Orthopedic Mentorship Series: Neck
Presented by Jared Vagy
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In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, practitioners often have limited access to one-on-one mentorship opportunities that support professional growth and clinical development. This course recreates the invaluable mentorship experience of a clinical instructor, residency, or fellowship program by taking practitioners step-by-step through the evaluation and treatment of neck pain. The course is case based, and each case offers different levels of complexity, giving both new graduates and experienced clinicians relevant insights they can apply immediately. Designed to simulate real mentorship, the course walks learners through subjective and objective assessments, hypothesis formulation, and intervention selection within a structured decision-making framework. It is ideal for any practitioner looking to improve clinical reasoning, refine orthopedic skills, and achieve a higher level of clinical proficiency.
Learning Outcomes
- Determine strategies for gathering a detailed patient history by analyzing a subjective exam, enhancing your clinical reasoning skills
- Determine effective objective exam techniques by viewing tests and measures, improving your ability to identify physical impairments and functional limitations
- Plan effective treatment strategies by observing interventions, enhancing your approach to patient care to increase patient participation in daily activities
- Implement strategies for synthesizing subjective, objective, and intervention data to enhance clinical reasoning and decision-making
- Apply the latest research to patient cases by observing evidence-based practice
- Determine strategies for gathering a detailed patient history by analyzing a subjective exam, enhancing your clinical reasoning skills
Meet your instructor
Jared Vagy
Jared Vagy received his doctorate in physical therapy (DPT) from the University of Southern California (USC) and completed a one-year residency in orthopedics and a one-year fellowship in movement science. Dr. Vagy is a clinical associate professor of physical therapy in the DPT program at USC and is a mentor in both the…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Introduction
This chapter introduces the mentorship format, learning objectives, and clinical framework used to approach cervical spine conditions. Learners are oriented to the step-by-step structure of the case-based analysis and the integration of clinical practice guidelines in orthopedic care.
2. Case 1: Anita
This chapter introduces the first patient, a 27-year-old yoga instructor who presents with chronic left-sided neck pain. You will engage in the case with the instructor (your mentor) and will actively problem-solve the case using a series of polling questions. You will then use clinical reasoning to link subjective and objective information to provide optimal interventions for the patient.
3. Case 2: Frank
This chapter introduces the second patient, a 37-year-old male with chronic neck pain. You will engage in the case with the instructor (your mentor) and will actively problem-solve the case using a series of polling questions. You will then use clinical reasoning to link subjective and objective information to provide optimal interventions for the patient.
