Events

7:15am - 7:45am  APTA Montana Professional Issues Forum, Discussions over the Coffee Table
8:00-9:00         Introduction
9:00-10:00       Movement analysis in the Musculoskeletal setting
10:00-10:15     Break
10:15-12:00     Pathomechanics of the lower quarter
12:00-2:00       APTA Montana Business Luncheon
2:00-3:00         Functional evaluation of lower quarter pathomechanics
3:00-4:00         Movement impairments related overuse injuries of the foot & ankle
4:00-4:15         Break
4:15-6:00         Movement impairments related overuse injuries of the tibiofemoral joint      
6:00 - 7:00      APTA Montana Social Event - TBA

Sunday: 

8:00-10:00       Movement impairments related to anterior knee pain
10:00-10:15     Break
10:15-11:15      Movement impairments related to overuse injuries of the hip
11:15-12:00     Movement impairments related to low back pain
12:00-12:30      Lunch on your own
12:30-2:30        Intervention strategies for lower extremity movement impairments
2:30-2:45          Break
2:45-3:30          Therapeutic exercise and progression: A proximal approach

About the Speaker
Christopher M. Powers is a Professor and Associate Chair in the Division of Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy at USC. He also has joint appointments in the Departments of Radiology and Orthopaedic Surgery within the Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Powers is currently Co-Director of the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Laboratory and the Director of the Program in Biokinesiology at USC. He received a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1984, his Masters degree in Physical Therapy from Columbia University in 1987, and a Ph.D. in Biokinesiology in 1996 from USC. Dr. Powers did his post-doctoral training at the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, University of California, Irvine.
Dr. Powers' research and teaching interests relate to the biomechanical aspects of human movement. More specifically, his research focuses on how altered kinematics, kinetics, and muscular actions contribute to lower extremity injury. He is particularly interested in the pathomechanics underlying knee and patellofemoral joint dysfunction. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and has received several research awards from the American Physical Therapy Association, including the Rose Excellence in Research Award from the Orthopaedic Section, the Eugene Michels New Investigator Award, the Dorothy Briggs Scientific Inquiry Award and the Helen J Hislop Award for contributions to the professional literature.
Dr. Powers is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association. He also is a member of the American Society for Biomechanics, American Society for Testing and Measures, and the North American Society for Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis

Provisions:
Provisions include coffee/tea in the morning and lunch at the business meeting. Snacks are not served at breaks. 

Accommodations and Meeting Sites:
Meeting Site: Great Northern Hotel, Helena 

Accommodations:
Great Northern Hotel. Please call 406-457-5500 and request the American Physical Therapy Association Montana room rate of $165++ queen, or $180++ king. Room rate expires one month prior, on December 25, 2024.

Committees and Board Meeting
January 24, 2025:
6:00 - 8:00pm Board Meeting. Guests are welcome to attend, please contact the office to RSVP.

Member Business Meeting
Business meeting and elections will be held at noon on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the CE site. Lunch is included for those registered for the course. Please RSVP if you are not registered (you may register online for this without paying). Please send agenda items to the office or President Emily Herndon by Jan. 4, 2025. Final agenda will be posted in the members only section at www.aptamt.com by January 15, 2025.

Cancellation Policy
APTA MT reserves the right to refuse/cancel an event registration. If ATPA MT refuses a registration, registrants will be offered a full refund.
Registration Cancellation by Participant:
Cancellations will be accepted in writing via email or mail. A $25.00 administration fee will be withheld when cancellation occurs up to ten days prior to the start of the event; 50% refund if cancelled 2-10 days prior; 25% refund if cancelled 0-1 day prior.

Discounts:
Group Discounts:
10% Discount for 3 or more APTA Member PTs/PTAs from one clinic. Fees for all persons must be made with one payment. No exceptions. Credit will not be provided at a later date. Combining discounts (ie Lifetime AND Group) is not applicable. If you need to take advantage of this, call us for a group code to pay online, or mail in your check with participant names.
Student Discounts:
Students may take this course at a rate discounted by 50% of the member and non-member rate, if there is space available prior to the start of the course. This course is a laboratory class with limited space, and therefore we must limit the spaces available at the student rate. If you are a student and would like to attend if we do have extra room for this course, please register for the student waitlist. APTA MT will notify you one week prior to start of the course to offer you a space in the course, if available.
Lifetime Member:
Lifetime members may take any non-limited seating, APTA MT sponsored CE at 50% discount. Combining discounts (ie Lifetime AND Group) is not applicable. If you need to take advantage of this, call us for a group code to pay online, or mail in your check with participant names.