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clinical edge news 2012
10 April 2012
Clinical Edge News for April - In this issue
- Free online education!
- Free podcast with Russell Wright - "Plantar Fascia, Achilles Tendinopathy and Nerve Entrapments"
- Free podcast with Dr Alison Grimaldi - "Hamstring Tendinopathy"
- Free podcast with Blaise Dubois - "Biomechanics of running"
- New online education videos -
- Acute Hamstring Injuries with Andrew Ryan
- Advanced Ankle Rehab with Russell Wright
- Acetabular Labral Tears - Assessment and Treatment with Nichole Hamilton, and
- Swimmers - Treatment and Clinical Reasoning with Cameron Elliott
- Dry Needling Plus Level 2 Sydney next month - only 3 places remain!
- Dry Needling Plus Level 1 on the Gold Coast - July 14 - 15
- Dry Needling Plus Level 1 Melbourne - July 28 - 29
- Discover the Sports Thorax in Brisbane - August 23- 25
- Discover the Sports Pelvis in Sydney - August 9 - 11
- Discover Physio Series in Sydney in 2013!
New! Free online education
Free video presentations on Assessment and Treatment of Plantar Fasciosis, Acetabular Labral Tears and more, with a free one month membership to www.clinicaledge.com.auavailable now for a limited time.
No commitment, simply become a free member and enjoy these online presentations, as well as automatically recording your CPD and courses attended for your National Registration requirements.
Free podcast - "Plantar Fascia, Achilles Tendinopathy and Nerve Entrapments
David Pope and Russell Wright talk about everything to do with feet and ankles. Plantar Fascia and Achilles Tendinopathy are conditions that need good differential diagnosis and specific tailored treatment programs, especially in runners, and in this episode we chat about how you can get the best results with these patients.
Get your feet over there and download this one
Free podcast - Hamstring Tendinopathy with Dr Alison Grimaldi An interview with Dr Alison Grimaldi now on iTunes
Hamstrings are one of the more frequently injured muscles in sportspeople, and in this episode, Alison and I discuss hamstring tendinopathy, symptoms, assessment and treatment of this common condition.
Download this free podcast now
Free podcast - Biomechanics of running An interview with Blaise Dubois now on iTunes
Barefoot running has been sweeping the globe in the last few years, and as a Physio, which of your patients are best suited to this type of running technique. How does running technique relate to a runner's pain and dysfunction, and really, what is the ideal running technique?
Get this podcast free in iTunes
Online education video release - Acute Hamstring Injuries with Andrew Ryan
Hamstring injuries are extremely common in all sports, particularly sprinting and the football codes. In this online education video, Andrew Ryan, Physio for the Australian Qantas Wallabies, discusses the assessment and management of acute hamstring injuries. Taking you from accurate diagnosis, assessment, differential diagnosis, through to specific treatment and rehab of hamstring injuries. Give your athletes the quickest recovery possible with this great series of videos.
Part 1 covers
- Diagnosis
- Mechanism of injury
- Anatomy
- Differential diagnosis
- Clinical assessment
Part 2 goes further into
- Further clinical assessment
- Pathophysiology
- Imaging - when is it required? how does this affect your rehab?
- Incorporating manual therapy into your treatment program
- Acute management
- Exercises in the acute stage
Part 3 then explores
- Rehabilitation guidelines
- Return to sport
- When patients require surgery or surgical opinions
- Important factors to help you achieve your best outcomes with hamstring injuries
Latest video release - Hamstring tears - returning your sprinters to elite competition with Merryn Aldridge
This presentation follows on really nicely from "Acute Hamstring Injuries" with Andrew Ryan
How can you progress your athletes from the acute stages of hamstring injury, right through to return to an elite level? When are they able to start running without risk of reinjury? What guidelines can you use to know their body and hamstring will cope with full return to sport?
In this presentation "Hamstring Rehab for Elite Sprinters", Merryn Aldridge of Sydney Sports Medicine Centre and NSWIS (NSW Institute of Sport) takes you through the stages of rehab from acute injury (Phase 1) right through to full sprinting (Phase 5). Providing clear guidelines for progression along the way, Merryn's presentation will help you work with your athletes to get them back to sport pain free and injury-free.
Incorporated into this presentation are:
- Lateral Movement Program
- Drills for Neuromuscular Retraining
- Specific Return to Sprinting Program
- Strength Program
Part 1 goes through short term goals, acute phase, lower limb strength, rehab guidelines and progressions from Phase 1 to Phase 2 (returning to jogging).
Part 2 of this presentation then takes you through Phases 3 to 5, starting to run, building speed and strength, progression points, specific exercises and returning to competition.
Become a member of www.clinicaledge.com.au to enjoy all of this online education now, and get even better results with your patients
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Other videos now available
"Advanced Ankle Rehab" with Russell Wright
Have you got your patient through the first three days after their ankle injury? Where to next? How are we going to get your patient back to high level sport as quickly as possible? In Part 3 of Acute Ankle Inversion Injuries - Advanced Rehab, Russell Wright takes you through from Day 3 post-injury right through to an advanced level return to sport.
Incorporating balance, strength, range of movement, endurance, power, skill, mental application and agility. Get your patients better than pre-injury now!
"Swimmers - Exercise Therapy and Clinical Reasoning - with Cameron Elliott
How can you take your swimmers from injury through to elite level competition? How can you get the best results with your injured swimmers? In this video, Cameron Elliott takes us from identifying the parts of the kinetic chain that are contributing to your swimmerâ(TM)s injury, through clinical reasoning on how to get the most out of your treatment, to practical exercise progressions for thoracic and abdominal control in Part 1, and scapula control and endurance in Part 2. In Part 3, Cameron details the best way to train hip control in swimmers, and tying it all together to create the most efficient and injury-free swimmer.
Other videos available for Clinical Edge members:
- Achilles Tendinopathy in Runners
- Acute Ankle Inversion Injuries
- Acute Hamstring Injuries
- Acute Knee Injuries
- Ankle Taping for Lateral Stability
- Assessment of the Pelvis
- Low Dye Taping
- Mountain bikers - Assessment, treatment and bike setup
- MRI of the Knee
- Plantar Fasciosis
- Shoulder Impact Injuries
- Standing Posture Assessment
- Swimmers Assessment
- Tackling Groin Injuries
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Upper Limb Neurodynamics and Tendinopathy
We are so confident you will like our online education program, we will cheerfully refund your money if you are not 100% happy - satisfaction guaranteed. Access the entire library of information for less than the cost of one patient treatment per month, AND receive discounts on all of your face to face courses
Become a Clinical Edge member to polish your sports assessment skills and be able to access the entire library of eLearning videos now
dry needling plus courses
Dry Needling Plus Level 2 - Sydney, May 4 & 5 - only 3 places remain!
Take your needling skills and results to the next level. Learn to effectively needle the Cervical Spine, Scalenes, Suboccipitals, Thoracic spine and ribcage, the Lumbar Spine, Inguinal area and hip flexors, the knee and much more.
Dry Needling Plus Level 1 - Gold Coast, July 14 & 15
The next Dry Needling Plus Level 1 course with places available is on the Gold Coast in July. This course booked out early on the Gold Coast last year - learn to needle effectively and comfortably, and achieve great clinical results while places remain.¨Find out more or enrol online here
dry needling plus course availability
The next Dry Needling Plus courses with places available are
Gold Coast - Level 1, July 14 & 15
Melbourne - Level 1, July 28 & 29
Sydney - Level 1, August 18 & 19
Discover the Sports Thorax course - New Location - Brisbane!
Do you want to improve your assessment and treatment of the Thorax? What is a dysfunctional thorax, and is your patients thorax dysfunctional? Do you want to explore the role of the thorax in sports? A dysfunctional thorax can greatly impact and contribute to the development of pain and dysfunction in the cervical spine, lumbar spine, pelvis, and the shoulder girdle complex.
This 3-day course will teach you the unique assessment and treatment developed by LJ Lee (in partnership with Diane Lee), teach you when the thorax should be treated for pain in neighbouring areas, and how to integrate your treatment into the sports arena.
There is only one Discover the Sports Thorax course left in Australia in 2012, and this one in August is in Brisbane. There are currently places available, and you can find out more details on this great course here
Well, that's all from us for now, I hope you had a great Easter, and enjoy all these resources which we hope will continue to inspire you in your clinical practice!
31st March 2012
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5 August 2011 News
- Free podcast talking pain and neurodynamics with David Butler
- Phenomenal Work - enjoying your work as a Physio
- eLearning release - MRI of the Knee
- other eLearning releases - Assessment of the Pelvis, Acute Knee Injuries
- Upcoming eLearning releases - Bonus video content - “Functional anatomy of the shoulder” with David Pope; then - “Impact Injuries to the Shoulder” by Andrew Ryan, current Australian Qantas Wallabies Physio.
- free videos - Cervical Spine driven pubic symphysis instability
- new dates for The Irritable Hip course, Sydney
- only one Dry Needling Plus Level 1 course with places left in Sydney this year
- the most amazing food you are ever likely to find on any course, anywhere!
- New website - free podcasts and clinical discussion with David Pope
Free podcast with David Butler
“Painful paradigms and sensitive systems”. An interview with David Butler now on iTunes
Fascinating insights into pain, painful experiences, and neurodynamics from one of the world’s leading neuroscience and pain experts. Learn why we (and our patients) experience pain, the latest research in pain and pain management. Learn how to talk to your patients to reduce their pain experience, when pain is more from joints or the periphery, and how to use neural glides. Download this free podcast now
What is a podcast? An audio file that you are able to download and listen to on your iPod, phone, iPhone, MP3 music player or computer. Most podcasts, including this one are free. This podcast can be found on iTunes by clicking on this link Podcast in iTunes
Phenomenal work - enjoying your work as a Physio
The best job in the world: Do you love being a Physio? What makes you get out of bed for work in the morning? Are you going to work because you want to pay the rent and save for a new surfboard or holiday? Quite possibly. But there has to be more, doesn’t there? Read more….
eLearning release - MRI of the Knee by Dr Sean Khoury
MRI is increasingly being used to diagnose injuries, especially around the knee. Do you know how to read an MRI? How do you show your patients the structural issues on their MRI? Do you wonder if things have been missed on the MRI report? In this presentation on MRI of the Knee, Dr Sean Khoury goes through the types of MRI, how to examine MRI scans, what you will find on MRI with various knee joint pathologies, and how to make sure you haven’t missed anything when going over your patients scans. This is a thorough and detailed analysis of MRI as used in the knee.
Become a member of www.clinicaledge.com.au to enjoy it now
Learning objectives for MRI of the Knee
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What is the best way to image the knee, and why order MRI instead of CT?
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Why do we need to know the different ways of performing MRI?
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What are the differences between T1, T2 and PD weighted MRI?
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If you have bony oedema on the lateral femoral condyle, and disruption of the medial patella retinaculum, what injury are you looking at?
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Which is generally the most appropriate MR weighting for musculoskeletal problems, and for the knee in particular?
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How can you orientate yourself to the anterior or posterior aspect on a sagittal plane MRI?
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What would you see on MRI with a PCL tear?
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What would you see on MRI with an ACL tear?
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What will you see in an MRI of a Meniscal tear?
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What is normal meniscal appearance on an MRI?
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What do you look for with full thickness tears of a tendon?
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What does a Baker’s cyst look like on MRI?
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Describe a systematic approach to viewing MRI’s of the knee. Become a member and watch it now……
Other videos now available
“Assessment of the Pelvis” with Nichole Hamilton
The pelvis is often overlooked as an area that can contribute to low back and lower limb pain and dysfunction. Do you want to identify when the pelvis is contributing to these issues? In this video with Nichole Hamilton, you will learn the anatomy of the pelvis, surface anatomy, how to perform a functional assessment of the pelvis, and directions for treatment.
“Acute knee injuries” with Clare Walsh
Diagnosing and managing acute knee injuries in the early stages of injury can have a huge impact on a patients recovery and return to sport. Learn the most effective acute assessment and management techniques that you will be able to use on the sidelines of a football or any sports field. Presented by Clare Walsh, a highly experienced Sports Physiotherapist that has worked with many elite sportspeople, including the Sydney Swans.
Upcoming Videos
“Functional anatomy of the shoulder” with David Pope - Bonus content Improve your surface anatomy around the shoulder, and the effect under and overactivity of muscles around the scapula and gleno-humeral joint have on the biomechanics of the shoulder.
“Impact Injuries to the Shoulder” with Andrew Ryan. Andrew is a Physio currently working with the Australian Qantas Wallabies, and has a lot of experience assessing shoulders in an acute setting. Learn to accurately diagnose sporting injuries to the shoulder on the sporting sidelines or in your clinic.
Become a Clinical Edge member to learn and polish your sports assessment skills and be able to access the entire library of eLearning videos now…… We are so confident you will like our eLearning program, we will cheerfully refund your money if you are not 100% happy - satisfaction guaranteed. For more information, head to www.clinicaledge.com.au
other news
free video - pubic symphysis pain caused by Cervical Spine dysfunction?
The best food you may ever experience, on a course?
Here are some photos of the food we enjoyed at the Discover the Sports Thorax course last weekend in The Rocks, Circular Quay. Absolutely sumptuous! We ordered from the menu, and enjoyed our lunch right next to the water at Circular Quay. All this included in your course enrolment? Yes, and we have the Discover the Sports Pelvis, Discover the Sports Thorax and Discover Physio Series there in 2012! Give your taste buds something to remember on one of these courses
The Irritable Hip course - next Sydney course
Why do your patients have hip pain? Is it hip impingement (FAI) or something else? When should patients with labral tears have conservative treatment, and when should they have surgery? How can you rehab conservative and post-op hip patients Find out the answers to these questions in this half day workshop with Nichole Hamilton - the Physio who designed the post-op hip protocol for a leading Sydney hip surgeon, held in Bondi Junction on August 27. Improve your treatment and outcomes with hip pain patients now.Watch the free video on Thoracic Outlet Syndrome above to see more of Nichole Hamilton.
