Functional Performance Testing following Knee Ligament Injury

Tutor: Nicholas Clark BEd, BSc, MSc, MCSP, MMACP, CSCS
Duration: 1 day(s)

Course Description:

 

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This theory and mostly practical course considers the appropriate selection and clinical application of different types of functional performance test following knee ligament injury. Selected functional performance tests include hopping, leaping, jumping, sprinting, and agility tests. Emphasis is placed on functional assessment for outcome measurement of the knee with regard to force production and force absorption using static and dynamic no-impact, low-impact, and high-impact closed kinetic chain testing. Reliability, validity, sensitivity, clinical data analysis, open kinetic chain testing, and pre-test screening are considered in detail with reference to the most up-to-date published and unpublished evidence from the international scientific community. Past course delegates have included clinicians from the National Health Service, Premier League Rugby Union, Premier League Football, and the British Armed Forces. The course Content and Learning Outcomes correspond to multiple European Standards within the Core Competencies for a Sports Physiotherapist as defined by the Sports Physiotherapy for All Project, and the course is a British Association of Sports Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT) Approved Continuing Professional Development Course.

 

 Course outline

 

·         History of outcome measurement following knee ligament injury

·         Clinical, functional, and subjective outcome measurement

·         Defining lower limb function

·         Role of knee function in activities of daily living and sports

·         Types of functional performance test

·         Reliability

·         Validity

·         Data analysis

·         Open kinetic chain testing & pre-test screening

·         Identifying knee unloading patterns

·         Ongoing & future research in defining & measuring knee function

 

Who Can Attend:

This course is suitable for all therapists with an interest in Evidence Based rehabilitation following knee ligament injury.