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Speakers: Kim Contryman, PT, DPT, NCS, OCS
Contact Hours: 7.5 contact hours (MN BPT Cat. 1)
Location: University of Minnesota, Children's Rehab Building, Room 202
About This Course
This course enables the clinician to identify impairments in alignment, analyze movement patterns specifically with gait and transitional movement, determine musculoskeletal dysfunctions, and develop a working therapy diagnosis with appropriate therapeutic intervention. It provides an orthopedic perspective on the evaluation and treatment of the neurologically involved patient by using evidence based practice with the support of recent literature. This course will provide studies that support common theories and treatments involved with gait and transitional movement. Course instruction is enhanced by hands-on practice of the evaluation procedures with case studies as well as treatment approaches aimed at soft tissue mobilization, flexibility activities, strengthening exercises, and functional activities that will improve gait and mobility with patients. These techniques can be applied to a multitude of pathologies in both the neurologic and orthopedic realm. This material assists the clinician in becoming more efficient with making the correct therapy diagnosis, documenting, analyzing, communicating, and progressing the patient to a more functional level.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Support treatment with evidence based research
- Properly evaluate, diagnose, and develop treatment programs for specific musculoskeletal restrictions the neurologically involved lower extremity
- Analyze gait abnormalities and prioritize impairments
- Become aware of what muscles work during gait from a qualitative and quantitative perspective
- Develop a specific plan of care for each individual patient aimed at the appropriate dysfunction
- Demonstrate manual skills to perform soft tissue mobilization (including mobilization with movement and muscle bending), strengthening exercises, and stretching techniques
- Analyze transitional movement and determine appropriate treatment strategies for improving true functional movement
- Gait train patients to facilitate true functional movement and improve a patient’s independence in mobility
- Document and communicate progress in the patient’s rehabilitation as necessary for insurance reimbursement, patient satisfaction, and quality physical therapy programs
Course Schedule
8:00-8:30 AM Evidence Based Practice, Studies/reviews
8:30-10:00 AM Functional Assessment of the Patient/Lab, Base of Support, Alignment, Sequencing, Mobility/Stability
10:00-10:15 AM Break
10:15-11:15 AM Analysis of Normal Gait/Lab, Joint motion, Motor control, Patient application
11:15-12:00 PM Patient Presentation, Common abnormalities, Facilitation techniques/gait training
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
1:00-2:00 PM Contributors to Abnormal Movement, Common patterns, Upper extremity influences
2:00-3:00 PM Strengthening activities/Lab, Evidence based practice, Endurance, power, strength
3:00-3:15 PM Break
3:15-4:00 PM Soft Tissue/Flexibility, Hip relationships, Mobilization, Stretching activities
4:00-4:45 PM Case studies
4:45-5:00 PM Questions
Speaker Biography
Dr. Kim Contryman earned her Master’s of Physical Therapy in 1991 from Northern Arizona University. She was NDT (Neuro-Developmental Techniques) certified in 1995, received her certification as a neurology specialist (NCS) by the APTA in 2000, and in 2002, received her certification as an orthopedic specialist (OCS). Her NCS was renewed in 2010 and her OCS was renewed in 2012. In May of 2002, the University of Southern California awarded Kim a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. She received the Order of the Golden Cane, which is the highest honor awarded to graduates who demonstrate outstanding accomplishments in a variety of professional areas. Neurology and orthopedics both form an important part of Dr. Contryman’s background.
Kim has worked as a physical therapist in Johnson City for more than 20 years. Her expertise includes all forms of orthopedic and neurological diagnoses ranging up to and including traumatic head injuries, cerebral vascular accidents, pathological conditions, orthopedic insults, post-surgical care, lymphedema, and pelvic floor disorders, as well as urinary and fecal incontinence.
In addition, Kim is certified to provide a wide range of industrial services including Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs/FCAs), workplace evaluations, individual job evaluations, work conditioning and work hardening.
Dr. Contryman is also a nationally known speaker and provides seminars to physical and occupational therapists, as well as physicians, several times each year. She has been a guest lecture to both state and national conferences.
Kim continues to work in her small private practice in Johnson City, TN. She is married and has two daughters. They love to scuba dive, travel, and enjoy the outdoors.
Registration Information
Who should attend this course: PTs, PTAs, SPT(A)s
Registrants: Enrollment in this course is limited to 40 participants
Registrants are asked to wear shorts for the class.
Registration Prices:
| PT Member |
PTA Member |
SPT(A) Member |
PT Nonmember |
PTA Nonmember |
SPT(A) Nonmember |
| $200 |
$150 |
$100 |
$255 |
$195 |
$125 |
Cancellations: Except for medical emergencies, cancellations two weeks before the course will be completely refunded, cancellations one to two weeks before the course will be refunded at the rate of 50%, and cancellations less than a week before the course will not be refunded.
Questions: Please contact the MNPTA office with any questions at:
651-635-0902
info@mnapta.org
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