The Knee – The Modern Massage Therapist’s Approach to Knee Pain is a hybrid course (2 live online classes + a full 1-day practical workshop) where we explore what a Modern hands-on approach for what knee pain looks like in Massage and Soft Tissue Therpay clinics. We will learn an evidence-informed approach to the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of knee pain which reflects the enormous paradigm shift that is taking place in the field of manual therapy, where evidence is showing that a pathoanatomical view and approach to pain is not as useful as we thought it to be.

Online sessions; Thursday 5 September 2024, 20.00 – 21.30 & Thursday 3 October 2024, 20.00 – 21.30

1-day practical workshop; Saturday 14 September 2024, 10.00 – 17.30

The online sessions will provide the underpinning knowledge of current understanding of knee pain, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. These sessions will be fully interactive to facilitate learning which can then be implemented when we come together for a full day, in-person, hands-on workshop.

Course content will include:

• Introduction to pain science in relation to knee pain
• Understanding knee pain within a BPS framework including common causes of pain and injury of the knee
• Learn to assess the joint and recognise when to refer
• An exploration of different knee-specific tests and their reliability
• A step-by-step approach to assessing knee pain
• Soft tissue approaches for knee treatment, including Muscle Energy Technique (MET)
• Mobilisation and manual therapy techniques to improve knee range of motion (ROM)
• Evidence informed rehabilitation protocol for knee pain, including progression and regression baselines

This course is designed especially for Massage and Soft Tissue Therapists who want to update their knowledge to help people with their Knee Joint Pain, whether it is following  an acute injury or connected to a condition like Osteoarthritis.

There will be plenty of opportunity to discuss real life cases that you have encountered in clinic.