APTA Montana Primary Care Conference

Your patient has diligently followed their treatment program, but is not making the progress you and they desire. Maybe they have been offered surgery and are hesitant, or perhaps surgery isn’t an option for their situation. They ask you about what else could be done. What will you tell them?

Join us for this session, as we discuss established and emerging treatment options for difficult musculoskeletal problems, with real patient cases, fun clinical images, and supporting evidence. Some of the options we’ll review include cortisone injections, aspiration, sclerotherapy, barbotage, hydrodissection, hydrodialation, platelet rich plasma, stem cells, peptides, and more.


Objectives:

1. Describe indications, contraindications, risks and benefits for common image guided MSK procedures
2. Identify patient scenarios where these procedures could be considered
3. Counsel patients on common procedural experience and realistic results

Collaboration between physical therapists and physical therapist assistants is vital to achieving exceptional, patient-centered care in today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, particularly as the profession embraces primary care practice. This session explores the key principles that underpin successful teamwork within the PTPTA partnership, highlighting communication, delegation, and the purposeful integration of the PTA's expertise. Attendees will gain practical tools to enhance team performance, improve care efficiency, and boost patient outcomes in a wide range of practice settings.

Learning Objectives: 
1. Describe the principles of effective intraprofessional collaboration between physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in primary care physical therapy.
2. Explain how clear communication and appropriate delegation support safe, efficient, patient-centered care.
3. Identify strategies for optimizing the PTPTA partnership to improve teamwork and clinical outcomes across practice settings.
4. Recognize common barriers to collaboration within PTPTA teams and discuss approaches to address them.
5. Develop practical methods to promote a culture of respect, trust, and shared professional responsibility in collaborative care.