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Orthopedic Physical Therapist Management of Temporomandibular Disorders
Saturday, May 11, 2019, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM MDT
Category: PT PAC Event

Orthopedic Physical Therapist Management of Temporomandibular Disorders

When: Saturday, May 11, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Where: Regis University, Peter Claver Hall- Room 409 

Presenter: Cameron Lyons, PT, DPT is a Colorado native who practices by the philosophy that "we should not bother to be better than our predecessors or our contemporaries, but be better than ourselves". Cameron completed his bachelor's degree in Human Biology at the University of Northern Colorado and completed his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Regis University, where he was the 2005 recipient of the American Physical Therapy Association's (Colorado Chapter) Student Academic and Clinical Excellence Award, as well as an inductee to Alpha Sigma Nu honors fraternity. He has spent all 13 years of his career in an outpatient orthopedics private practice in Louisville, CO.

Cameron enjoys all aspect of orthopedic physical therapy, but has special interests in the cervical spine, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), and neurodynamics. He has completed over 4000 clinical hours treating TMD, headaches, and craniofacial pain and nearly 125 hours of continuing education specifically on TMD. Cameron also serves an Affiliate Faculty member of the School of Physical Therapy at Regis University and the Physical Therapy Program of the University of Colorado and teaches the TMD content at the Sports Physical Therapy Residency at Howard Head Sports Medicine in Vail, CO. In his free time, Cameron is a hack golfer, slow runner, kook surfer, happy camper, and proud father of two.

Hosted by: Colorado PT-PAC- All proceeds from this event will go to the PT-PAC to help influence legislative issues affecting PTs in Colorado.

Description: Temporomandibular disorders affect as many as 10% of the US population at any given time and are the second most common reason people seek care from their dentist. However, the cause of TMD is rarely dental and very often mechanical in nature. Unfortunately, these patients rarely receive a referral to physical therapy and few therapists have more than minimal training to manage these conditions. That changes now! This course will provide the physical therapist with an understanding of the epidemiology and etiology of TMD, pertinent anatomy & biomechanics, regional interdependence of craniovertebral spine & TMJ, detailed physical examination, and will teach manual therapy, exercise therapy, and pain neuroscience education interventions for the patient with TMD.

This course meets Colorado standards for 8 hours of Category I Professional Development Activity.

Target audience: Physical Therapists, 3rd year PT students, Dentists, and dental students 

Cost: APTA CO Members:$200; APTA CO Non-Members: $250; Students $75 

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Contact: [email protected]