- Examine the timeline & history of joint procedures for the shoulder, hip and knee
- Explore new advances: 3-D printing, balloon implants, synthetic materials
- Video demonstrations of actual joint surgical procedures: massive rotator cuff tears, glenohumeral instability
- Regenerative medicine - Orthobiologics
- PRP, Stem cells, Prolotherapy, Growth Factors
- Side by side recovery timetable comparisons
- Implications across the spectrum: from athletes to older adults
- Where is the industry currently on insurance coverage?
- Spot the imposter! Gain a crucial understanding of what constitutes credible regenerative procedures and those masquerading as regenerative procedures
- Treatment Comparisons and Considerations
- Timeline, cost, coverage
- ACL reconstruction vs Orthobiologic ACL presentation
- Shoulder arthroscopic repair vs regenerative medicine shoulder progression
- Risks and limitations
- Recovery timeline and outcomes
- Pain management
- Strategies to avoid orthopedic complications
- Functional strategies to manage post-op rehab
- Progression and regression strategies
- Establish proximal scapular stability progress to distal mobility
- Exercise Progression and Regression Tools:
- Flexibility considerations
- Manual scapular stabilization exercises
- RTC manual exercise with scapular integration
- Dynamic distal stabilization exercises
- Home exercise with exercise bands
- Neuromuscular factors influencing LE biomechanics
- Exercise principles for stabilization balance, flexibility and proprioception
- Incorporate neuromuscular retraining
- Functional closed chain exercises
- Proximal closed chain stability exercises
- Hip and core exercises
- Address ligament/muscular dominance
- Sensory integration in balance progression
- Neuromuscular integration in jump mechanics & plyometric training
- Home exercises for dynamic functional integration