Hip Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment
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About the Course
This course will describe anatomy associated with hip osteoarthritis, define the symptoms, physiology, diagnosis, and prevalence of degenerative osteoarthritis of the hip. We will also discuss physical therapy treatment plans following hip resurfacing, as well as prevention strategies to decrease the prevalence of hip osteoarthritis
Learning Objectives
This course will describe anatomy associated with hip osteoarthritis, define the symptoms, physiology, diagnosis, and prevalence of degenerative osteoarthritis of the hip. We will also discuss physical therapy treatment plans following hip resurfacing, as well as prevention strategies to decrease the prevalence of hip osteoarthritis
Learning Objectives
- Describe anatomy associated with hip osteoarthritis (OA).
- Define the symptoms, physiology, diagnosis, and prevalence of degenerative osteoarthritis of the hip.
- Be able to discuss the relationship between physical impairments and movement patterns during gait in patients with end-stage hip OA.
- Describe the effect of therapeutic exercise for hip OA pain.
- Describe treatment parameters for physical therapy treatment of hip OA.
- Describe the total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedure including the difference between surgical approaches.
- Describe physical therapy treatment protocols following a THA.
- Describe other surgical procedures used to treat hip OA including the hip resurfacing procedure.
- Describe physical therapy treatment plans following hip resurfacing.
- Describe surgical outcomes following surgical procedures to treat hip OA.
- Discuss supplements often used by patients for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
- Discuss prevention strategies to decrease the prevalence of hip OA