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Osteoporosis SIG
SIG Description
  • The primary purposes of the Osteoporosis SIG are to:
    • raise awareness of the universal prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis
    • provide a forum through which individuals can meet and share ideas for promoting physical therapy for people with or at risk of developing this these conditions
    • help promote communication with the public regarding the role of physical therapy in osteoporosis prevention and treatment
    • Promotion of physical therapy for this cross-sectional population includes communication among physical therapist and physical therapist assistant educators, clinicians, researchers, and other health care professionals. The SIG plans to collaborate with other sections to update osteoporosis information and provide osteoporosis curriculum for entry and post professional educational programs and foster research that supports evidence-based care for this population.
    • Since the Osteoporosis SIG is new, effort has been directed towards identification of members and committees, and development of a means for electronic communication among members. A list-serve moderator needs to be identified. Mechanisms to identify members' needs and for determining multi-section support and membership are being explored.
   
Leadership

Nancey Bookstein, EdD, PT, Chair
nancey.bookstein@uchsc.edu

 

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Choices for Better Bone Health: Program Materials

Facilitator Book Session 1
Facilitator Book Session 2
Facilitator Book Session 3
Facilitator Book Session 4
Facilitator Book Session 5

Participant Book Session 1
Participant Book Session 2
Participant Book Session 3
Participant Book Session 4
Participant Book Session 5

Demographic Questionnaire
Questionnaire 1-3: Participant Information Questionnaire
Questionnaire 4: Course Satisfaction Questionnaire


Instructional Video: Kypholordosis Measurement

  • It is our pleasure to present you with a teaching disc on the measurement of kypholordosis, produced by the Osteoporosis Special Interest Group of the Section on Geriatrics, American Physical Therapy Association. 

    Physical therapy interventions for treatment of impaired spinal posture need to be determined through the use of evidence-based evaluation procedures.  Utilization of the flexible curve procedure is an efficient and cost effective method for obtaining valid and reproducible objective measurements of individuals with kypholordosis. 

    This disc will present the rationale, measurement process, and 4 different patient examples of kypholordosis measurement using a flexible curve. The disc has been authored by Carleen Lindsey, PT, MS, GCS, a Section on Geriatrics member who has been utilizing the flexible curve for patient spinal posture assessment since 1978.  She has been teaching the technique to therapists for several decades, and has found it takes about 2 hours in the classroom to adequately teach the procedure to therapists.  This disc has been created in hopes that therapists can learn the technique without having to attend a continuing education course.  By demonstrating the  procedure on four different patients, with four different types of kypholordosis, the fundamentals of the flexible curve measurement technique can be learned.

    This disc contains 5 Adobe PDF documents and 5 video files.

    • The 5 PDF files are:
      • A:  Contents & Instructions
      • B:  Why use a Flexible Curve?
        •   Introduction
        • Appropriate Patients
        • Importance of Monitoring Kyphosis
        • Validity
        • Reliability
        • Practicality
        • Assessing Change Over Time
        • References
      • C:  Equipment List
      • D:  Measurement Protocol
      • E:  Using Flexible Curve Data
        • Patient Histories and Flexible Curve Data
        • Treatment Recommendations for Each Patient
    • The 5 video files are:
      • Donna  (42 year old female with near normal kypholordosis)
      • Ted  (79 year old male with severe kyphoscoliosis and near zero lordosis)
      • Lucile  (86 year old female with moderately severe kyphosis)
      • Barbara  (72 year old female with severe kyphosis, including a lordotic segment within the kyphosis)
      • Tracing Technique (demonstration of tracing the flexible curve onto graph paper, and calculations) WATCH SAMPLE VIDEO
    • CUSTOMER TESTEMONIAL:
      • "After watching the Kypholordosis Instructional Video, I ordered 6 of the 24" flexible curves. I will be using them in the clinic and at school (in the PT program) to show the students. I wish I knew about it years ago so I could have been taking objective measurements of patients. Subjectively, patients who have been consistent with their home exercise program seem to have decreased kyphosis but I've never been able to measure and document. I want students to learn this technique early and use it throughout their career. "
        -Valerie Lapena, PT, GCS
        Los Angeles, CA
    • Prices
      • $25.00: Geriatrics Member
        $35.00: APTA Member
        $50.00: Non-Member
Members-Only Resources
  • 3/23/05 The Section on Geriatrics Osteoporosis Special Interest Group has developed a Power Point presentation that can be used by section members to present at local meetings. Click here to download Powerpoint (Section Members Only)
  • To accompany the PowerPoint presentation, we have created two consumer brochures. Please feel free to print these, copy them, and hand them out when you make your presentation. Both of the below documents are the same, except one leaves space for you to put your business card. You can tape your card in the space provided, make copies in black and white or color, and distribute them to attendees, or make copies and attach your business card to each one.

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