Course curriculum

  • 1

    Lab Objectives

    • Lab Objectives

  • 2

    Part I: Distal Radius Fracture & Scapholunate Injuries

    • Distal Radius Fracture & Scapholunate Injuries

    • Lecture Outline

    • Wrist ORIF Case Study

    • Critical Thinking Grid

    • SL Ligament Injury Case Study

    • Critical Thinking Grid
  • 3

    Part I: Skills Lab

    • Clinical Application

    • Wrist Orthosis & Template

    • Scar Management

    • Edema Management

    • Radiocarpal Joint (RCJ) distraction

    • RCJ dorsal glide

    • RCJ volar glides

    • Wrist Taping: General Stability

    • SL Stability Taping

    • SL Insufficiency Management Overview

    • Sensorimotor Control
  • 4

    Part II: Thumb UCL Injury and Proximal Phalanx Fracture

    • Thumb UCL Injuryand Proximal Phalanx Fracture

    • Handout/Outline

    • Thumb UCL Case Study

    • Critical Thinking Grid

    • P1 Fx Case Study

    • Critical Thinking Grid
  • 5

    Part II: Skills Lab

    • Clinical Application

    • Thumb UCL Assessment

    • Hand-based Thumb Spica & Template

    • Taping Thumb UCL

    • Hand-Based Radial Gutter

    • MP and IP joint glides

    • ROM

    • Intrinsic Extensibility

    • Hand Coordination Exercises (Grade based on healing and patient presentation)

    • Hand/Finger Scar Management
  • 6

    Part III: Flexor and Extensor Tendon Injuries

    • Flexor and Extensor Tendon Injuries

    • Handout/Outline

    • Extensor Tendon Injury

    • Critical Thinking Grid

    • Flexor Tendon Injury Case

    • Critical Thinking Grid
  • 7

    Part III Skills Lab

    • Clinical Application

    • Flexor Tendon: Initial Post-Op Visit

    • Dorsal Block Orthosis

    • Suture Removal

    • Extensor Tendon Initial Post Op ICAM

    • Relative Motion Orthosis (extension)

    • Flexor Tendon: Promoting Excursion

    • Extrinsic Flexor Stretch

    • Extensor Glides

    • Active MP Extension

    • Resisted Hook
  • 8

    Post Session Assignment

    • Assignment

  • 9

    Post Session Survey

    • Lab Completion Survey