Education and Training in
Musculoskeletal Assessment and Interventions
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Assessment and Exercise Interventions for the Low Back and Lower Extremity
Time & Location
About the Event
Course Schedule:
Day 1
9am – 10:30am The Subjective Assessment
Identifying MSK patterns
Specificity and Sensitivity of Tests
Clinical Prediction Rules to predict specific lumbar pathology
Ruling out non-MSK patterns
Structure of the Subjective Assessment
Symptom Pattern Recognition
Group Practical – Case Studies:
Identifying key information in the Subjective Assessment to direct your assessment
10:30am - 10:45am Morning Break
10:45am – 12:15pm The Objective Assessment – Group practical
Upper Motoneuron Screen
o Babinski
o Hoffman
o Tandem Balance
Assessment of Spinal Curves, Movement and Restrictions
o Active range of motion
o Modified Schober
Lower Motorneuron Testing – Manual Muscle Testing of Lumbar Myotomes & Dermatomes
Clinical Decision Making – Classifying the client
12:15pm - 1:15pm Lunch Break
1:15pm – 2:45pm Exercise Interventions for Back Dominant Pain
o Positions for Pain Control
o Directional Preference Exercise
o Dissociation Exercises
o Mobility & Stabilization Exercise
o Condition-specific Exercise
o Exercise Modifications to Fitness Program
o Considerations for Return to Work or Sport
2:45pm - 3:00pm Afternoon Break
3:00pm - 4:30pm Exercise Interventions for Leg Dominant Pain
o Positions for Pain Control
o Directional Preference Exercise
o Dissociation Exercises
o Mobility & Stabilization Exercise
o Condition-specific Exercise
o Exercise Modifications to Fitness Program
o Considerations for Return to Work or Sport
Day 2
9am – 10:30am Gait and Balance Testing
o Tandem Gait
o Trendelenberg Gait
o Hip vs. Knee Strategy
Practical – Gait Assessment (Assessment Form Provided)
10:30am - 10:45am Morning Break
10:45am – 12:15pm Practical Hands on Sessions for Assessment of the Hip and Knee
o Palpation & Joint Range End Feel
o Modified Thomas Test
o Craig’s Test
o Thessaly Test
o Pulses of the Leg and Foot
Neural Tension Tests
o Straight Leg Raise
o Femoral Nerve Tension Test
o Slump Test
CPRs for measures that predict treatment outcomes for the SIJ and hip joint.
o Cluster of Laslett
o Osteoarthritis of the Hip
o Menisus Injury
12:15pm - 1:15pm Lunch Break
1:15pm – 2:45pm Exercise Interventions for SIJ & Hip Pain
o Hip Osteoarthritis & Total Hip Replacement
o Sacroiliac Joint Pain Syndrome
o Piriformis Syndrome
o Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
o Iliotibial Band Pain Syndrome
2:45pm - 3:00pm Afternoon break
3:00pm - 4:30pm Exercise Interventions for Knee, Ankle & Foot Pain
o Meniscus Injury
o ACL tendinopathy & repair
o Total Knee Replacement
o Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
o Achilles tendinopathy
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