Advanced Pulmonary Course
3-Day Pediatric and Adult Lab Course
Target Audience
Credit Hours:
(23.0 Contact Hours)
*CEUs: application submitted to APTA GA for approval of continuing competency hours.
Prerequisite: MasseryPT’s 3-day “LINKED, Breathing & Postural Control” course, aka the 3-day “If You Can’t Breathe, You Can’t Function” course.
Instructor:
Cost:
$950
Registration:
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Date:
April 25 – April 27, 2025
Sponsored by:
Integral Physical Therapy
Course Location:
Integral Physical Therapy
3535 Roswell Road Suite 44
Marietta GA 30062
Course Contact:
Lodging:
Hotels in the Cobb Galleria area are closest, also Sandy Springs (Atlanta/Perimeter area) is convenient, and there are many VRBO options in the residential area of East Cobb. Try the new Even hotel near the Braves stadium for an economical experience complete with yoga supplies in your room! Or email us if interested in saving money by doing a group VRBO house with others attending the course, and we will help you put it together.
Course Description
Following the framework established in the introductory pulmonary course, the Advanced Pulmonary Course will focus on applying evidence-based concepts of multi-system integration to clinical situations (PT, OT, or ST) with a special focus on the role of the cardiopulmonary system in the patient’s rehabilitation program. Prior to the course, small groups of participants will be asked to do evaluations with patients who consent to be part of this learning experience, and they will present these in-depth cases to the group for feedback and discussions. Following the presentations, the group will do joint treatment sessions to assess whether the proposed intervention strategies were effective for the patient, or whether the plan needs adjustments.
The course will be interspersed with labs: 1) to refine handling techniques that were introduced in the introductory course and 2) to integrate the material into everyday clinical practice. The class is dynamic and interactive and will require active participation during both pre-class and in-class sessions.
Course Objective
At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to:
1. Demonstrate improved differential diagnostic skills through a pre-class and in-class patient case assignment identifying the limiting factor(s) to motor performance of that patient using a systematic evaluation process; including analysis of the patient’s neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, integumentary, cardiovascular/pulmonary, and internal organ systems.
2. Demonstrate improved direct hands-on skills during patient sessions that allow for the instructor’s immediate verbal and manual feedback as well as the patient’s feedback.
3. Demonstrate refined handling skills related to musculoskeletal mobilization of the thoracic spine and thoracic cage as well as neuromuscular manual skills as determined by the consensus of the group during the initial planning session.
4. Synthesize course material in small groups, by applying course concepts into specific clinical cases.
Dr. Massery received her BS in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University in 1977, her DPT from the University of the Pacific in 2004 and her DSc from Rocky Mountain University in 2011. Her publications and interests focus on linking motor behaviors to breathing and/or postural mechanics in both pediatric and adult patient populations. Dr. Massery has been invited to give over 1,000 professional presentations in all 50 US states and in 18 countries worldwide, including more than 100 presentations for the American Physical Therapy Association. Mary’s research pioneered the concept of managing trunk pressures as a new way to visualize core stabilization. She has delivered keynote and major addresses on topics such as cystic fibrosis and posture, pectus excavatum (chest deformities), connections between posture & breathing, and PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation).
Mary has received national awards from the APTA, including its highest clinical award, The Florence Kendall Practice Award, honoring “one’s outstanding and enduring contributions to the practice of physical therapy.” She has been honored as Outstanding Alumnus of the Year by each of her 3 universities. She was also awarded Northwestern University’s Alumnae Research Achievement Award. Mary continues to maintain a private practice in Chicago, specializing in breathing and postural dysfunction.