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Continuing Education

At Ridge Physical Therapy, we believe that Continuing Education is of utmost importance. Each of our therapists has attended a variety of classes, resulting in our ability to offer our patients the most up-to-date, highest quality treatment techniques.

Here is a list of courses our therapists have attended:

Trish Hopps, PT / CPI

  • Lumbo-Pelvic Integration: Jeff Ellis, PT
  • Functional Orthopedics: Jeff Ellis, PT
  • Treating the Difficult Shoulder: Partridge
  • Pilates for Rehabilitation: Polestar Pilates 8 month Certification Program
  • Pilates for Osteoporosis, Sherrie Betz, PT
  • Pre and Post Natal Pilates: Janet Hulme, PT
  • Solving the Pelvic Pain Puzzle: Dunbar/Smith
  • Beyond Kegels: Janet Hulme, PT
  • Pelvic Floor I: Evaluation and Treatment for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Herman and Wallace
  • SIJ Evaluation and Treatment: Dawn Salcido, PT
  • Visceral Mobilization: Barral Institute
  • Advanced Spine in the Pilates Environment: Brent Anderson, DPT
  • Soft Tissue Mobilization and Muscle Energy Techniques for the Upper Quadrant
  • Myofascial Release I*
  • Myofascial Release II*
  • Myofascial Unwinding*
  • Fascial-Pelvis Myofascial Release*
  • Cervical-Thoracic Myofascial Release*
  • Myofascial Rebounding*

*All MFR courses work completed through the John F. Barnes, PT organization

Ken McDonald, PT

  • Shoulder Mechanics & Rehabilitation, Dogwood Institute
  • Evaluation and Treatment of the Thoracic Spine
  • Evaluation, Treatment and Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Sports Physical Therapy Skills, Level 1
  • Mechanical Therapy of the Lumbar Spine, McKenzie Institute
  • Chain Reaction Plus, Gary Gray, PT
  • When The Foot Hits the Ground, Gary Gray, PT
  • Myofascial Release I*
  • Myofascial Release II*
  • Cervical-Thoracic Myofascial Release*
  • Fascial-Pelvis Myofascial Release*
  • Treatment of the SIJ and the Pelvic Girdle

*All MFR courses work completed through the John F. Barnes, PT organization

Karma Boyer, PT, DPT, COMT

  • The Cognitive and Behavioral Management of People With Brain Injury
  • Cervical Thoracic Integration
  • Physical Therapy Management of the Knee
  • Evaluation, Treatment and Rehab of the Shoulder
  • Keeping Your Center Of Gravity Over Your Base of Support
  • Maitland Physiotherapy Seminars*:
      MT-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 + Review Course
      Basic Peripheral, Basic Spine, Intermediate Spine, Differential Assessment and Clinical Reasoning, Review
  • Osteoporosis: A comprehensive Treatment Strategy
  • Myofascial Release, Great Lakes Seminars
  • The Dizzy and Unbalanced Patient
  • Knee Rehabilitation
  • Myofascial Release I, John F. Barnes, PT
  • Treatment of the SIJ Joint and Pelvic Girdle
  • Soft Tissue Mobilization and Muscle Energy Techniques for the Upper Quadrant

*This education earned Karma certification as a Maitland Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT)

Pamela Serafine, PTA

  • Myofascial Release I*
  • Myofascial Release II*
  • Myofascial Unwinding*
  • Fascial-Pelvis Myofascial Release*
  • Cervical-Thoracic Myofascial Release*
  • Women's Health Myofascial Release*
  • Rebounding, Myofascial Release Techniques*
  • 40 hour Skill Enhancement Seminar, Advanced Myofascial Release techniques in the Clinical Setting, Sedona, Arizona*
  • Pelvic Floor I: Evaluation and Treatment for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Herman and Wallace
  • CranialSacral Therapy I
  • Spinal Cord Injury Physical Therapy Approach to Treatment & Functional Outcomes
  • Analysis of Upright Motor Control Problems in Adults with Neurological Deficits
  • Introduction to Neurological Development Techniques in the Treatment of the Neurologically Impaired
  • Swiss Ball Course for Back Stabilization Progression

*All MFR course work completed through the John F. Barnes, PT organization

Kathleen Pappani, PTA

  • Functional Orthopedics I
  • Managing Difficult Shoulders:  Partridge
  • SIJ Evaluation and Treatment: Dawn Salcido, PT
  • Soft Tissue Mobilization and Muscle Energy Techniques for the Upper Quadrant
  • Myofascial Release I*
  • Myofascial Release II*
  • Myofascial Unwinding*
  • Fascial-Pelvis Myofascial Release*
  • Pediatric Myofascial Release*

*All MFR course work completed through the John F. Barnes, PT organization


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