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May The Force Be With You: Measuring Strength
OTWSTRENGTH
$250.00
This is a continuing education course for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. Please see details below.
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Seats Available
May the Force Be with You: Measuring Strength in Prevention Screening, Rehabilitation and Performance Training
This 8 hour course will review objective measurements of force and workload in clinical practice. Participants will apply principles of force, torque, load, rate of force development, kinematics, and kinetics while examining the limitations of manual muscle testing. Emphasis is placed on the selection and implementation of reliable technologies—including dynamometry, force plates, load cells, strain gauges, wearable devices, and validated mobile applications—to guide differential diagnosis and treatment planning. Attendees will integrate objective data into clinical decision-making, design progressive loading programs, and use quantified workload metrics to safely progress patients toward return to sport, work, and prior levels of activity.
Date & Time
May 9, 2026
8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location
Ochsner Therapy & Wellness - Elmwood
1201 South Clearview Parkway
Building B, 1st Floor Therapy Gym
Jefferson, LA 70121
Course Instructors:
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Eddie Austin, PT, LOT, OCS, PhD
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Roman Carothers, PT, DPT, SCS, FAAOMPT
Schedule:
- 8:00am – 8:15am Introductions
- 8:15 am-8:45am History and importance of strength training
- 8:45 am-9:00am Manual muscle testing lab
- 9:00am-10:00am Grip strength and use cases
- 10:00am-11:00pm Devices that can be used to measure strength
- 11:00-12:00 Knee measurements and interventions lab
- 12:00-12:45pm Lunch
- 12:45-1:45pm Shoulder measurements and interventions lab
- 1:45-2:15pm Hip measurements and interventions lab
- 2:15-2:45pm Ankle measurements and interventions lab
- 2:45-3:15pm Elbow measurements and interventions lab
- 3:15-3:45pm Cervical measurements and interventions lab
- 3:45-4:15pm Mid-thigh pull and isometric squat
- 4:15-4:45pm Technology/apps that measure force
- 4:45-5:00pm Quantifying workload in the clinic to return to activity
- 5:00-5:30pm Post op considerations and case studies
