Managing Constipation: Clinical Implications for Rehab Professionals
Presented by Ziya "Z" Altug, PT, DPT, MS, OCS

Course Description
This course is for rehab clinicians wanting to understand the causes of constipation and analyze the various therapeutic considerations. The course reviews a practical case to illustrate therapeutic strategies.Meet Your Presenter

Accreditation
- This course has been Approved by CERS, an Approval Agency for the California Board of Physical Therapy. CERS Course Approval #: 22-50791-1.

Course Details
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Cite the incidence and prevalence of constipation.
- Identify the causes of constipation.
- Review basic assessment strategies.
- Analyze various therapy considerations.
- Apply a basic case study to understand selected treatment strategies.
Time-ordered Agenda
- 0:00 - Introduction facts and causes of constipation
- 0:10 - Clinical assessment strategies
- 0:25 - Therapeutic interventions
- 0:40 - Case study
- 0:50 - Q/A
- 1:00 - End course + quiz
Instructional Level
Intermediate
Information is geared to practitioners with a general working knowledge of current practice trends and literature related to the subject matter. Focus is on increasing understanding and competent application of the subject matter.
Target Audience
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Recorded Course Information
Instructor Financial Disclosures
- Presenter is being paid by Therapy Insights to prepare and present this course.
- Presenter works for a home PT agency.
- Presenter is a speaker for other continuing education programs such as Physioplus.
- Presenter has published the book Integrative Healing in 2018.
- Presenter holds intellectual property rights on the content being presented in this course in the form of a case study on the topic published in PT magazine.
Instructor Non-financial Disclosures
- Presenter is a member of American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
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