Lower limb tendinopathies – Diagnosis, Evaluation and Evidence-Based Treatments

Lower limb tendinopathies occurs in all age groups and presents an enormous clinical challenge due to high prevalence, chronic nature of the pathology, and the negative effect on physical activity. Exercise rehabilitation is considered to have the highest evidence for effectiveness as treatment, yet many patients struggle with pain and symptoms for a long time.
During the rehabilitation questions arise relating to how to prescribe the exercise (dosing and type of exercises), when should you consider other treatment avenues, and how to individualize the treatment for your patient can be a challenge. The response to treatment also varies between patients.

This course will provide for an understanding of tendon structure, function, pathology, impact of loading and unloading of tendon, which is the foundation for providing evidence-based evaluation and treatment . It will include evidence-based theoretical and practical sessions for how to diagnose, assess, rehabilitate patients with lower limb tendinopathies (Achilles, patellar, gluteal, tibialis posterior) from initial injury to full return to sport.

• Describe the impact of loading and unloading on tendon structure.
• Understand and explain the effects of mechanical loading and exercise on tendon recovery from injury.
• Demonstrate and understanding of the evidence for various types of exercise treatments for patients with tendinopathy.
• Apply the evidence from research on the topic of examination, diagnosis, and intervention to the individual patient with tendinopathy.
• Identify the influence of activity level, age, metabolic and psychosocial factors on injury risk, treatment and recovery.
• Understand how multiple factors (including personal, structural, and biomechanical) can contribute to tendon pain and function within a biopsychosocial model.
• Identify the core outcome domains of tendinopathy and understand how to evaluate those in patients with lower limb tendinopathy.
• Device and implement evidence-based exercise progressions based on objective findings and scientific evidence for patients with lower limb tendinopathy.
• Develop an individualized rehabilitative plan of care for return to sport in patients with tendinopathy.

(Sport)Kinesitherapeuten, manueel therapeuten, (sport)artsen

Pro-Q-Kine (algemeen) 24 ptn

680€ (excl btw) , 30% korting indien betaling met KMO-Portefeuille (bij uw aanvraag dient u te opteren voor het thema 'beroepsspecifieke competenties')

Syllabus, lunch en koffiepauzes.