#THIRDTHURSDAY: Breathing, Headaches and Back Pain, Oh My! (June 2023)

Breathing is an essential part of life and a major component in our health.  This #THIRDTHURSDAY lecture is designed to be an introduction to how breathing impacts our physiology and various diagnoses.  This course will teach you how to breathe properly, how breathing changes as you're in pain and how you can use breathing to improve outcomes with various diagnoses including headaches, tinnitus, cervical pain, lumbar pain and even long COVID.

Dr. Carl Wharam, PT, DPT shares his insight and expertise on "Breathing, Headaches and Back Pain, Oh My!"

What to expect: 

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Review proper breathing mechanics and patterns.
• Explain how breathing correlates to diagnoses such as headaches, tinnitus, cervical, lumbar and TMD.
• Screen for O2:CO2 imbalance.
• Demonstrate how to use breathing techniques to improve athletic performance or work capacity.
• Use breathing techniques to treat dx such as tinnitus, H/As, cervical and lumbar pain.
• Verbalize how breathing can impact orthopedic pain and improve health measures.

About the Speaker: 

Dr. Carl Wharam, PT, DPT is the Clinic Director at Doctors of Physical Therapy in Bartlett where he specializes in orthopedics and craniofacial diagnoses. He earned his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Michigan-Flint. Afterwards he was trained in the Buteyko Method, Tummo breathing and gained experience with Postural Restoration Institute. He has worked with the Hobson Institute. When not in the clinic, he enjoys playing pickleball, practicing the guitar and finding the best donuts in the area.

 

This program was originally recorded June 15, 2023.

You can even earn 2 hours of CE (Self- Study):  

1. Purchase the recording by visiting IPTA's Virtual Library . (FREE FOR IPTA MEMBERS / CE Subscribers - log in to ipta.org so it knows who you are!) Non-member cost is $35. You can earn 1-2 hours of CE, depending on the length of program.
2. Once your transaction is completed, you will receive an email with a link to download a document containing a link to the online recording AND a link to a quiz to complete after you view the recording.
3. Watch the recording and complete the quiz. If you score 80% or better, you will receive an email notification of your CE award.  If you are an IPTA member/ CE Subscriber, your CE award will also post in your membership profile under Professional Development. If you are not yet a member, an CE certificate will be emailed to you within 7-10 business days.