Advanced differential diagnosis and treatment of elbow pain
Elbow pain often presents a diagnostic dilemma. Intra-articular pathologies, local soft tissues and neural structures may be primary sources of nociception, with psychosocial and environmental factors contributing to symptom severity and chronicity. This course will collectively present assessment, differential diagnosis, and management of elbow conditions. The aim of this course is to provide physiotherapists with an opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills relevant to client-centred assessment and treatment of common elbow conditions.
This is the first course offered by the APA that will comprehensively review the underlying mechanisms and pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, assessment and management of elbow disorders. This course is suitable for physiotherapists with clinical experience in musculoskeletal and sports injuries, interested in updating their knowledge and improving their skills in the management of elbow injuries.
Learning outcomes
- Understand important anatomical and biomechanical relationships with elbow function and mechanisms of injury
- Demonstrate applied knowledge of the latest evidence regarding aetiology, differential diagnoses, and predictors of recovery in people with elbow pain
- Perform skilled assessment techniques relevant to intra-articular pathology, instability, tendinopathy and peripheral nerve entrapment at the elbow
- Apply the evidence to clinical reasoning for the management of elbow injuries (conservative, injection, surgical)
- Demonstrate refined manual therapy, neurodynamic and exercise prescription skills for the assessment and management of elbow injuries
Prerequisites
- Participants require experience in assessing and managing musculoskeletal injuries.
- This course is only available to qualified and AHPRA registered physiotherapists.