Sara Meeks Bone Up! Course
Sara Meeks Bone Up! Course is organized by PT Seminars.
Course Description:
After the introductory information, this evidence-based, experiential, active, and participatory 1.5-hour webinar will start at the very beginning of the human movement with a focus on maximizing movement for function and fitness while having fun along the lifespan. Included is a brief introduction to The Meeks Method and its principles of movement, stages of bone development, and ideas on how to maximize safe and therapeutic forces on the bones at any age. Participants will be guided through Sit-To-Stand-To-Sit, perhaps the most functional movement we do throughout our life, balance from simple to more complex, and be given many ideas on how to bring safety into a person’s favorite things to do—including sitting and reading or watching TV, Golf, Tennis, and Bowling as well as other activities such as Yoga and Pilates. BONE UP!
This online certificate course for Physical Therapists & Occupational Therapists is a learning module taught via on-demand streaming video. At the end of the course, there will be a quiz. Upon successful completion of the quiz, a certificate confirming completion of the Bone Up! The course will be issued.
Course Objectives:
• Understand the principles of The Meeks Method so that they can begin to apply these principles the very next day.
• Articulate the stages of bone development and the different types of movement necessary for each stage.
• Demonstrate Perch Posture, Hip Hinge, and Safe Sit-To-Stand.
• Be able to discuss indications for bracing with the Spinomed IV, to understand why this brace is fundamentally different than other types of bracing and how its use is part of a comprehensive program of osteoporosis management, including athletics, and leisure activities.
Course Outline:
• Introductory material on The Meeks Method
• Experience in functional sit-to-stand-to-sit movement
• Discussion of the management dilemmas in persons with osteoporosis and other bone health issues
• General guidelines for functional movement for strong bones
• Stages of bone growth and the important movement considerations in different stages
• Introduction to bracing with the Spinomed Spinal Orthosis for Osteoporosis
• Final Thoughts and Plans
• Q&A