2025 Lower Quarter Foundation Webinar #1

Webinar Description

This webinar will describe the movement system and its theoretical construct called the kinesiopathologic model.  Physical therapy has its roots in the treatment of patients with movement dysfunction that results from disorders of the nervous system, the musculoskeletal system, and the cardiopulmonary system.  Traditionally, these conditions were considered to have an acute onset and the physician diagnosed the condition.  The kinesiopathologic model recognizes that many health conditions are chronic and lifestyle related. This model proposes that movement induces or exacerbates musculoskeletal dysfunction.  Physical therapy can identify the cause and contributing factors rather than primarily treat the symptoms and consequences.  This session will describe the movement system, the principles of kinesiopathologic model and its general relationship to lumbar spine and lower extremity musculoskeletal pain conditions.  Examples will be shown via photos and videos to demonstrate that changing the provocative alignment and movement patterns can reduce symptoms, rather than treating the symptoms themselves.

Learning Objectives

Upon viewing this webinar content, and passing the post-webinar quiz on the course page, the participants will be able to:

• Describe the components of the movement system
• Differentiate what is meant by acute and chronic condition (hint: it is NOT the length of symptom)
• Discuss why the movement system is the identity of physical therapy
• Explain the kinesiopathologic model and its key principles
• Demonstrate examples of the kinesiopathologic principles as related to low back pain and lower extremity musculoskeletal pain conditions 

Participants have the choice of attending the live webinar on January 22, 2025, and/or reviewing the presentation as a self-paced online course.  To receive CEU approved by California PT Association, participant must complete the course evaluation AND score 80% or higher on the post-webinar quiz.  CEU will expire on January 22, 2026, therefore, post-webinar quiz must be passed before the recording access expires or by January 22, 2026, whichever comes first.

Schedule

January 29, 2025 Wednesday (Central Time)

7pm: Speaker introduction and announcements

7:05pm ~ 8:15pm: Lecture on Kinesiopathologic Principles Overview

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

Dr. Maiko Morotani is from Osaka Japan.  As an undergraduate student, she was so inspired by Dr. Susie Deusinger, then director of Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University in St. Louis.  This fateful meeting lead her to pursue her DPT degree from Washington University.  It has been Maiko’s mission to continue learning about the movement system, and to share the knowledge with her Japanese physical therapy community.  She is one of seven Japanese translators of the textbook Movement System Impairment Syndromes of the Extremities, Cervical and Thoracic Spines.  Since 2014, she started Nexus Motion, a continuing education company to primarily help Japanese physical therapists.  Her role has evolved more recently, as Nexus Motion has partnered with Washington University to organize their flagship movement system continuing education courses.  Maiko has taught movement system courses in Japan, US, Thailand, and was a keynote speaker at the 2023 Asian Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress.  She treats patients with neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions in the Los Angeles area and provides mentoring services to clinicians.