3.0 credit hours equal to 3.0 CECs/.3
CEUs
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Interactive
Posture introduces static postural assessment and reviews key muscles
influencing human posture. By comparing ideal alignment with common postural
syndromes, this course presents specific program design in postural correction.
Pool lab will focus on postural correction exercises, verbal cues and common
performance errors.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe ideal body alignment in the frontal and sagittal
planes.
2. Assess prime muscle groups that influence posture and alignment.
3. Recognize common postural syndromes and describe muscle impairments
associated with each syndrome.
4. Examine 10 basic dynamic movement tests.
5. Explore aquatic postural correction exercises based on findings of
dynamic and static postures.
6. Promote proper alignment of pool exercises through verbal cues and
demonstration.
FACULTY: Beth Scalone,
PT, DPT, OCS, is a licensed physical therapist
with over 18 years of experience in orthopedic and aquatic therapy.
As the owner of North County
Water and Sports Therapy Center in San Diego (www.waterpt.com),
she continues with hands-on clinical care in addition to her role as educator.
Since graduating from the University of Connecticut in 1991, Beth has belonged
to the American Physical Therapy Association and has achieved certification as
a Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. In January 2006, she graduated
from Boston University with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Additional
certifications include Certified STOTT Pilatesª
instructor and Master Instructor for the Burdenko
Method.
Beth not only provides continuing
education for health care professionals, she is an adjunct faculty in the San
Diego Mesa College PTA program, teaching Orthopedic Rehabilitation and
Introduction to Pathology courses. She also provides the learning
module/instruction on aquatic therapy to the University of St. Augustine San
Diego Campus DPT program.