Upon completion of this continuing education seminar, participants will be able to:
1. Demonstrate methods for differential diagnosis of the hip and the evidence-based risk factors for intra-articular hip injury.
2. Describe the morphological classification system of labral tears.
3. Practice the provocative tests used in diagnosis of hip joint injury.
4. Discuss current evidence based medical management, including surgical intervention, for labral tears and related injuries of the hip in order to identify critical factors for intervention.
5. In a case study format, critically analyze the biopsychosocial model of assessment and its indications and contraindications in order to prescribe subacute through chronic phase functional intervention and activity modification for hip joint preservation and rehabilitation in a multidisciplinary team approach.
6. Identify conventional and integrative methods, including but not limited to yoga, Pilates, muscle energy technique, and manual therapies, for hip and related pelvic intervention.