2312 – Post-Surgical Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Intermediate / Pre-Symposium 2-hour Pool Workshop

Sanibel, FL / Monday, June 28, 2010 – 5:40-8:00 pm – 2.0 credit hours equal to 2.0 CECs/.2 CEUs

(Classroom: 5:40-6:40 pm / Pool: 7:00-8:00 pm)

Faculty: Helen Binkley, PhD, ATC, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT*D, FNSCA, ATRIC

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Examine how the aquatic environment can be implemented to assist in post-surgical rehabilitation to aid in client pain, range of motion, and return to functional activities of daily living and of sport. Concerns associated with wound and tissue healing, care for wounds, and when and how to enter the water with wounds will be described, along with general safety principles of the pool and facility. Specific injuries and surgical procedures will be presented with a way to add aquatic rehabilitation as an adjunctive therapy to enhance management of the post-surgical client.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1) Examine the healing process and phases.

2) Identify healing characteristics of specific tissues.

3) Describe the effects of immobilization on specific tissues.

4) Assess the indications, contraindications, and precautions for post-surgical aquatic rehabilitation.

5) Identify types of dressings and bandages that are available for use in aquatic environment to protect surgical wounds/incisions.

6) Explore the benefits of the aquatic environment for post-operative orthopedic rehabilitation.

7) Determine pool safety considerations with post-operative clients.

8) Discover specific considerations for designing an aquatic rehabilitation program for each surgical procedure described.

FACULTY: Helen Binkley, PhD, ATC, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT*D, FNSCA, ATRIC, is the Athletic Training Education Program Director at Middle Tennessee State University. Her interests include: strength training and conditioning, aquatics, rehabilitation, youth, and obesity. She is the editor of the Rehab and Flexibility Tips Column in the Strength and Conditioning Journal, and writes and researchers in her areas of interest.