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Assessment and Management of the Rotator Cuff - Test Your Knowledge!
Question
What is the most effective treatment for a person with rotator cuff tendinopathy?
Answer
There are a range of different treatments that might be offered to a person complaining of rotator cuff tendinopathy including exercise, manual therapy, corticosteroid injections or surgery.
Current research evidence suggests that there isn’t one best treatment or one best combination of treatments.
But, due to the costs and risks associated with surgery and injections, physiotherapist-led exercise appears to be the most promising interventions, at least as a first-line intervention.
How did you get on?
This question and answer is from Chris Littlewood, tutor on the upcoming online course 'Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: Assessment and Management of the Rotator Cuff'. Read on for more help with these often challenging patients.....
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: Assessment and Management of the Rotator Cuff of the Rotator Cuff
Being able to do the course in your own time at your own speed was really useful
The video loops as well as the images really helped to visualise and reinforce learning
The ongoing access is great for watching again when I have a relevant patient
- Develop a focused approach to patient assessment
- Examination of the shoulder - current approaches and limitations
- Clinical diagnosis of rotator cuff tendinopahty
- Treatment options: Review including the most effective
- Practical application of a self-managed exercise programme
- Current thinking in relation to pain in rotator cuff tendinopathy
- Other treatment approaches including surgery and steroid injections
- Areas for future research
- Watch the recordings on your mobile, iPad, PC or laptop
- Get 8 Hours of CPD and your personalised CPD Certificate with this course
- Superb value for money – you learn without travelling or paying for accommodation, childcare or petcare
What Will You Learn On This Course?
Session 1
Assessment
- Examination of the shoulder including limitations of current approaches and the potential for misinterpretation of the findings of the tests and scans we use
- An assessment process that enables a clinical diagnosis of rotator cuff tendinopathy
- Clinical applications
- You'll develop a research informed approach to the assessment of people with rotator cuff tendinopathy
- Gain understanding of the practical application of a simple assessment framework for people with rotator cuff tendinopathy
- Recognise limitations in current knowledge and avenues for further research
Session 2
Management
- Current treatment Options
- Challenging some current assumptions
- How can we optimise the most promising interventions for this often resistant problem?
- Self managed exercise programmes for patients
- Areas for current and future research
Session 3
Pain & non-responders
- Pain mechanisms in rotator cuff tendinopathy
- Why our treatments might not work
- Options when patients are not responding
- Including the role of corticosteroid injections, surgery and possible new treatment avenues.
- Reflective learning practices for better outcomes
About The Presenter
Chris Littlewood PhD, MSc, BHSc (Hons), PG Dip MDT, PG Cert LTHE, FHEA, PG Cert Bus Admin, MCSP, SRP
Dr Chris Littlewood is a UK based physiotherapist. He has extensive experience of working in the UK NHS and private sector and is currently employed as a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Trials at Keele University, UK.
Chris undertook a PhD relating to the assessment and management of rotator cuff tendinopathy. He has also undertaken further post-graduate clinical training as well as a Master’s Degree in Health Services Research and a Postgraduate certificate in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education.
Chris has lectured and facilitated courses across the UK, Europe and Australia. He has published widely in the field of musculoskeletal disorders.
In addition to this, Chris supervises MSc and PhD students and is also currently an Associate Editor for the journal Shoulder & Elbow.
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Live Sessions
Session 1 – Wednesday 10th January 12pm-2pm
Session 2 – Wednesday 24th January 12pm-2pm
Session 3 – Wednesday 7th February 12pm-2pm
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The video loops as well as the images really helped to visualise and reinforce learning
It was great watching at home. I liked the quiz afterwards.
The ongoing access is the gem of your course
Being able to do the course in your own time at your own speed was really useful
Thank you for offering such a great way to achieve further knowledge
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Price includes all 3 sessions, notes and quiz
(8 hours CPD)
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