3309 – Frozen Shoulder

Advanced / Symposium 2-hour Pool Workshop

Sanibel, FL / Wednesday, June 30, 2010 – 9:40 am-12:00 pm – 2.0 credit hours equal to 2.0 CECs/.2 CEUs

(Classroom: 9:40-10:40 am / Pool: 11:00 am-12:00 pm)

Faculty: Marilyn McQuade, BS, PT

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will teach all aspects of successfully treating a frozen shoulder in the water. You will learn the difference between a ‘frozen shoulder’ or adhesive capsulitis and a ‘stiff’ shoulder, the population of people who develop shoulder problems, what precipitates the issue, along with the most effective evidence-based treatments. We will briefly review the anatomy of the shoulder and how it relates to muscle imbalances and postural re-education. Manual treatments will be emphasized with aquatic joint mobilizations, myofascial release and deep tissue releases of the deep stabilizers and surrounding tissue (pectoralis minor and major, levator scapula, all three trapeziums, rhomboids, lattisiumus dorsi, teres minor, subscapularis, and serratus anterior.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1) Compare and contrast the difference between a frozen shoulder/adhesive capsulitis and a tight shoulder.

2) Discuss at-risk populations, indications and contraindications.

3) Explore the rationale for the use of modalities and splinting for HEP.

4) Perform and integrate the information to formulate RX plans.

5) Experience therapeutic exercises in supine, prone and vertical.

FACULTY: Marilyn McQuade, BS, PT, is a manually based orthopedic physical therapist, specializing in aquatic therapy. She has 20 years of experience and now focuses on outpatient orthopedics, both in the water and on land. Her background includes a bachelor’s degree in dance education/therapy, teaching and performing dance, and working as a kinesiotherapist. She is interested in all forms of bodywork and has been working for the past 10 years in an outpatient orthopedic clinic in Fairfield, CT.