendonitisTendonitis
  • Trigger fingerTrigger finger
  • Gamekeeper’s thumbGamekeeper’s thumb
  • GanglionsGanglions
  • EpicondylitisEpicondylitis
  • Tendon injuriesTendon injuries
  • Hand edemaHand edema
  • De Quervain’s diseaseDe Quervain’s disease
  • Boutonniére and swan neck deformitiesBoutonniére and swan neck deformities
  • Sagittal band injuriesSagittal band injuries
  • Triangular fibrocartilage injuriesTriangular fibrocartilage injuries
  • Ligament injuries and disruptionsLigament injuries and disruptions
  • FracturesFractures
  • Crush injuriesCrush injuries
  • BurnsBurns
  • AmputationAmputation

CASE STUDIES: Put Knowledge to PracticeCASE STUDIES: Put Knowledge to Practice

• Case study 1: Correctly select the root cause of impairmentCase study 1: Correctly select the root cause of impairment
• Case study 2: Problem solve a complex hand injury and develop an effective treatment planCase study 2: Problem solve a complex hand injury and develop an effective treatment plan
• Case study 3: Develop an advanced plan of care for a patient with De Quervain’sCase study 3: Develop an advanced plan of care for a patient with De Quervain’s
• Case study 4: Overcome barriers to effective strategy implementationCase study 4: Overcome barriers to effective strategy implementation

Don’t Leave Money on the Table! Don’t Leave Money on the Table!

• Coding and billing updatesCoding and billing updates
• Justify therapy with the right progress measuresJustify therapy with the right progress measures
• Avoid denials and audits with these tipsAvoid denials and audits with these tips