This course is available for OSS Employees (PT, PTA, ATC, OT, COTA) and Traveler Staff with active contracts. Traveler Staff attendance is subject to class size prioritizing OSS Employees.

Course Description:

The Post-Operative Rehabilitation course is designed to give clinicians a framework to approach patients with common post-operative presentations with safe and effective clinical reasoning. There will be emphasis on critically evaluating protocols and how to utilize them to respect tissue healing time, while delivering individualized progression of care. We will also emphasize skill development including manual and handling techniques in early post-operative care and appropriate progression of exercise and functional activities. Finally, we will discuss appropriate progression to dynamic activities and safe return to sport.

At completion of this 8 CEU course, the attendee will be familiar with the following topics:

- Understand structures involved in surgery
- Understand physiological healing time and implement safe interventions
- Read and execute a protocol while utilizing clinical reasoning for appropriate progression
- Recognize barriers and when to reduce load to tissues
- Utilize early rehab tools/modalities
- Utilize clinical reasoning for progression of activities
- Manual handling techniques for acute post-surgical patients
- Clinical reasoning for progression to return to dynamic activities and return to sport.
- Recognize and avoid common early mistakes

Pricing

Free!

How to register for this course

This course requires registration using a "@osstherapy.com" email address.

Olympic Sports & Spine Employees
This course is free for Olympic Sports & Spine employees. Click the Register button, enter your "@osstherapy.com" email address and select the "OSS Employee" option during the registration process.

Non-OSS Employees (Active Travelers)
To register for this course, click the "Register" button on this page and use your "@osstherapy.com" email address.

Bi-Monthly Mentorship Intensive: Post-Op Rehab