Clinical reasoning in rehab

In this module we look at the physiological principles that should underpin our rehabilitation programs. Understanding the structures and systems that are affected by exercise mechanisms will help to build your clinical reasoning. We will look at energy systems, the role of the sarcomere and how that can be influenced by different contraction types, we will also explore length tension curves and rate of force development.

There are many variables that can be manipulated within rehab, so we take a look at some of the key ones and provide a framework for reasoning that can then be applied to any variable. The webinar starts off by introducing POLICE and Optimal Load, how skill level can be affected by injury and then outlining a theoretical model of rehabilitation for a single exercise. Variables covered in this lecture include “contraction types”, “Planes of movement”, “stimuli and cues” and “stability”.

This webinar moves on step from single exercise progression to outline ways of designing an entire rehab program. From setting out your goals and objectives, to planning your outcome measures and then producing a rehab worksheet for your patients. This webinar includes discussion on manipulating “time under tension” and how to choose your “Reps and Sets”

NB: Tables and graphics can be downloaded with high resolution in your class documents.

An opportunity to bring all of the above webinars together to demonstrate a rehabilitation program using a case study. This webinar provides examples of rehabilitation progression, using a “golden thread” that should be visible in your rehab programs and exercise selection.

NB: Tables and graphics can be downloaded with high resolution in your class documents.

Exercise selection, injury presentation and clinical reasoning all change when working with a younger population. This webinar explores some of those differences and provides some insight into athletic development in adolescents. We cover discussion points of sensorimotor changes throughout growth, how simple balance exercises can be harder as a teen, and the difference between tendinopathy and growth related enthesiopathy.

Not all injuries require removal from training and some people can continue to compete whilst managing an injury. This webinar looks at three example injuries to provide clinical reasoning for mid-competiton management for a hip joint pathology, a shoulder pathology and how to load a painful reactive tendon during competition.