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ACL Treatment and Rehab/Non-Opioid Pain Control for Knee Surgery

Tracking # 20-800671

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Course overview

According to recent statistics, there are approximately 250,000 ACL tears per year. Most of these tears are repaired with surgery. Are we using outdated protocols? What is the value of an Accelerated Rehab? Also, how common is it post-surgically for pain control to be an issue. What about the current opioid crisis? Is there a better pain management alternative for our ACL patients? Laura Bray-Prescott, PT, LATC, ATC with the Shelbourne Knee Center discusses these questions and more. This course will cover: -History and Evolution of ACL Treatment and Rehabilitation -ACL reconstruction postoperative goals and rehab protocol -ACL postoperative testing and follow-up -Historical issues with opioids for pain management, comparative studies and DVT -A different/better way to management pain control and hemarthrosis ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Shelbourne Knee Center continues this series with three other audio/video courses: The Art of the Knee Exam - Course 1 Treatment of the Arthritic Knee: First Office Visit to Last Post Op Visit - Course 3 Management of Uncommon Knee Injuries and Patellofemoral Assessment - Course 4

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Florida Board of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist

2h General

Occupational Therapy Assistant

2h General

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