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ALISON BROWN FERGUSON, PT,
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"I will get you started on an upward spiral of recovery, leading you to an optimal level of function. Optimal function is the goal for all patients, no matter whether you are sedentary, a weekend warrior or a professional athlete." |
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AN ACADEMIC FOUNDATION IN MANUAL THERAPY
"My academic background allowed me to train with some of the finest manual therapists in the world, acquiring skills that are essential tools, I now use to help you to recover maximally."
Licensure: State of Illinois Physical Therapist
Education: Diploma of Physiotherapy, Otago Polytechnic School of Physiotherapy, Dunedin, New Zealand; Advanced Diploma of Physiotherapy (Orthopedic Manual Therapy), Auckland Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand; Diploma of Manipulative Therapy, New Zealand Manipulative Therapists Association, Whakatane, New Zealand.
Member: New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists, New Zealand Manipulative Therapists Association, AAOMPT
COMMITTED TO EDUCATION
"Continuing education courses help me to continually improve my skill set. The courses I have taken over the years have been very much on the leading edge of physical therapy. As a result, I have formed a holistic approach to patient care that remains highly specific in the evaluation and treatment of the patients' problem."
Continuing Education: Concepts of Strain and Counterstrain: Upper Quadrant, Maitland MT I Peripheral, Maitland MT2 Basic Spinal, Kinesio Tape KT 1-2, Aspen Medical Products Thoraco-lumbar Fitters Program, Beyond The Slump Test. Evaluation And Treatment of Neural Tissue in Disorders of The Lower Quadrant, The Running Course, The Cervical Spine, Research Based Clinical Practices, Mulligan Concept, Spinal and Peripheral Manual Therapy Treatment Techniques, Pilates for Physical Therapists, Isolated Integration of Function, The Physiotherapy Management of Non-traumatic and Traumatic Neck Pain, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Of Orthopedic Patients with Upper Extremity Radicular Symptoms, Mulligan Symposium, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Orthopedic Patients with Lower Extremity Radicular Symptoms, Free the Neck, Shoulders and Arms; Movement Coordination Learning Inc. The Feldenkrais Method, Kaltenborn/Evjenth Concept, Orthopedic Manual Therapy Lumbar Spine, Movement, Breathing and Voice 1; Movement Coordination Learning Inc. The Feldenkrais Method, Somato-Emotional Release 1, Craniosacral Therapy Level 2, Craniosacral Therapy Level 1, Advanced Physical Evaluation and Treatment of Neural Tissues and Disorders of the Neuromusculoskeletal System, The Elvey Concept of Differential Diagnosis. An Introductory Course to the Evaluation and Treatment of Upper Limb Neural Dysfunction.CARING TO SHARE
"By lecturing and publishing, I have found ways to share with my colleagues the fruits of my experience. I have work worked extensively as a Clinical Instructor for Physical Therapy students, and I am committed to mentoring the next generation of Physical Therapists."
Publications: The Effects of Exercise on Bone Mass: Implications for Manipulative Therapy. Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, Vol. Iii No. 1(1995) pp3-8. Assessment of Hamstrings Flexibility, Which Test? New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, December 1993, pp 33-34.
Lecturer: Negative MRI and the Injured Worker; Neurogenic Cervical Pain and Differential Shoulder Tests; Negative MRI with Cervical/ Upper Extremity Dysfunction; Negative MRI Findings with Legitimate Functional Deficits; Negative Lumbar MRI with Low Back Dysfunction; Organization of and participation in Northwestern Grand Rounds-Topic: Neurogenic Pain Syndromes; Negative Cervical MRI with Neck and Arm Dysfunction; CEU Seminar: The Injured Worker with Neurogenic Low Back Pain; CEU Seminar: Negative MRI with Cervical Dysfunction; Negative MRI and Low Back Dysfunction; Dynamic Posture; Proximal Stabilization, Isolated Strengthening with Progressive Overload and Relative Flexibility; Posture and Sports Injury; Posture and Beauty.
