LIVE Session Date:
Thursday, February 2, 2012
9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT / 6:00 PM PT
Format: 45-50 minutes presentation. 10-15 minutes Q&A.
Presenter: Jane Fedorczyk, PT, PhD, CHT, ATC
Jane Fedorczyk, PT, PhD, CHT, ATC
Jane received her baccalaureate degree from the University of Delaware in biology and athletic training. She completed her MS degree in PT from Beaver College (now Arcadia University) and started her hand therapy career at the Philadelphia Hand Center. She became a CHT in 1992 and a ATC in 1985. She completed her PhD at Temple University in the Department of Physical Therapy in 2007. Her research interest is in the area of upper extremity tendinopathies. In 2005, she was awarded the "Best Scientific Paper" at the ASHT Annual Meeting for her paper, "The presence of Substance P in Forelimb Tendons in a model of upper extremity work-related musculoskeletal disorder." In 2006, she was awarded the Petzoldt Award at the ASHT Annual Meeting for her paper, "The presence of NMDAr1 in Forelimb Tendons in a model of upper extremity work-related musculoskeletal disorder." She has received grants from American Association Hand Surgery (AAHS) and American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) for these studies. She has published chapters in the 4th and 5th editions of Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity and is a co-editor for the 6th edition to be published in February 2011. She has also published in the Journal of Hand Therapy and textbooks in the areas of pain modulation and tennis elbow. Her most recent publications include Tennis Elbow: Blending Basic Science with Clinical Practice, Journal of Hand Therapy, 19(2), 146-153, 2006 and Exposure-dependent increases in IL-1beta, substance P, CTGF, and tendinosis in flexor digitorum tendons with upper extremity repetitive strain injury, Journal of Orthopedic Research, 28(3):298-307, 2010. Since 1999, she has served as a co-chairperson for the Philadelphia Hand Meeting. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hand Rehabilitation Foundation. She also serves as the secretary of the American Hand Therapy Foundation (AHTF) which supports research and education in hand therapy parallel to ASHT. In 2010, she began serving a two year term as an elected board member of ASHT in the position of Board Member-at-Large. She has also served on the board of the Hand Rehabilitation Section of the APTA.
This webinar will provide information on therapists' management of tennis elbow. It will include a review of the relevant upper extremity anatomy including tendon tissue structure. This webinar will emphasize a clinical reasoning approach supported by current evidence in the literature for examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care for non-operative management. Current concepts of histopathological findings in tendinopathies will be presented along with the implications for rehabilitation.
Upon completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
- Describe the histopathological changes associated with tennis elbow.
- Apply appropriate clinical examination procedures to identify tendon condition, determine prognosis, and evaluate treatment outcomes.
- Discuss non-operative treatment options relevant to histopathological changes of patients with tennis elbow.
- Integrate current best practice to develop a plan of care non-operative management of patients with tennis elbow.
Attendees earn 1 CE hour for each webinar.
Members $25
Non-Members $35
Registration is Closed!
