Understand current terminology and pathomechanics underlying groin pain in athletes. Recognize key tests and measures indicative of athletic groin pain in athletes and apply new treatment and exercise strategies to maximize return to sport. 

This course blends evidence-based practice with expert clinical practice in the evaluation and management of chronic groin pain in athletes.

You will hear new information regarding the history and new terminology surrounding groin pain in athletes. Contemporary information regarding key clinical examination findings associated with injury are presented. We take an indepth look at the pathomechanics behind groin pain in athletes and how to match treatment strategies to the sport specific demands of the athlete.  

Updated evidence-based treatment strategies are reviewed with regards to treatment efficacy while also highlighting what may still be missing from clinical practice. An evidence informed treatment strategy is presented with specific exercise based videos incorporated to help the clinician implement new treatment approaches starting today!

What Is Covered In This Course?

    1. Where did you hear about this course?

    2. Overview

    3. About the Presenters

    4. About you

    1. Overview

    2. Background and history of groin pain in athletes | Video

    3. Handout

    4. Quiz

    1. Overview

    2. Evaluation: Part 1 | Video

    3. Handout

    4. Quiz

    1. Overview

    2. Evaluation Part 2: | Video

    3. Handout

    4. Quiz

    1. Overview

    2. Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Strategies for Athletic Groin Pain | Video

    3. Handout

    4. Quiz

    1. Overview

    2. Optimizing the Global Treatment Approach | Video

    3. Handout

    4. Quiz

About this course

  • $195.00
  • Learning Time: 5.5 hours
  • Access: 12 months
  • Suitable for all levels

By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Understand the pathomechanics underlying groin pain in athletes

  • Apply an evidence-based evaluation of patients with athletic groin pain

  • Recognise key tests and measures indicative of athletic groin pain in athletes

  • iscuss the evidence-based treatment progression from a local to regional approach to a global exercise focus

  • Apply evidence informed exercises designed to address some of the missing elements from existing evidence-based treatment strategies

  • Online Learning

    6 Modules plus
    5 hours 30 minutes learning time (approx).

  • Video Presentations

    Video and audio enhanced presentations

  • Quizzes

    Test your understanding and find areas for review.

  • Slide handouts provided

    Download and keep a copy of the slide handouts from the video presentations.

  • CPD Certificates Provided

    Download your CPD certificate on completion.

Online Courses

with Physio Academy Instructors

Webinars

Instructors

Instructor Dr Alexis Write

PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT

Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy

Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists

Alexis currently serves as the program director for the Tufts DPT Boston program. Wright has been invested in DPT education since 2011. Wright was recognized as a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists in 2011 and achieved APTA board-certified orthopedic specialization in 2015. Wright is also a 2019 graduate of the Education Leadership Institute Fellowship through the APTA. She is a frequent research presenter at state, national, and international meetings and a productive author with over 60 peer-reviewed manuscripts in the area of orthopedic physical therapy. Wright currently serves as a content expert item writer for the Orthopaedic Specialty Council of the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. Previous roles included APTA Lecture Awards Subcommittee, APTA Awards Committee, and Nominating Committee Chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. Wright is a 2007 recipient of the Emerging Leader Award for the American Physical Therapy Association and a 2012 recipient of the Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award for the American Physical Therapy Association. 

Instructor Dr Steve Dischiavi

PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT

Director of Rehabilitation & Assistant Professor at High Point University

Steve has over 25 years of sports medicine clinical experience blended with his appointments within academia. Steve has a PhD in Exercise and Sport Science from Ulster University, as well as holding both a Masters and Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Steve has worked over a decade in professional mens ice hockey in the NHL for the Florida Panthers. Steve’s expertise in the area of the hip and pelvis comes from his clinical background in the NHL, as well as from his targeted research.