Anatomic and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Rehabilitation Concepts and Strategies

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Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Time: 5:00 PM PT / 6:00 PM MT / 7:00 PM CT / 8:00 PM ET

Deadline to register: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Presented by: Ashim Bakshi, MHS, OTR, CHT

Format:  45 minutes presentation, 15 minutes Q&A 

Target Audience: OT, OTA, PT, PTA, Certified Athletic Trainers

Educational Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Instructional Method: On-demand presentation

Disclosures: The presenter does not have any financial or non-financial disclosures.

Completion Requirements: The participant must view the presentation and then take the quiz and evaluation in order to print the ce certificate.


Webinar Description:
This webinar will provide an insight into the indications and relevant biomechanics of anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA). While TSA and RTSA have some similarities, there are some major differences in the surgical procedures, indications, post-operative precautions and rehabilitation processes. The webinar will review these key aspects and analyze biomechanical rationale for post-operative guidelines in concordance with current literature.


Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will:

  1. Explore the indications for the anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty
  2. Identify the biomechanics and the surgical procedures involved in the ATSA and RTSA
  3. Recognize the concept of protecting pertinent healing structures in the immediate post-operative recovery, to prevent complications and optimize function
  4. Determine the optimum interventional processes during the protective immobilization phase, the controlled loading of the healing structures during the rehabilitative phase and the progressive strengthening during the advanced phase
  5. Identify the pertinent differences and clinical reasoning behind the post-operative guidelines – including accelerated and delayed rehabilitation programs

Attendees earn 1.0 contact hour or 0.10 CEUs. 


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Registrants will have access to the recording after the live event to watch on their own time.

An email will be sent to all registrants approximately three to five business days after the live presentation with access to the recording, handout and quiz for CE credit.


Registration Fee:
Members $35
Student Members $20
Non-Members $55
Student Non-Members $30

* The ASHT Webinar Committee conducts an audit of webinars to ensure that the content is keeping up with the latest science and research. Please note that this webinar may be updated in the future. At that time, the purchased webinar will no longer be available for view.


Course Agenda:

10 minutes:  Indications for the anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty
10 minutes:  Biomechanics and surgical procedures related to ATSA and RTSA
10 minutes:  Healing structures in post-operative recovery
10 minutes:  Interventional processes during key phases
10 minutes:  Post-operative guidelines
10 minutes:  Q&A


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All grievances may be directed to the ASHT Education Division by sending an email to education@asht.org.



 ASHT is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID#4007. This
Distance-Learning-Independent activity is offered at 1 contact hour/0.10 CEUs at Intermediate to Advanced Education Level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

Presenter(s)
Ashim Bakshi, MHS, OTR, CHT

Ashim is a fellowship trained practicing clinician with more than 23 years of experience in treating conditions of the upper quadrant. He is the owner/clinical director of two outpatient clinics in Indiana and treats a myriad of diagnosis from complex hand trauma, sports injuries, and post-operative tendon repairs to subtle proximal nerve entrapment, shoulder micro instability, rotator cuff injuries and scapular dysfunctions.

Ashim is a consultant and adjunct faculty for the Doctor of Physical Therapy and Master of Occupational Therapy programs at Indiana State University. His teaching coursework at the University includes anatomy and biomechanics, advanced upper extremity conditions and orthotics fabrication. Ashim is also partner and principal at Advanced Rehab Seminars and has presented continuing education courses nationally and internationally on orthopedic shoulder, elbow and hand rehabilitation to various hospital systems and large clinic groups.

Ashim is an active member of the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists and American Society of Hand Therapists and has presented at multiple annual conferences. Ashim was one of the collaborative authors for the seminal paper on consensus guidelines of rehab for shoulder arthroplasty that was published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery in 2020. More recently he was also an invited speaker at the 2021 Annual Meeting of American Society for Hand Therapists and is the invited speaker at the 2023 FESSH-EFSHT Congress in Rimini, Italy.