Available as part of the MSK Foundations Package

Course curriculum

    1. Course Information

    2. Meet Your Instructor

    3. Course eBook and Slide Handouts

    4. How to Use the Course Player

    1. Treatment Planning

    1. Treatment Planning │ Quiz

    1. Before you go...

About this course

  • Learning Time: 30 mins
  • Access: 12 months
  • Suitable for New or Recent Graduate

What we cover in this course

  • Pain and disability drivers

    Prioritising treatment for greatest effect.

  • Safety and Precautions

    The 5 "P's"

  • Management of specific conditions

    The role of physiotherapy in surgical and non-surgical clinical pathways.

  • Treatment of psychosocial modifiers

    How to manage "FIFE" (Fears, Ideas, Feelings and Expectations).

  • Treatment of physical impairments

    Link assessment with treatment and what is the "RAMP" protocol?

  • Symptom modification

    What is it and what is its' role in treatment?

Design treatment plans that get results!

After this course you will be able to:

  • Prioritise treatment for individual patients.

  • List and discuss the common drivers of pain and disability and which of these a general physiotherapist would be expected to be able to manage.

  • List and discuss the five key safety considerations for any treatment intervention.

  • Discuss examples of conditions that may require onward referral and those that can be managed with physiotherapy.

  • List common psychosocial modifiers of treatment and how physiotherapy can address these modifiers

  • Describe common physical impairments and what types of treatment interventions are used for each, and the order in which these are best applied.

  • Discuss the relevance of symptom modification in treatment and how this is utilised in the context of a treatment programme.

Learning Activities in This Course

  • Course eBook

    Downloadable cours eBook and slide handouts to keep for clinical reference.

  • Video Presentation

    Engaging audiovisual microlearning modules. Learn at your own pace.

  • Quiz

    Interactive, formative quiz assessments with explanations to aid your learning.

Instructor

Dr Angela Cadogan

Dip Phys, M.Sports Physio, Dip MT, PhD
Physiotherapy Specialist (Musculoskeletal).

Angela is a NZ registered Physiotherapy Specialist (Musculoskeletal) with a Ph.D in Musculoskeletal Diagnostics from AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand (2012) (shoulder sub-specialty). Based in Christchurch, she works as a clinical consultant in her own private practice specialising in the diagnosis and management of shoulder pain.

Angela also works in an Orthopaedic Triage and Assessment role (Shoulder Service) with the Canterbury District Health Board. Angela has an ongoing research interest in shoulder conditions, has many publications on the topic, has been an invited keynote speaker at many national and international shoulder conferences and is Associate Editor at JOSPT (Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy).

Angela has been teaching courses on the diagnosis, management and rehabilitation of shoulder conditions for over 10 years and is passionate about upskilling other physiotherapists and improving capability of the physiotherapy workforce to meet the needs of the changing healthcare system. Angela is the director of Physio Academy. Learn more: www.drangelacadogan.co.nz