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Joseph LaVacca, PT, DPT, OCS Related seminars and products

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Joseph LaVacca, PT, DPT, OCS, has been practicing physical therapy in New York City since 2010. He is the owner and founder of Strength in Motion Physical Therapy, where his passion lies in helping individuals with chronic pain rediscover themselves and their joy in both movement and life. Joe also holds advanced certifications in Orthopedics and movement screen utilization for the FMS/SFMA and functional range systems. Joe also prides himself on being a functional strength and mobility coach, while also having the opportunity to educate clinicians throughout the country and the world on topics such as building therapeutic alliance through the art of communication, understanding pain, treatment of lower extremity dysfunction and gait assessment, the clinical applications of CBD and breathwork interventions, as well as kinesiology taping and instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Joseph LaVacca is the owner and physical therapist of Strength in Motion Physical Therapy. He has employment relationships with Fringe, Inc, RockTape, and Force Couple LLC. Joseph LaVacca receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Joseph LaVacca has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

1. Implement a biopsychosocial (BPS) framework centered around communication and compassion to improve therapeutic alliance and client self-efficacy. 
2. Develop useful analogies and ways to reframe pain and other negative emotions to help clients realize their strengths in the rehabilitation process. 
3. Incorporate "Emotional Programming" into your current therapeutic prescription to help clients connect mind-body training. 

Outline

Chronic Low Back Pain, Overall Well-Being & the Biopsychosocial Model 

• Foundations of Pain science – Pain isn’t always a pathoanatomical response 
• Understanding the context 
• Three L’s: Listen, Language, Lead 
• How to normalize a pain experience 
• Reframing pain -Managing misinformation 
• Why “stop moving” is rarely the answer 
• Mitigating neurologic threat 
• Graded exposure  
• Shared decision making and self-efficacy 

Techniques to Reduce Pain, Improve Function and Enhance Quality of Life 

• Utilize BPS concepts to guide movement entry points 
• Develop full body training programs that promote resiliency 
• Strength and mobility interventions for patients of all ability levels 
• Proximal stability and distal mobility 
• Breathwork 
• Increasing sensory awareness (reconnect pathways reinforcing recognition of region) 

Target Audience

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants
• Athletic Trainers
• Massage Therapists
• Chiropractors