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

Outline

Hot Topics in Hand Therapy

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

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

• Identify key hand and wrist anatomy as it relates to pathology
• Get to the root causes of impairments faster with the best evaluations for:
  • Pain
  • Stiffness
  • Range of motion
  • Muscle testing
  • Sensation
  • Pinch
  • Skin condition
  • Deformities
  • Function

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

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

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

• Edema control
• Pain control
• Range of motion exercises
• Home program instruction
• Scar management
• Strengthening exercises
• Endurance exercises
• Modalities
  • Ultrasound
  • Iontophoresis
  • Thermotherapy
  • Cryotherapy
  • Paraffin baths
  • Contrast baths
  • Kinesiology tape

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

• Practice developing comprehensive treatment strategies for common impairments, including:
  • Carpal tunnel
  • Sprains and strains
  • Arthritis
  • Tendonitis
  • Trigger finger
  • Gamekeeper’s thumb
  • Ganglions
  • Epicondylitis
  • Tendon injuries
  • Hand edema
  • De Quervain’s disease
  • Boutonniére and swan neck deformities
  • Sagittal band injuries
  • Triangular fibrocartilage injuries
  • Ligament injuries and disruptions
  • Fractures
  • Crush injuries
  • Burns
  • Amputation

CASE STUDIES: Put Knowledge to Practice

• Case study 1: Correctly select the root cause of impairment
• Case 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’s
• Case study 4: Overcome barriers to effective strategy implementation

Don’t Leave Money on the Table!

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