Management of Shoulder Girdle Conditions

Cayuga Medical Center’s continuing education series has grown out of our well-respected Residency Program to meet the needs of clinicians looking for high-quality training offered here in the Northeastern US. Our teaching faculty includes physical therapists and athletic trainers with advanced training and subspecialty certification. Several of our instructors also teach in the physical therapy program at Ithaca College.

The course will be structured around the four primary presentation patterns of shoulder dysfunction - stiffness, instability, pain, and weakness - and around sports-specific patterns of dysfunction. General principles that inform the evaluation / treatment cycle (knowledge of anatomy and pathoanatomy, the physical stress theory, principles of tissue healing, regional interdependence, motor learning, and dynamic systems theory) will be included in case presentations. The goal of this exploration will be to develop a systematic approach to evaluation of the painful shoulder that leads to diagnostic labels that effectively guide treatment.

There will be sufficient lab time to allow for exploration of three areas of clinical practice: the physical examination, manual treatment techniques (specific joint and soft tissue mobilizations), and therapeutic exercise prescription. We will spend some time discussing and exploring how to engage the patient in the treatment process, and on how to help them develop quality movement

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