Manual Therapy Horizons - February 2010
 An Official Publication of Hands-On Seminars

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Dear Colleagues and Course Participants:

We hope that this e-mail finds you in good health. Here are the issues we would like to cover in today's Manual Therapy Horizons:

• Hands-On Seminars would like to congratulate all our new MCMT certified therapists who received their certification in New York and in Texas.
• Hands-On Seminars has updated our seminar schedule for the year with new additional dates and courses. We have now added a Neurofascial Mobilization course and a Vestibular Rehabilitation course. For dates and cities please look below.
• APTA has intensified its efforts to repeal the Medicare Cap. We fully support these efforts and here is the link for the APTA Action center: CONTACT CONGRESS TODAY! ASK YOUR SENATORS TO COSPONSOR LEGISLATION TO EXTEND THE THERAPY CAP EXCEPTIONS PROCESS!
• CLINICIAN'S CORNER: Read below how a patient with Frozen Shoulder avoided surgery!

As there is so much uncertainty in regards to health are reform, medicare cap and other issues that we face as PTs and OTs, it is now more important than ever for therapists to have a solid foundation and credentials in regards to their clinical skills, competence level and expertise.

Hands-On Seminars and the MCMT program, have provided therapists with the clinical knowledge and skills needed to advance themselves to the next level.

Here is what some more testimonials from our students:

"Thanks for a wonderful class! I have really been using what I learned in class a lot and I have seen very wonderful results already. I appreciated your style of presentation and the many examples that you gave of how to apply." Tammy Johnson, PT

"MCMT has opened new treatment horizons for my practice. I have enjoyed the whole process and learned so much, but most of all I am amazed with the outstanding results that I see with my patients."

CLINICIAN'S CORNER
A 54 year old air conditioning technician presented with right frozen shoulder for the past 2 years. Patient had received physical therapy by another PT for over a year along with 3 cortisone injections by an Orthopedist with no significant help. His pain level was at 6/10 and he had more than 50% reduction in the ROM. There was no other important medical history and it appeared to us that his frozen shoulder was the result of improper treatment.

TREATMENT: We found significantly increased trigger point activity in the subscapularis and infraspinatus muscles, along with significant restriction in inferior, anterior and posterior glides of the right shoulder. Patient received MyoFascial Trigger Point Therapy for the subscapularis and infraspinatus muscles along with some Muscle Energy Technique for shoulder abduction and external rotation. After 5 sessions we introduced grade III & IV mobs to open up above mentioned capsular restrictions. Patient re-gained 80% of normal shoulder mobility and a pain level of 1/10 after a total of 11 manual therapy sessions. It is projected that patient will be completely discharged in another 3 sessions.

Please forward this e-mail to any of your friends and colleagues.

All the best,

Dimitrios Kostopoulos, PT, PhD, DSc
Konstantine Rizopoulos, PT, FABS
Founders Hands-On Seminars

1-888-767-5003
www.handsonseminars.com

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