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Each month, we will highlight the continuing education courses completed by our E & A Therapists.

• Marsha Berger Grant was a Lab Instructor for: “Differential Diagnosis and Manual Therapy for Lumbo-pelvic and Lower Extremity Movement Impairments”. Marsha is the Director of our Chalfont Clinic.
• Christy VanderWyden and Caitlin Higgins completed Mulligan Lower Quadrant: Spinal and Peripheral Manual Therapy Mobilization with Movement Techniques. Christy and Caitlin are Physical Therapists in our Glen Mills Clinic.
• Emily Baith attended McKenzie Part C Advanced Lumbar Spine and Lower Extremities. Emily is a Physical Therapist at our Villanova Clinic.
• Brandi Feinberg finished Active Release Technique for Upper Extremity. Brandi is a Physical Therapist at our Society Hill Clinic.
• Antonio Greco finished McKenzie Part A Lumbar Spine. Attended The Philadelphia Hand Meeting: Focus on Best Practices. Antonio is a Physical Therapist at our Society Hill Clinic.
• Rob Epting Maitland completed Stabilization Training and Functional Rehabilitation. Rob is the Clinical Director at our Royersford Clinic.
• Claire Wiedmann attended Current Manual Therapy & Neuromuscular Stabilization Concepts of Lumbar Spine and Sacroiliac Joints. Attended the Women’s Health Summit: Conquering Pain. Claire is a Physical Therapist at our Royersford Clinic.
• Chrissy Biele completed Differential Diagnosis Module 1: Introduction to Screening. The differential diagnosis course includes introduction to screening for referral in physical therapy, pain types and viscerogenic pain patterns as well as physical assessment as a screening tool. Chrissy is a Physical Therapist at Rothman Institute in King of Prussia.
• Jason Bink attended Maitland III-Intermediate Spine. Jason is a Physical Therapist at our Cherry Hill Clinic.
• Meryl Goldstein completed the General Peripheral Joint Mobilization Course. Meryl is the Clinical Director at our Cherry Hill Clinic.
• Elizabeth Wantz attended “When the Feet Hit the Ground: Everything Changes.” Foot and Ankle Pathologies, Gait Assessment, and the Effects of the Kinetic Chain Beginning When the Foot Hits the Ground. Elizabeth is a Physical Therapist at our Lafayette Hill and Blue Bell Clinics.

Cam McCormack, PT, MSPT provides SFMA education.

New Comprehensive Movement Assessment Tool

On Saturday morning, February 25, Cam McCormack, PT, MSPT provided a specialized in-service training to over 40 E & A Therapists on the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA). The SFMA offers a new approach to the treatment of pain and dysfunction. This efficient diagnostic tool enables our physical therapists to isolate regional interdependence associated with the injury. It is a comprehensive movement assessment tool used to categorize movement patterns and direct manual treatment and therapeutic exercise choices. Developed by physical therapists, this assessment helps get to the root cause of pain and disability. McCormack is certified in this technique and provided our therapists with extensive training.

The SFMA is the big brother of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS). The SFMA differs from the FMS in that it is much more specific in determining the cause for movement dysfunctions. By identifying the specific area of dysfunction, a more individualized patient specific treatment plan can be started to address the precise problem. This leads to much more customized and treatment plans tailored to the individual patient.

Over 40 E & A Therapist Learn New Movement Assessment Technique

Due to participants’ overwhelming positive response, E & A Therapy anticipates a full course to facilitate SFMA certification for more of our physical therapists.To find a physical therapist utilizing the Selective Functional Movement Assessment, please contact Joe Ruhl, PT.

- Contributed by: Joseh Ruhl, PT, ATC, Partner, E & A Physical Therapy