2025 Lower Quarter Foundation Webinar #5

Webinar Description

This is the final webinar of the five Lower Quarter Foundation Webinars in 2025. This webinar will describe the incorporation of motor learning principles into the treatment of patients with lumbar movement diagnoses. The purpose of teaching motor learning principles is to give physical therapists research-supported tools to affect long-term modification of provocative every-day movement patterns that are presumed to cause symptoms. The motor learning guidelines presented will provide a framework for constructing practice, feedback and the solving of motor challenges with the goal of long-term modification of movement skills. Case examples of patients with lumbar movement diagnoses will illustrate a step-by-step progression through the motor learning process for teaching patients how to modify provocative movement patterns, how to incorporate those modifications into daily life, and to facilitate the patient’s ability to independently apply that awareness to novel situations and tasks.

Learning Objectives

• Upon completion of this webinar, the participants will be able to
  Describe why motor learning is an important concept in modifying provocative movement patterns.
• Describe the components of motor learning principles that are critical to incorporate for successful provocative-movement pattern modification.
• Discuss the application of motor learning principles in the adaptation of functional movement patterns involving the lumbar spine. Describe specific examples of the motor learning progression for the treatment of select lumbar movement diagnoses.

Schedule

May 7, 2025 Wednesday (Central Time)

7pm: Speaker introduction and announcements

7:05pm ~ 8:15pm: Lecture

8:15pm ~ 8:30pm: Q&A and discussion, post-webinar instructions for CEUs

After the live Zoom webinar, recording will be uploaded to your course page, as a self-paced online course.

Speaker Profile: Renee Roth Powers, PT, DPT

Dr. Renee Roth Powers is the founder and owner of Fundamental Motion Physical Therapy and Athletic Recovery. She has practiced physical therapy for 25 years. After discovering Dr. Shirley Sahrmann’s textbook in 2010, she has been dedicated to learning and applying the Movement System approach to her practice. She enjoys treating a wide range of musculoskeletal issues with particular interest in patients with hip-spine syndrome and scapulohumeral diagnoses. She has operated an out-of-network orthopedic physical therapy practice for 19 years. Dr. Powers is a competitive amateur cyclist and has competed extensively in the US and Europe. She dedicates a portion of her practice to working with elite amateur cyclists and triathletes. She holds a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Montana, a Masters of Physical Therapy from the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor's of Science in Biology from the University of Maryland. She has participated in every Advanced Movement System course since 2012.