A. 2013 Calendar of Events
Posted by Edward Mathis
Feb 12th 5:15pm Current State and Federal Legislation Issues moderated by Edward Mathis, UP District Chair with TBA Guest Speaker, Finlandia University, Hancock
March 22nd MPTA Student Conclave, Kellogg Center, East Lansing
March 23rd MPTA Spring Conference, Kellogg Center, East Lansing
April 20th Introduction to Kinesiotaping; Speaker: Amy Powell $90 to attend, Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain
May 18th “Geriatric Physical Therapy: An Evidence-Based Update”; Speaker: Holly Lookabaugh-Deur;
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, Manistique
July 26th UP Golf Social Location:
The Heritage, Marquette Golf Club
1075 Grove Street
Marquette 3pm ET
MPT-PAC Fundraiser/Social to follow at 7pm Location TBD
July 27th Subgrouping Treatments For Low Back Pain: A Paradigm Shift; Speaker: Jeff Moore;
Active Physical Therapy
1455 West Fair Ave
Marquette 8am-12pm ET
October 11-12th MPTA Fall Conference, The Westin, Southfield (Detroit Suburbs)
B. July 26-27 District Events
Posted by Edward Mathis
The MPTA UP District will be holding its 5th Annual UP Golf Social this year on Friday, July 26th at The Heritage, Marquette Golf Club, 1075 Grove Street, in Marquette. The 9 hole scramble will begin at 3pm ET. We currently have four tee times reserved and can increase that number. Please contact Edward Mathis to register. Golfers are all talent levels are encouraged to attend. You can register as a single golfer or as part of a foursome. The winning foursome will receive medals and the top golfer will be awarded the coveted "Crimson Jacket." Following the golf social, we will adjourn to a banquet room at the Marquette Golf Club to complete the social with a MPT-PAC fundraiser at ~7pm ET. This has typically been a fun event with opportunity for networking, and discussion/education on current state and federal issues affecting physical therapy in Michigan. Attendance at the golf outing is not required to attend the PAC Social and food will be provided. Last year, we raised over $1000 for the PAC, and this year we hope to raise even more as we work towards Consumer Direct Access to Physical Therapy in Michigan. If you cannot attend the event, please consider making a secure online donation through this link: https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/StartPage.aspx?Site=MPTA&WebCode=HomePage
The following day we will be offering a free continuing education course:
Saturday, July 27th
Subgrouping Treatments For Low Back Pain: A Paradigm Shift
Speaker: Jeff Moore
Active Physical Therapy
1455 West Fair Ave
Marquette 8am-12pm ET
Here are the course details:
This course will cover current best evidence in the physical therapy management of lower back pain. Lecture material will summarize the developing body of literature over the past ten years regarding the subgrouping of lumbar spine patients. Additionally we will present and discuss relevant safety concerns of evidence based treatments with a special emphasis on lumbar spine thrust manipulation. The laboratory component will focus on the safe and effective delivery of lumbar thrust manipulation in addition to lumbar stabilization assessment and treatment.
Course Schedule:
Saturday, July 27th
7:45AM Registration
8:00 Subgrouping: A more effective way of managing low back pain
8:30 Lumbar Manipulation: CPR and beyond
9:00 Lumbar Stabilization: TVA and biofeedback
9:15 Repetitive Movements: When to bring out the McKenzie techniques
9:30 Traction: Defining a challenging subgroup
9:45 Safety Concerns: Is thrust manipulation for everyone?
10:00 – 10:15 Break / Set up for lab
10:15 Introduction to lab, thrust manipulation etiquette
10:30 Lumbar thrust: The million dollar roll
11:00 Lumbar thrust: Lumbopelvic regional manipulation
11:30 Lumbar stabilization: TVA testing and treatment progression
12:00PM Finish
Please consider adding these events to your summer schedule and please email me if you have any questions.
To register, go to:
http://fs20.formsite.com/felix14_lonestar/form9/index.html?1371006131124
C. UP District Golf Social News-2012 Recap
Posted by Edward Mathis
The UP District held their annual Golf Social on July 24th at Timberstone Golf Course
in Iron Mountain. This year's outing broke out previous attendance record with 15 attendees and four groups.
The weather was ideal and the course was beautiful making for a great evening. For the second straight year, a playoff was needed to decide the winning group as Team Mathis (Edward Mathis, Jeff Moore, Andy Mendina, and Steve Short) tied Team McGuire (Tim McGuire, Neal Johnson, Lanny Brown, and Jessica Roell) at 3 under, a UPGS record. Andy Mendina then won the sand trap chip shot contest to win 1st Place for his team and claim the "Crimson Jacket" as the 2012 UPGS Champion. Team Moore (Chris Moore, Mike Zahn, and Lane Lindeman) took home third place despite playing short-handed with the last minute loss of 2011 UPGS Champion Brian Kass at 1 under. Mike Zahn won the closest to the pin contest on hole #8 rolling to within 10 feet of the green to win a new Aston Martin car (1/64 scale). Team Phillips (John Phillips, Terry Trip, Mark Stonerock, and Aaron Laugensleiter) finished at 2 over.
Following the golf social, the MPTA UP District sponsored a PAC fundraiser with discussion on current issues effecting
Physical Therapy in Michigan. This year's fundraiser raised a grand total of $1040.00 for the MPT-PAC!
Overall, an excellent time was had by all. Next year, we will likely consider holding the event at Greywalls Golf Course in Marquette as well as possisbly organizing a hockey outing (NMU vs. Tech) this winter.
Thank you very much to all the attendees for this year's event! I hope that we can continue to build on this next year.
Finally, if you missed your chance to attend and donate to the MPT-PAC, the good news is you still can. Please go to www.mpta.com and click on the PAC Donation tab on the right.
D. Your Upper Peninsula District Officers
Posted by Edward Mathis
You proudly represented by the following board:
Chair: Edward Mathis, PT, DPT
Vice-Chair: Chris Moore, PT, DPT
E. From the UP District Nominating Committee
Posted by Edward Mathis
Attention all UP District MPTA members:
We are currently seeking nominations for the UP District Chair.
Please forward candidates/ nominations to the UP district nominating committee at:
Tim McGuire, PT
tmcguire@dchs.org
(906)776-5548
Kristin Wodzinski, PT, MSPT, CSCS, SCS
kristinwodzinski1@gmail.com
906-273-1517
F. UP District on Facebook
Posted by Edward Mathis
Did you know that the Upper Peninsula District has a facebook page? Please got to facebook and "Like" us today!
G. April 20th Upper District CE: Kinesiology Taping Course
Posted by Edward Mathis
Thanks to everyone that attended our Kinesiology Taping course. We had excellent attendance and good reviews for the course. Look for an intermediate follow-up course in the next 12-18 months.
Register for District Events
Posted by MPTA Admin
Please click the link below to register for any MPTA Upper Peninsula District event. A receipt will be sent to you via email. If you have any questions you may call the MPTA office at 734-929-6075.
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