Learning Objectives

PFJ Pain Masterclass

1. Key subjective features of PFJ pain
2. Differentiate between PFJ pain and other types of Anterior Knee Pain
3. Objective assessment of someone with PFJ pain
4. Evidence based strategies to effectively manage patients with PFJ pain; including lower limb and trunk strengthening options taping options, prescribing foot orthoses, patient education
5. Key features of persistent PFJ pain and management strategies

Calf Injury Masterclass

1. Epidemiology of Calf Muscle Strain Injuries (CMSI) across different athletic populations
2. The important differences between Gastrocnemius tears and Soleus tears in regards to mechanism of injury, return to training/sport and recurrence rates
3. Differential Diagnoses of Calf pain
4. Practical ways to effectively rehabilitate a CMSI in the Early Phase of rehabilitation
5. Practical ways to effectively rehabilitate a CMSI in the Intermediate Phase of rehabilitation
6. Practical ways to effectively rehabilitate CMSI in the Late Phase of rehabilitate
7. How to introduce running following CMSI
8. How to minimise risk of primary CMSI and recurrences

Foot Injury Masterclass

1. Anatomy and bone physiology of the foot
2. Pathophysiology of bone stress injuries (BSI)
3. Differences between stress reactions and stress fractures
4. Differences between high risk vs low risk stress fracture sites
5. Diagnosis of common BSI sites of the foot
6. Principles of BSI management
7. Biomechanical, orthotic and footwear considerations in BSI management
8. Return to running following BSI

Hamstring Injury Masterclass

1. Epidemiology of Hamstring muscle injury
2. Essential clinicals skills in managing Hamstring muscle injuries
3. Effective subjective assessment Hamstring muscle injury
4. Effective objective assessment of Hamstring muscle injury
5. Acute Hamstring muscle injury management
6. Sub-acute Hamstring muscle injury managment
7. Mid-late stage Hamstring muscle injury management
8. Return to competition and sport clearance
9. Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy management
10. Five key pillars to Hamstring injury prevention