DAY 1 (November 7, 2015)
08.30 REGISTRATION
09.00 INTRODUCTION
STRUCTURE & BASIC SCIENCE
Biochemistry of health & disease in tendon
Biomechanics of the tendon-muscle unit
10.15 COFFEE
10.30 PATHOLOGY
Theories in tendon disease
Inflammation, degeneration, metabolic, genetic contributors
Pain in tendon disease- do we know what it is?
11.45 SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT IN TENDINOPATHY
Loading history, irritability, differential diagnosis
Is there a role for imaging?
12.30 LUNCH
13.30 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF LOWER LIMB TENDONS (practical)
Linking subjective and objective examination- get the diagnosis correct.
14.30 COFFEE
Evaluation of the lower limb kinetic chain
Testing range, strength, power, endurance
Evaluation of common lower limb tendons
17.00 - CONCLUSION OF DAY 1
DAY 2 (November 8, 2015)
09.00 ASSESSMENT REVIEW - KEY POINTS
09.15 TREATMENT STRATEGIES
Keystone of treatment & progression- isometric, concentric, eccentric, plyometric
Supporting strategies – what is the evidence?
Prognostic expectations- can we predict?
10.30 COFFEE
10.50 CASE SCENARIOS DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATIONS
13.00 FINAL THOUGHTS AND CONCLUSIONS
END OF COURSE
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