This two day intermediate course provides the clinician with practical, evidence-based knowledge for evaluation and treatment of the shoulder in an outpatient orthopedic setting. The participant begins the process with understanding potential competing pathoanatomic sources of shoulder pain. Upon determination that the source is from the musculoskeletal system, the participant will consider decision making for the cervical spine, scapulothoracic and glenohumeral regions as influences on the patient's presentation.
Emphasis is placed on identifying the underlying cause of the symptom within the kinetic chain and developing a comprehensive evaluation and treatment approach to obtain optimal function. Clinicians will learn screening questions for non-musculoskeletal causes of shoulder pain. A screening exam will be presented to assist in determining cervicogenic shoulder pain. Lab presentations will include identification of movement dysfunction in the scapulothoracic region with interventions for joint mobility, muscular strength and flexibility.
Current literature evidence will be used to guide the assessment and intervention strategies presented. Through case study examples (cervicogenic shoulder pain, impingement, instability), this course enables the clinician to develop comprehensive individualized rehabilitation programs. The clinicians attending this course will be able to apply this information immediately in the clinical setting.
