Course Information

The Shoulder is an hybrid course (2 live online classes + a full 1-day practical workshop) where we explore what a Modern hands on approach for Shoulder Pain looks like in clinic. We will learn an evidence-informed approach to the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of shoulder pain which reflects the enormous paradigm shift that is taking place in the field of manual therapy, where evidence is telling us that what we ‘knew’ just a decade ago is no longer useful and, in fact, in some instances it may be considered dangerous.

Course format

Two live online evening classes (Wednesday 26th March & Wednesday 2nd April

1-day practical workshop (Sunday 6th April)

The online sessions will provide the underpinning knowledge of current understanding of shoulder 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:

• An introduction to pain science
• An overview of current evidence around shoulder pain diagnosis
• An exploration of different shoulder-specific tests and their reliability
• A step-by-step approach to assessing shoulder pain
• Soft tissue approaches for shoulder treatment, including Muscle Energy Technique (MET)
• Mobilisation and manual therapy techniques to improve shoulder range of motion (ROM)
• Rehabilitation programmes covering all the stages of injury, including how to facilitate adherence