Optimal assessment and management of the anterior knee
Description
Anterior knee pain is the most common type of knee pain that you will see in your clinic. It is common in many patient groups and presents in several different ways. We have spent the last 10 years researching and treating anterior knee pain and want to share what we have learned with you.
Our workshop focuses on how to perform an expert assessment of the anterior knee, differentiating between common presentations like patellofemoral pain, patellar tendinopathy, and fat pad impingement. We also cover how
Workshop aims:
- Further develop your existing skills in:
– assessing the anterior knee
– using adjuncts (foot orthoses, taping, neuromuscular stimulation)
– exercise prescription
– running/movement re-training
– education and activity modification
2. Improve your ability to develop and deliver tailored management to individuals with anterior knee pain
Course Outline
3 hours of pre-recorded lectures, to cover:
- Aetiology of patellofemoral pain
- Risk factors and associated drivers in patellofemoral pain
- Principles of assessment of the anterior knee
- Evidence underpinning and principles of exercise prescription
- Adjuncts for patellofemoral pain and their supporting evidence
- Evidence underpinning and principles of running/movement re-training
7 hour live workshop, to cover:
- Assessment of the anterior knee
- Exercise prescription
- Adjuncts for patellofemoral pain (foot orthoses & taping techniques)
- Running/movement re-training
- Question & answer session with case scenarios
Tutor
Dr Bradley Neal PhD, MSc (Adv Phys), BSc (Hons), MCSP, FHEA
Lecturer in Physiotherapy, School of Sport, Rehabilitation & Exercise Science, University of Essex
Dr Simon Lack PhD, MSc (Sports and Exercise Medicine), BSc (Hons), MCSP
Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist & Head of Research, Pure Sports Medicine
Senior Lecturer in Sports & Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London