Online/Printable/mailed - 5 PDUs - Description: This course describes acute, subacute, and chronic edema. It reviews vascular and lymphatic anatomy and biology, and it describes appropriate interventions for edema, including the technique of manual edema mobilization (MEM). Special emphasis is placed on the clinical reasoning involved in selecting the appropriate treatment. This intermediate level course is appropriate for occupational and physical therapists as well as assistants.
Course Level
OTR
COTA
Course Focus Area
Theoretical models and approaches
Intervention planning/goal setting
Selection, implementation, and modification of int
State
Pennsylvania