Therapy recommendations for patients experiencing menopause and perimenopause for the non-pelvic therapist   

PT/PTA: Course will be submitted to the MN Board of PT for approved credits. (submitting credits through the MN Board of PT does not guarantee full credits will be approved by the board)

OT: You will receive a certificate of course completion with total CE contact hours. M HEALTH Fairview is no longer an approved provider through AOTA and has never been for distance learning.
(You will receive a certificate of completion which you may use towards your professional license)
You may still submit the hours towards your licensure and receive a certificate of completion with all information provided to submit.
M HEALTH Fairview is not an approved provider through AOTA. For additional information about CE requirements for license, please see MN Statute 148.6443: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.6443

Cancellation Policy:  Cancellation Fee will apply

Instructor:

Lindsey Johnson, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS received her Doctor of Physical Therapy from St Catherine University in 2013 and became a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist in 2019. Lindsey has completed additional training in pelvic health since 2015 and provides pelvic health physical therapy to all genders and all ages. Lindsey lives in Wyoming, MN with her husband and 4 children (ages 8-18months).  She loves to garden and being outside but has little time for other hobbies in this stage of her life due to having young children!

Financial Disclosure: Lindsey Johnson has no financial disclosures to disclose
Non-Financial Disclosure:  Lindsey Johnson has no non-financial relationships to disclose.

Course Summary: 

The purpose of this course is to enhance your knowledge and skills necessary to support the unique physiological, hormonal, and fitness needs of women during perimenopause and menopause.  Discussion will include how menopause may affect the orthopedic or neurological diagnosis you are treating.

Learner Outcomes:

• Describe basic endocrine and hormone function and how this relates to the menstrual cycle in pre-menopause, perimenopause and menopause
• Discuss changes that can occur with aging hormonal fluctuations in the thyroid, immune system, mood, sleep, heart disease, bone health and urogenital considerations
• Recognize normal and abnormal symptoms of perimenopause and menopause
• Discuss common orthopedic or neurological diagnoses that have relevance to menopause onset 
• Identify key components of exercise and activity prescriptions for women throughout menstrual cycle hormonal changes  
• Recognize when to recommend further care for menopause symptoms or when to refer to pelvic floor physical therapy

Agenda: 

4:30- 5:00pm Check In
5:00- 6:00pm Anatomy, pathophysiology associated with Perimenopause/Menopause
6:00-7:00pm How menopause affects possible orthopedic or neurological diagnoses; Appropriate Nutritional and activity recommendations for patients also experiencing menopause

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