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Continuing Education Courses Postpartum Rehabilitation - Remote Course

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Postpartum Rehabilitation - Remote Course

The Postpartum Client: Abdominal Wall and Musculoskeletal Considerations

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Price: $545
Experience Level: Beginner
Contact Hours: 18.25

This two-day continuing education course is designed to provide the rehabilitation clinician with a foundation for working with the patient experiencing common conditions of the postpartum period. This course covers a broad range of relevant topics including: acute postpartum management, mental health screening, and musculoskeletal considerations.

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to modify examination and interventions as appropriate for the relevant stages of postpartum recovery. In addition to abdominal wall considerations, typical spine and extremity dysfunctions will be addressed. The participant will also receive instruction on postpartum exercise and return to fitness.

Labs include external perineal screening, as well as techniques for the abdominal wall, spine and ribs, and upper and lower quarter dysfunction.

In order to fully complete the hands-on learning component, registrants should participate with a partner during all labs.

Topics in the required prerecorded content include hormonal and system changes, rehabilitation of abdominal wall and lumbopelvic dysfunction, and pelvic floor basics in postpartum. Guest lectures will cover special topics like the basics of lactation, nutrition considerations, postpartum mental health screening, and common medical concerns.

Prerequisites
None. This is a beginner-level course.

Pre-Course Learning Requirements
10-14 days before the course, participants will receive an invite to join Teachable, an online learning platform. In Teachable, registrants will find video lectures, other pre-course learning materials, course manual files, mandatory liability waiver, and URLs for any Zoom meetings. We require registrants to complete teachable components in sequential order. Videos lectures are required and must be completed in-full before proceeding to the next Teachable section. At the conclusion of the course, registrants can access their post-test and course evaluation form to provide our curriculum team feedback on their experience, as well as download their certificate of completion - all via Teachable.

Audience
This continuing education seminar is targeted to physical therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapist assistants, registered nurses, nurse midwives, and other rehabilitation professionals. Content is not intended for use outside the scope of the learner's license or regulation.

Upon completion of this continuing education course, participants will be able to:

1. Define common terminology of the postpartum period
2. Describe the physiologic and hormonal changes in the postpartum period
3.List the endocrine system changes, including the risk for thyroid dysfunction, that influence the patient during the postpartum period
4. Describe common clinical presentations for perineal trauma and pelvic floor dysfunction
5. List indications and potential complications of C-birth deliveries, as well as principles of C-birth recovery
6. List 2 common conditions and recommended treatment for the spine and trunk, abdomen, pelvic floor, pelvic girdle, upper and lower extremities during the postpartum period
7. Instruct the postpartum patient in safe return to fitness activities
8. Instruct in practical strategies for body mechanics for postpartum recovery
9. Complete medical screening for conditions in postpartum that require referral

NOTE: Times below are listed in Pacific time zone
For assistance converting the times below to your local time zone, use this link:
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Before Day One
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These video lectures in Teachable must be viewed in-full prior to the course
Total video lecture time: 5.5 hours

1) Overview of the postpartum patient (45 min)
2) Hormonal and system changes (45 min)
3) Abdominal wall in postpartum (45 min)
4) Pelvic floor basics in postpartum (30 min)
5) Lumbopelvic dysfunction and rehabilitation (45 min)
6) Basics of lactation considerations-guest expert lecture (45 min)
7) Nutrition considerations in postpartum (guest expert lecture) (30 min)
8) Postpartum mental health screening (guest expert lecture) (45 min)
9) Common postpartum medical concerns (guest expert lecture) (30 min)

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Day One
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7:30 am PT - Zoom opens 30 mins before course for registration and setup
8:00 am PT - Course begins / Introductions
8:15 - Postpartum General Exam & Treatment Considerations
9:15 - Lab 1 Prep: Postpartum Abdominal Wall
9:45 - BREAK
10:00 - Lab 1: Abdominal Wall
11:00 - Medical Crises and Challenges in Postpartum
12:00 - LUNCH
1:00 - Pelvic Floor Screening in Postpartum
1:30 - Lab 2 Prep: External Perineal Screening
1:45 - Lab 2: External Perineal Screening
2:30 - Case Studies: Abdominal Wall and Pelvic Floor
3:15 - BREAK
3:30 - Neuropathies in Postpartum
4:15 - Questions
4:30 - Adjourn

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Day Two
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7:30 am PT - Zoom opens 30 mins before course for registration and setup
8:00 am PT - Course begins / Questions from Day 1
8:15 - Acute Postpartum Management Strategies
9:15 - Spine & Ribs in Postpartum
10:00 - BREAK
10:15 - Lab 3 Prep: Spine & Ribs
10:30 - Lab 3: Spine & Ribs
11:15 - LUNCH
12:00 - Upper and Lower Quarter Dysfunction in Postpartum
12:45 - Lab 4 Prep: Upper and Lower Quarter Dysfunction
1:00 - Lab 4: Upper and Lower Quarter Dysfunction
2:00 - BREAK
2:15 - Return to fitness
3:15 - Questions
3:30 - Adjourn

" I thought there were lots of practical applications to bring to the clinic and it think we touched on very important medical screening, lab techniques/treatments, such as scar mobilization, and clinical pearls"
Taylor Tattan, PT, DPT | Postpartum Rehabilitation - September 28-29 2024

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