Pre-requisites:
Who is this course suitable for?
This course is suitable for clinicians with some postgraduate experience and an interest in diagnosing and treating subcategories of radicular pain and radiculopathy. It is especially valuable for physiotherapists working with or triaging for spinal surgeons.
Why is this course important?
The most common cause of lower limb radicular pain with or without radiculopathy is lumbar disc protrusion, herniation, extrusion or sequestration.
What you will learn in this course.
This course uses a thorough and comprehensive reasoning process to guide clinicians from initial presentation to discharge regardless of pain severity or stage of presentation.
The course covers:
You will learn:
Includes:
Study Time: Approx. 15 hours (plus reading time)
Welcome
Where did you hear about this course?
Welcome and Introduction
Manual
References
Lesson 1: Introductory Concepts in Radicular Syndrome
Lesson 2: Radicular Syndrome and Disc Herniation
Chapter 1 Quiz 1
Case Study: Chris. Resolution following Epidural Steroid Injection
Chapter 1 Quiz 2 Case Study: Chris
References
Lesson 3: Lumbar Disc Herniation & Surgery
Lesson 4: Post-Discectomy Complications
Lesson 5: Post Discectomy Rehabilitation Principles
Chapter 2 Quiz 1
Case notes for Sydney
Case Study: Sydney. Acute Radicular Syndrome
Chapter 2 Quiz 2 Case Study: Sydney
Reference for Adherent Nerve Root/Epidural Fibrosis
Lesson 6: Adherent Nerve Root & Epidural Scarring
Radiopedia Link for case presentation of epidural scarring post hemi laminectomy
Case Notes for James
Adherent Nerve Root exercises from Rob PT via YouTube
Chapter 3 Quiz: the adherent nerve root
Lesson 7: Complex Cases of Radicular Syndrome
Case Study: Ros. Persistent Radicular & Neuropathic pain
Depersonalised case notes for Ros
Chapter 4 Quiz
Conclusion
Before you go...
Record of Reading
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Physiotherapy Specialist Musculoskeletal
Mark has over 50 years of clinical experience in musculoskeletal practice. He completed his PhD in “Diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination compared to available reference standards in chronic low back pain patients” at the University of Linköping, Sweden in 2001 and in 2014 he became the first Specialist Physiotherapist registered in New Zealand.
His academic and research interest is in the theory and practice of diagnostics, has over 40 publications, contributed chapters to two multi-author books and published his own text Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy: The Upper Limb in 1996.
He became a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Physiotherapy in 2007, was made an honorary Life Member of Physiotherapy New Zealand in September 2014, and of the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association in 2015.
He continues to practice as a consultant clinician in Christchurch, NZ and remains active in clinical research.
More info about Mark Laslett: https://www.marklaslett.nz/
Mark’s publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark-Laslett
