Course Description:

With the emergence of the baby boomer generation, there has been a significant rise in joint
arthroplasty surgeries in the past five years. The projections are staggering. In the United States,
there are 1 million hip and knee arthroplasties, and that number will grow to 5 million in the next
8–10 years. With that growth and the changes in the United States health care reimbursement and
utilization control, it is imperative that today’s clinician who works with total joints be able to
address the difficult cases. Currently, joint arthroplasty patients have outcome data showing
approximately 80 percent overall satisfaction at 20 years post-operation. Having said that, patient
expectations are higher today than ever before. The clinician who can expedite the rehab process
and address the difficult cases will be the clinician that the well-informed patients will seek to do
their rehabilitation. This course will provide the clinician treatment sequence strategies
incorporating manual therapy and corrective exercises that involve the entire kinetic chain. This