Knee Osteoarthritis: The Essential Knee

Course overview

What is the major shock absorbing mechanism of the joint? Does running cause osteoarthritis? Is exercise good or bad for knee pain when a person has severe asymmetry? Learn the answers to these questions through discussion with Dr. Carole Lewis and Dana Logan and by watching these therapists work with patients. The Essential Knee will provide a synopsis of current research, examine myths and facts about knee osteoarthritis, and prepare you to develop evaluation and treatment techniques that are evidence based. Salient impairments will be examined and standardized functional tools will be demonstrated. As a participant, you will be provided with pre-course readings, an interactive online experience, case studies, references, and a Take Home Message handout. Research based approaches The best practice in any discipline is based upon sound research and professional judgment. Join us and take home evidence based treatment strategies that can be used now in any clinical setting.