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MODULE INTRODUCTION

PRE-TEST

Key Elements in History Taking: Identification of Red-Flags - Parts I & II

POST TEST

EVALUATION

CERTIFICATE

MODULE INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 0.50

Target Audience:

This course is designed to provide the Physical Therapist with an introduction to the classification based approach to management of low back pain.

The Low Back pain module series is structured to present a format for evaluation and treatment of the lumbo-pelvic spine, utilizing strategies consistent with current evidence in literature. Emphasis will be placed on enhancing clinical decision-making skills regarding selection of patients appropriate for Physical Therapy, screening patients for neurological involvement and classification and treatment of simple back ache. The course includes online lectures and recorded demonstrations of techniques used in diagnosis and treatment. In addition to this, evidence supporting each method is included in the form of statement summaries, journal articles and article synopsis.

Educational Objectives:

On completion of this course you will be able to:

  • Collect a detailed and relevant history from a patient with LBP during the first encounter
  • Recognize clusters of signs and symptoms that should raise a Red Flag when presented by a patient with LBP
  • Identify patients eligible for physical therapy
  • Develop preliminary hypothesis regarding the most appropriate treatment option for the patients eligible for physical therapy



SPECIAL NOTE:

If you have completed this training in the past and are doing it as a refresher, please click on the 'retake' button.

Authors:
Brian Caricato, MS, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT — Adjunct Faculty and Clinical Instructor University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Assistant Regional Director (North/Central) UPMC Centers for Rehab Services
Facility Director UPMC Centers for Rehab Services - Allison Park

No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Michael Timko PT, MS, FAAOMPT — Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physical Therapy.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Shane Conley, PT, DPT, OCS — Senior Physical Therapist
Centers for Rehab Services
UPMC Rooney Sports Complex
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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