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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