The Cutting Edge: Inside Groundbreaking & Innovative Joint Procedures with Today’s Best Practices in Rehab Management

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Terry Rzepkowski, DPT, MS, BS Related seminars and products

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Terry L. Rzepkowski, DPT, MS, BS, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with specialization in orthopedic physical therapy. Throughout his 40+ year career, he has specialized in orthopedic roles, total joint replacement surgery, sports medicine, musculoskeletal outpatient rehab, and as an independent private practitioner. A professor in the health science department for Nova Southeastern University, Terry provides instruction in anatomy, biomechanics, kinesiology, and neuro anatomy. Terry’s current clinical role as a home care physical therapist focuses exclusively on orthopedic surgical patients, which keeps Dr. Rzepkowski abreast of the latest techniques and protocols used in joint care rehab. As a sought-after presenter, he enjoys sharing his advanced orthopedic knowledge with interdisciplinary audiences around the country.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Terry Rzepkowski has employment relationships with Nova Southeastern University, CORA Physical Therapy, Presbyterian College, National healthcare Licensing Solutions, Inc., Varsity Tutors, and PTCE. He receives compensation as a national presenter. Terry Rzepkowski receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Terry Rzepkowski is a member of the APTA.

 

 

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Objectives

1. Investigate the historical progression of surgical joint repair and reconstruction techniques and their impact on functional outcomes in different occupational scenarios.
2. Appraise new options in orthopedic joint care and how they improve functional outcomes and recovery time.
3. Analyze new surgical paradigms through real-time video demonstrations, aligning each procedure’s occupational significance.
4. Explore pain management strategies that facilitate superior post-operative recovery and functional outcomes.
5. Incorporate proximal stability exercises into early upper extremity (UE) rehabilitation protocols, accentuating their functional relevance.
6. Employ stabilizing, balancing, and proprioceptive exercises in lower extremity (LE) rehabilitation, acknowledging their occupational importance.
7. Construct personalized home exercise programs that effectively enhance client engagement and compliance, fostering a deeper understanding of the therapeutic progress and its alignment with their occupational goals.

Outline

• Examine the timeline & history of joint procedures for the shoulder, hip and knee
• Explore new advances: 3-D printing, balloon implants, synthetic materials
• Video demonstrations of actual joint surgical procedures: massive rotator cuff tears, glenohumeral instability
• Regenerative medicine - Orthobiologics
  • PRP, Stem cells, Prolotherapy, Growth Factors
  • Side by side recovery timetable comparisons
  • Implications across the spectrum: from athletes to older adults
  • Where is the industry currently on insurance coverage?
  • Spot the imposter! Gain a crucial understanding of what constitutes credible regenerative procedures and those masquerading as regenerative procedures
• Treatment Comparisons and Considerations
  • Timeline, cost, coverage
  • ACL reconstruction vs Orthobiologic ACL presentation
  • Shoulder arthroscopic repair vs regenerative medicine shoulder progression
• Risks and limitations

• Recovery timeline and outcomes
• Pain management
• Strategies to avoid orthopedic complications
• Functional strategies to manage post-op rehab

• Progression and regression strategies
• Establish proximal scapular stability progress to distal mobility
• Exercise Progression and Regression Tools:
  • Flexibility considerations
  • Manual scapular stabilization exercises
  • RTC manual exercise with scapular integration
  • Dynamic distal stabilization exercises
  • Home exercise with exercise bands

• Neuromuscular factors influencing LE biomechanics
• Exercise principles for stabilization balance, flexibility and proprioception
• Incorporate neuromuscular retraining
• Functional closed chain exercises
• Proximal closed chain stability exercises
• Hip and core exercises
• Address ligament/muscular dominance
• Sensory integration in balance progression
• Neuromuscular integration in jump mechanics & plyometric training
• Home exercises for dynamic functional integration

Target Audience

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants
• Chiropractors
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Certified Athletic Trainer
• Licensed Massage Therapist