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Melesa Yager, P.T.
 
Degree(s):
1980 Texas A & M University: Bachelor of Science - Health Education
1982 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: Bachelor of Science - Physical Therapy

Additional certification/specialization/continuing education:
Ethical Decision-Making in Physical Therapy
Vestibular Rehabilitation and Balance Retraining
Therapy Documentation: Preventing Denials
McKenzie Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy, Part C
Muscle Energy and Mobilization to the Lumbar Spine and Pelvis
Jones Institute - Strain and Counterstrain I
Work Hardening-Work Conditioning
The Internet and Wiindows95: Resource Tools for the Medical Professional
Accelerated ACL Protocol - Rehab Challenge in Today's Market
Back Pain and Injury Prevention Program
Strategies for Successful Treatment of the Shoulder
Shoulder Mechanics and Rehabilitation
Shoulder Reconstructive Surgery
SOMA Unloading Level I
Exercise and Pregnancy: Expanding Your Business
Biomechanics & Exercise of Specific Tissue for the Extremities
Spinal Dynamics
WalkSmart: Implications of Graded High-Intensity Walking Program

Memberships:
American Physical Therapy Association
Texas Physical Therapy Association

Hobbies/Interests:
Spending time with family, scrapbooking, volunteering in various church positions and local civic organizations.

Specific Courses Taken

  • Osteoporosis
  • Rotator Cuff Syndrome from Impingement to Post-Operative Rehab
  • Effective Techniques for Total Body Strengthening: The Physiology of Strength Training and Program Design
  • Ethics and Medicare
  • The Best Exercise Program for Osteoporesis Prevention
  • Manual Correction and Treatment of the Sacroiliac Joint
  • Manual Evaluation of the Sacroiliac Joint
  • Hippotherapy: A Therapeutic Treatment Strategy
  • Parkinson’s Disease and Physical Therapy
  • Lasers for the 21st Century: The Emerging Paradigm
  • Basic Life Support: Adult, Child and Infant CPR
  • Lipidema: Often Confused with Lymphedema
  • Low Load Prolonged Duration Stretch for the Management of Neurological Patients
  • Temporomandibular Disorders: A Review
  • Alzheimer’s Comprehensive Guide and Sourcebook
  • The Interactive Shoulder Algorithm
  • Ethical Conflicts with Health Insurance
  • Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement
  • PT and Ethics
  • The Shoulder Complex
  • Vestibular Rehabilitation
  • Ethical Decision-Making in Physical Therapy
  • Vestibular Rehab and Balance Retraining
  • Therapy Documentation: Preventing Denials
  • McKenzie Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy: Problem Solving
  • Muscle Energy and Mobilization to the Lumbar Spine
  • Strain and Counterstrain
  • Work Hardening – Work Conditioning
  • Accelerated ASCL Protocol – Rehab Challenge in Today’s Market
  • Strategies for Successful Treatment of the Shoulder
  • Shoulder Mechanics & Rehabilitation
  • Shoulder Reconstruction Surgery
  • Implications of a High Frequency Walking Program
  • Unloading
  • Exercise and Pregnancy: Expanding your Business
  • Biomechanics & Exercise of Specific Tissue for the Extremities
  • Spinal Dynamics
  • Myofascial Release
  • WalkSmart
  • Applied Ethics in PT
  • Frozen Shoulder Syndrome
  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome
  • The Pilates Method for Use as Therapeutic & Corrective Exercise
  • Objective Employment Testing
  • CPR/AED
  • Medicare Documentation In-service
  • Iontophoresis and EMS
  • Dynamic Splints and TENS
  • Blankenship: Symptom Exaggeration
  • Strategies for the Successful Treatment of the Shoulder
  • SOMA