MAPTA: Mid-Atlantic Physical Therapy Associates

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Great Job Listings, Great Opportunities here on mapta.org!

While looking up our courses don’t forget to visit the MAPTA Career Center and potentially find your next career opportunity. Be more proactive in your career search and post your resume. You can even post your resume confidentially and have an email sent to you notifying you that a job that fits your new job profile has been added to the MAPTA Career Center.

Erl Pettman to teach The Functional Shoulder Girdle in New York City

Erl Pettman will be coming to New York City to instruct another course for MAPTA in October 2010. He will be teaching his NAIOMT Functional Shoulder Girldle Course over the weekend of October 22-24, 2010 at NYU-Hospital For Joint Disease in New York City. You can register for the NAIOMT Functional Shoulder course from our website under the Courses webpage.

Jack Stagge to teach 'Beyond the Slump Test'

October 23-24, 2010: This 2 day course presents concepts of differential diagnosis and treatment of patients with lower extremity radicular symptoms, pioneered by Bob Elvy, PT, G.D.M.T. Emphasis is placed on precise physical evaluation of neural, articular, and muscular tissues in order to allow for the specific treatment of each. This course is taught by Jack Stagge, PT, O.C.S., FAAOMPT who taught with Bob Elvy for several years.

Get Evidence Express FREE when you join MAPTA

MAPTA is excited to offer its members a FREE subscription to Evidence Express by Evidence In Motion. This service provides daily emails to MAPTA members to alert them to recent research publications in the areas of Orthopedics, Manual Therapy, Biomechanics, and Sports Medicine. With this one daily email you can stay up to date on current research hitting the Physical Therapy scene by having access to article abstracts. You then can determine if you wish to pursue the full text article via APTA’s Open Door Portal or other means.

This subscription would cost $50/year to subscribe to Evidence Express as an individual and MAPTA is able to offer this subscription and much more for $40/year.

Resource Library Book Highlight: Tension-Type & Cervicogenic Headache: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Mgmt

Written and contributed by international experts, Tension-Type and Cervicogenic Headache: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management provides the best current evidence on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of patients with the highly prevalent tension type and cervicogenic headache, integrating the most recent clinical research data with basic science knowledge. It covers both physical therapy and physical medicine approaches to the management of these headache disorders, paying special attention to the relevance of the cervical joints and muscles in the etiology of these two headache types. Tension-Type and Cervicogenic Headache: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management offers clear guidance for physical examination and identification of underlying patho-physiological and functional causative and maintaining features, together with manual as well as more invasive treatment options. It is the first text to provide such a comprehensive compliation of the best evidence – both empirical and clinical – regarding physical therapy care of patients with tension and cervicogenic headache.

Jack Stagge to teach 'Upper Quadrant Pain Puzzle'

May 15-16, 2010: This 2 day course presents concepts of differential diagnosis and treatment of patients with upper extremity radicular symptoms, pioneered by Bob Elvy, PT, G.D.M.T. Emphasis is placed on precise physical evaluation of neural, articular, and muscular tissues in order to allow for the specific treatment of each. This course is taught by Jack Stagge, PT, O.C.S., FAAOMPT who taught with Bob Elvy for several years.

MAPTA is a Proud Supporter of the SRF We've Got Your Back Race/Walk & Spinal Health Fair

Saturday, May 22, 2010: MAPTA is a proud supporter of the 3rd Annual Spinal Research Foundation’s (SRF) ‘We’ve Got Your Back’ Race/Walk for Spinal Health held at Virginia Spine Institute in Reston, Virginia. Mark your calendar and visit the SRF website, www.SpineRF.org, to learn more about and how you can be involved with this event.

Diane Lee & LJ Lee to Teach for MAPTA in 2010

November 2010: Diane Lee & LJ Lee have formally joined together to form Discover Physio. They will be teaching the new course curriculum on the East Coast through MAPTA. In November 2010 you can take their Discover the Pelvis – Level 1 and Discover the Thorax – Level 1 in either Reston, Virginia (Washington, DC area) or in New York City. For more details and to register visit the Courses Page on the MAPTA website.

Discover the Pelvis – Level 1: November 14-16, 2010 (VA)
Discover the Pelvis – Level 1: November 19-21, 2010 (NYC)
Discover the Thorax – Level 1: November 14-16, 2010 (VA)
Discover the Thorax – Level 1: November 19-21, 2010 (NYC)

New Resource Library Book: Ultrasound Imaging for Rehabilitation of the Lumbopelvic Region

Ultrasound Imaging for Rehabilitation of the Lumbopelvic Region by Jackie Whittaker enables clinicians to maximize the potential of ultrasound imaging technology in providing effective management of neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction in the lumbopelvic region, including back pain, pelvic girdle pain, and incontinence.

Karl Kolbeck to teach The Shoulder Girdle: Medical Screening & Orthopaedic Fundamentals Course

September 24-26, 2010: Karl Kolbeck through MAPTA and Empiridence Seminars will be offering this 3-day course which will provide a thorough review of organovisceral and sinister pathology capable of presenting as shoulder pain, as well as fundamental orthopaedic knowledge for examination and treatment of the shoulder girdle complex based on current “best” evidence.

Emphasis will be on region specific pathologies about the sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular and glenohumeral joints as well as the scapulothoracic articulation. Lesions particular to the overhead throwing athlete are also presented and the latest literature disseminated relative to evaluation and treatment. Hands-on lab will included peripheral joint mobilizations and grade 5 HVLATs (high-velocity low-amplitude thrust), soft tissue release and muscle energy techniques, as well as evidence based progressive resistive, OKC/CKC and proprioceptive exercise, taping techniques and patient education.