Pre-enrollment open
04/03 - from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
04/04 - from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
04/05- from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Blanquerna School of Health Sciences
The existence of a high prevalence of joint and myotendinous dysfunctions at the shoulder joint complex justifies the need for physiotherapist professionals to know the various differential diagnosis and treatment techniques through therapeutic exercise to address one of the regions with the most dysfunctions of the locomotor system.
At the same time, physiotherapists need to be provided with new diagnostic methods and treatments that allow them to obtain better results in their operations, as well as treatment techniques in the field of neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy, which involve active participation by the patient, with the aim of incorporating self-treatment and prophylaxis.
The course program aims to ensure that the student acquires the theoretical and practical knowledge that allows them to address, from a broader perspective, impairments in the movement of the shoulder joint complex.
Graduates in Physiotherapy and 4th year students of the bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy.
The course aims to provide a review of some of the aspects of the evaluation and treatment of the shoulder joint complex (SJC). It is divided into several sections. The contents presented may vary according to the hours available, the needs and interests of the attendees, as well as the pace of the practical activities carried out during the course.
Prevalence of cuff injuries. Concept and types of impingement. Pain syndrome related to the rotator cuff.
Subjective examination (“what the patient explains”) and objective examination (“what the patient does or perceives”).
Most relevant aspects of the behavior of symptoms and their relationship with the affected structure/tissue (mechanical pain, inflammatory pain, ischemic pain, neuropathic pain, nociplastic pain, identification of parameters for patient reassessment: concordant signs and non-concordant signs.
Clinical presentation of the most prevalent conditions, epidemiology, possible medical and physiotherapy diagnoses. Decision algorithms. Pain maps of the structures of the shoulder girdle. Importance of psychosocial factors in shoulder pain.
Identification of alarm signals (red flags). Evaluation of possible sources of symptoms in the shoulder girdle. Functional demonstration and possibilities of differential diagnosis.
Cervical spine screening, thoracic spine screening, neural structure screening.
Manual differential diagnosis between intraarticular, periarticular or acromiohumeral dysfunction. Strategies to assess the modification of shoulder symptoms from the cervical spine and thoracic spine.
Manual assessment of passive range of motion of the glenohumeral joint. Normal distribution of rotation range. Identification of impairments of the acromioclavicular, sternoclavicular and scapulothoracic joints
Definition and clinical interest. Evaluation of scapulohumeral rhythm (SHR) impairments: articular component and muscular component of the SHR. Types of dyskinesias and strategies for assessing the competence of the scapular muscles. Scapular assistance test. Scapular retraction test. Role of the pectoralis minor: extensibility test and stretching techniques.
Some of the most common tests, their objective, the criteria for assessing the test response, the data available in relation to their usefulness and clinical validity, the variations of the tests and the interpretation of the result in the patient's reeducation are included. Concept and interpretation of sensitivity, specificity and LR (likelihood ratio) of shoulder tests.
Considerations for interpreting an isometric test. Criteria for a “good” specific test for the cuff. Are orthopedic shoulder tests useful and reliable? Proposals for the most recommended test combinations in the literature.
Decision-making diagram based on the result of the orthopedic examination of the shoulder.
Review of tests related to the rotator cuff and adjacent structures. Tests related to situations of instability.
Degrees of movement. Criteria for choosing the degrees of movement based on the patient's clinical presentation (pain, stiffness or both).
Rapid assessment of the thoracic spine. Proposals for mobilization of the middle and upper thoracic spine: accessory movements and passive physiological movements.
General criteria for the exercises. Role of the cuff or short depressors in the centering of the humeral head. Role of long-acting depressants. Role of the deltoid. Exercise proposals aimed at:
Certificate of attendance
Course participants will receive a certificate of attendance. Attendance to 80% or more of the sessions is required to obtain it.
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