Common Spinal Pathologies in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients
Presented by Kristin Hayden Hebert
Nonfinancial: Kristin Hayden Hebert has no competing non-financial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Meet your instructor
Kristin Hayden Hebert
Kristin is a pediatric sports physical therapist at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida. She has been working as a PT with adolescent athletes for more than ten years. She specializes in dance injury prevention with focuses on spine and hip pathologies in pediatric dancers and gymnasts.
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Overview of Common Spinal Injuries
This chapter will introduce clinicians to a variety of spine-specific conditions that frequently affect adolescent athletes and how they relate to typical anatomical alignment. These conditions include scoliosis, poor posture, Scheuermann’s kyphosis, spondys, and macromastia.
2. Functional Assessment of Spine and Core
This chapter will improve the clinician’s assessment of the young athlete’s strength and control of spinal movement. It will introduce and demonstrate functional assessments to assist with the evaluation of spinal conditions to improve clinical decision-making. These assessments will be related back to typical anatomical alignments and common postural faults seen with these patients.
3. Evidence-Based Treatment Through the Five Phases of Rehab
This chapter will detail treatment modifications based on structural changes through the five phases of rehab. It will describe effective injury prevention strategies for pediatric/adolescent athletes with spinal conditions. A case study will also be presented and reviewed. The case presentation will detail treatment modifications based on the patient’s structural and postoperative changes through the five phases of rehab.
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