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There is increasing evidence that a skilled and discerning manual therapist can make a big difference in the healing process after surgery.  Whether it is early outcomes like pain relief or mood regulation, or later boosts to daily function, we have a role to play.  

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But there is also a greater risk in the weeks and months post-surgery.  Many of us lack specific knowledge about operative procedures and their stages of healing, nor do we often get proactive referrals from surgeons.  The only way this can change -- and it should change for our patients' sake -- is if we equip ourselves with contemporary models of surgical recovery and how we can safely help.

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Join veteran manual therapist and teacher Michael Hamm LMT CCST in this fun and integrative day of post-surgical theory and methods.  You are perfect for this class if you have a solid background in manual therapy methods, decent anatomical knowledge, and direct clinical experience in integrative healthcare teams.

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WE WILL COVER

• Surgeons & Manual Therapists: Can we speak a common language?

• Evidence review for MT post-surgery: What we know and don't

• How can we help: Key principles of clinical strategy

• Orthopedic Surgery: Types of Incision/Approach, Hardware, Fibrous tissue repair, Joint revisions/replacements, nerve health

• Visceral Surgery: Sutures, Serous membranes, Adhesions, Immune Activity

• Peripheral Neurosurgery: Tunnel releases, grafts/transfers, the spinal cavity, and its malcontents

• Cancer Surgery: Biopsies, Tumor removal, Special considerations

• Wrap-up: Working and learning within the healthcare team

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continuing education certification

ONLINE OR IN-PERSON

• This 4-hour Online Continuing Education class is open to all clinicians, movement teachers, somatic educators, and artists, and meets the WA state CE requirements for physical therapy and massage therapy.

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NOTE: All virtual classes have a 'live' option, or can be viewed on your own time.All attendees will receive pre-class content, live class recording, supplementary materials, and a follow-up quiz for CE credit.

 

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