T4 Syndrome - Identify, Explain, & Manage a Common but Peculiar Diagnosis

Overview

This course presents a thorough peer-reviewed and empirical evidence examination of the clinical phenomenon known as T4 Syndrome.

As a diagnostic label, T4 Syndrome is very poorly understood and some even suggest that it is either exceptionally rare or not a real diagnosis.

However, a reasonable dive into the available published evidence in conjunction with firsthand accounts from an expert orthopaedic clinician lead to the unavoidable conclusion that T4 Syndrome is both very real and ubiquitous. In fact, regardless of what setting you work in, it is highly likely that in your current clinical practice patients are already presenting with symptoms related to this bizarre but understandable diagnosis.

If you want to learn how to identify which patients are experiencing T4 Syndrome as well as how to successfully address their impairments then this course is for you. Additionally, patients with T4 Syndrome symptoms are likely to benefit greatly from this presentation.

Learning Objectives

1. Become familiar with the Autonomic Nervous System as it relates to T4 Syndrome
2. Understand two theories that potentially explain why autonomic nervous system symptoms can manifest in a musculoskeletal condition
3. Review the history of who first described T4 Syndrome
4. Review three decades worth of evidence demonstrating the pathophysiological relationship between the spine and autonomic nervous system symptoms
5. Present clinical patterns associated with T4 Syndrome
6. Learn a diagnostic and clinical formula that can be used in the evaluation and management of patients with T4 Syndrome

Audience

This online course is for physiotherapists, physiotherapist assistants, chiropractors, massage therapists, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, patients, and anyone else interested in understanding what T4 Syndrome is, how to identify it, and how to manage it clinically.

What's Included

1. Brief introduction to and overview of the autonomic nervous system
2. An evidence-based, theoretical explanation of what T4 Syndrome is
3. Review of the history of who first reported T4 Syndrome
4. Exhaustive review of what the evidence says about the application of orthopaedic manual therapy and its effects the autonomic nervous system
5. Discussion about the variable clinical patterns of T4 Syndrome based on reports from textbooks, peer-reviewed case studies, and one orthopaedic expert’s clinical practice
6. A clinical approach to identifying and managing T4 Syndrome successfully