Advanced Topics of Pregnancy & Postpartum Physical Therapy Lab

Overview

The Advanced Topics of Pregnancy & Postpartum Physical Therapy course is a two-part course series composed of a Webinar course and a Lab course.

The OBA Lab course is conducted 100% in-person with various lab activities to give you hands-on experience. In this Lab course, labs will offer skills that are immediately applicable in your clinic and include: refinement of the lumbopelvic examination and special tests; modification of the examination and physical therapy interventions in high risk pregnancy; examination and intervention of thoracic spine, rib cage and external coccyx pain/dysfunction; and various kinesiology taping techniques in pregnancy and postpartum. At the end of the course, all participants will participate in comprehensive situational lab scenarios to apply all skills learned. Participants will be working in groups of 2-3 during labs. All participants will participate in labs as both “clinician” and “patient.” These labs are appropriate for all participants to fully participate, including pregnant, post-partum and male participants. 

Included
  • 🕒 8 Contact Hours
  • 📓 Printed lab manual
  • ✔️ Supervised lab activities
  • 📑 Certificate of Completion
  • 🥇Shareable Digital Badge

 
Certification Affiliation

This course is affiliated with the Academy's Certificate of Achievement in Pregnancy & Postpartum Physical Therapy (CAPP-OB) Program. Although pursuing the CAPP-OB certification is optional, we highly recommend it for all eligible individuals, especially those already engaged in CAPP-OB affiliated courses, to attain the CAPP-OB distinction.