Date: September 30th 6-8 PM
Speaker: Adam DeToni PT, DPT
Cost: $50
Location:
PTS North Lower-Level Conference Room 2338 Van Winkle Way Peoria, IL 61615
Topic-Description: This course equips rehabilitation professionals with practical, evidence-informed strategies for evaluating and treating runners. Participants will explore the demographics and mindset of the recreational runner, effective assessment techniques, common runningrelated injuries, and the use of threedimensional video gait analysis to identify movement impairments. The course will also cover treatment planning and return-torunning considerations, providing clinicians with tools they can immediately apply to improve outcomes and help runners safely return to the activities they enjoy.
Date: October 14th 6-8 PM
Speaker:Sara Owens PTA, CAFS
Cost: $50
Location:
PTS North Lower-Level Conference Room 2338 Van Winkle Way Peoria, IL 61615
Topic-Description: This course explores current evidence for physical therapy treatment on common foot and ankle conditions including: ankle sprains, plantar fasciitis, and bunion pain. The course layout is 50% lecture and 50% lab. Joint glides, muscle energy techniques, and soft tissue techniques with be demonstrated and practiced with a discussion on proper documentation and billing. Participants should come prepared to both apply and receive the manual techniques during lab.
Date: October 20th 5-7 PM
Speaker: Kay Foote OT and Lori Morris COTA
Cost: $50
Location:
PTS Regional Office 3000 N. Main Street East Peoria, IL 61611
Topic-Description: This course will cover new treatment strategies for ADL independence, how to make better equipment recommendations, and improve ability to document skilled self-care interventions.
Date: November 4th 6-8 PM
Speaker:Sara Owens PTA, CAFS
Cost: $50
Location:
PTS North Lower-Level Conference Room 2338 Van Winkle Way Peoria, IL 61615
Topic-Description: This course builds on basic taping skills and is lab heavy with hands-on practice. Participants will learn kinesiology taping, strapping taping, and athletic taping techniques for common foot and ankle conditions, including plantar fasciitis, ankle sprains, chronic ankle instability, arch pain, bunions, turf toe, and various tendinopathies. The course will also review current evidence around taping, documentation requirements, and coding related to taping interventions. Participants should come prepared to both apply and receive foot and ankle taping during lab activities. Participants are encouraged to bring their own pair of scissors.
Date: November 7th 8 AM-3 PM
Speaker:
– Stephanie Shepherdson PT, DPT, CLT, COS-C
– Amanda Nuest PT, DPT
– Janet Forinash PT, DPT, CLT, WCS
Cost: $300
Location:
Professional Therapy Services Regional Office 3000 N Main Street, East Peoria IL
Topic-Description: This course is designed for PTA who are new lymphedema learners, as well as a refresher for assistants already treating lymphedema patients. The participant will learn basic anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system. Each participant will learn Complete Decongestive Therapy, including manual lymphatic drainage and compression bandaging.
This course is offered for .6 CEUs (6 contact hours). Professional Therapy Services, Inc. is approved by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation as a continuing education provider for Physical Therapy license number 216-000021.
Please contact Becky Balkema at beckybalkema@ptsinc.org to sign up for this course.
Date: November 11th 5-7 PM
Speaker: Jessica Engel OT
Cost: $50
Location:
PTS North Lower-Level Conference Room 2338 Van Winkle Way Peoria, IL 61615
Topic-Description: This course will educate you on the Rehabilitative journey: the transitional phases from rehabilitation to compensation and then finally adaptation.