Updates on the Post-Op Knee:

Diagnosis & Management

Evidence-based rehabilitation after knee surgery

Live Lab • 4.0 CE Credits

Course Overview

Have your patients had knee surgery? This course reviews the most current guidelines for post-operative knee care, including common surgical procedures and rehabilitation considerations (ACLR, meniscus repair, osteochondral lesions, PCL, MPFL, and TKA), with a focus on current concepts and evidence-based care. Participants learn to differentiate who will respond to conservative care versus when surgical intervention is indicated, manage injury-prevention programs for athletes, and apply evidence-based return-to-play guidelines. Over 60% lab.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Describe the diagnostic classification systems as described by the guidelines.

Integrate the staging of the guidelines into effective examination of patients with post-op knee disorders.

Differentially diagnose post-op knee pain based upon the guidelines.

Apply evidence-based treatment techniques based on guideline classification of patients with post-op knee disorders.

Course Schedule

Friday afternoon — over 60% hands-on lab.

1:00 — Developing Your Differential List
2:00 — LAB: Differential Diagnosis
3:15 — Break
3:30 — LAB: Treatment Based Upon Differential Diagnosis
4:30 — Cases
5:15 — Conclusion

CE Credits & Approval

This course is approved by the New Jersey Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 4.0 continuing education credits. It is pre-approved in the following states as a result of NJBPTE approval: AK, DE, HI, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MT, NC, ND, OR, PA, TN, UT, VT, VA, WI, WY, and Washington, DC. This course involves 2.0 hours of evaluative procedures to treat a person without referral. The following states do not require pre-approval of courses and/or have no CE requirements for PTs and PTAs: AL, CO, CT, GA, ID, IA, ME, MO, NE, NH, WA. Not sure if your state is covered? Email us before enrolling.

Registration & Tuition

Tuition: $125 members | $150 early bird | $175 standard

Location: Phillipsburg, NJ

To register or ask about the next scheduled date, email abilityhealthwellness@gmail.com

Registration deadline is 5 days prior to the course date.

Matthew Johnson, DPT

Dr. Johnson graduated from Temple University with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and then a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. He is Board-Certified in both Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy and practices at St. Luke’s Physical Therapy, where he is the facility director at the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center and faculty in the St. Luke’s Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency.

Dr. Johnson believes the most effective treatments are evidence-based and personalized to the individual’s needs. He specializes in the treatment of the athletic patient population and assists in returning athletes and active individuals to their previous level of competition. A lifelong resident of the Lehigh Valley and graduate of Bethlehem Catholic, he takes special pride in caring for the high school and collegiate athletes of the Lehigh Valley.

Ready to deliver better post-surgical knee outcomes?

_{Disclosures: Dr. Johnson reports no conflicts of interest to disclose.}

_{Cancellation: written requests received ten (10) days prior to the seminar receive a refund less a $35 administrative charge; within ten days, no refund is granted but a credit equal to the amount paid may be applied toward a future course.}