2016-6 ÖGHT Kurs OA - European Federation of Societies for

2016-6 ÖGHT Kurs OA - European Federation of Societies for

ÖGHT Kurs
„Osteoarthritis of the first CMC joint & the IP joints of the
hand“
Wann:
Kursort:
Kurszeit:
Kurssprache:
Samstag, 04.06.2016
Wien
8.30 – 16.30 Uhr
Englisch
Referentin:
Corrianne van Velze, MSc., OT (Pretoria, South Africa)
Corrianne van Velze is an experienced hand therapist who lives and works in Pretoria, South Africa.
She started her hand therapy career in 1980, presently she runs a private hand therapy practice,
where she treats patients with many different upper limb conditions.She has presented many
papers and lectures at national/ international congresses and has had a number of papers published,
e.g. in the Journal of Hand Therapy. Corianne has also taught hand therapy in many different
countries, other than South Africa.
As a part time lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Pretoria she
teaches and coordinates all the Post Graduate Hand Therapy programmes. She has been actively
involved in the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy from its inception and served
as this organisation’s President from 1999 to 2001.
Inhaltsbeschreibung:
Osteoarthritis of the 1st CMC joint of the hand is a common condition which affects a large part of
the (predominantly) female population above 50 years of age. We will focus on the anatomy of the
affected joints, the pathophysiology of the disease and discuss methods of decreasing the pain prior
to surgery.
The emphasis will be on exercises to increase both the stability as well as the mobility of the affected
joints. The exercise programme will be discussed and demonstrated. There will be ample
opportunity to try out each exercise, making use of exercise sheets. Although the exercises cannot
cure the disease, our experience is that the increased stability and strength of the thumb helps to
postpone surgical intervention. In addition to the exercise programme, a limited number of thumb
splints will be demonstrated. One or two basic surgical interventions will be discussed and combined
with an explanation of suggested post-operative care.
Osteoarthritis of the IP joints of the hand is also very common among ladies over 60 years of age.
Common surgical interventions include joint arthroplasties and joint arthrodesis. Rehabilitation after
these interventions will be discussed and suggestions provided for treatment methods that have
proved to be successful in the past.
Zielgruppe:
ErgotherapeutInnen, PhysiotherapeutInnen
TN-Zahl:
mind. 15 TN/ max. 20 TN
Kosten:
ÖGHT/ EFSHT Mitglieder
Nichtmitglieder
€ 110- (inkl. Skriptum und Pausensnacks)
€ 160,- (inkl. Skriptum und Pausensnacks)
Anmeldeschluss: 31.03.2016
Bitte schicken Sie das Anmeldeformular | per Post an: Österreichische Gesellschaft für
Handtherapie ÖGHT, Sobieskigasse 42/5, 1090 Wien oder | per Fax: (01) 8974358 |
per Mail: oeght@gmx.at