Special Tests CPD

Course Content;

• Comprehensive Review of Common MSK Conditions: An in-depth overview of prevalent musculoskeletal conditions encountered in clinical practice

• Mastering Upper Limb Special Tests: Practical, hands-on instruction and practice in performing and interpreting key special tests for the shoulder (e.g., Empty Can, Hawkins-Kennedy, Neer’s), elbow (e.g., Jobe’s), wrist and hand (e.g., Phalen’s, Tinel’s, Finkelstein’s), and cervical spine (e.g., Spurling’s) etc. Emphasis will be placed on proper technique, sensitivity, specificity, and clinical relevance.

• Mastering Lower Limb and Lumbar Spine Special Tests: Practical, hands-on instruction and practice in performing and interpreting key special tests for the lumbar spine (e.g., Straight Leg Raise, Slump Test, Quadrant Test), sacroiliac joint (e.g., FABER), hip (e.g., Trendelenburg, Thomas), knee (e.g., McMurray’s, LCL), ankle and foot (e.g., Anterior Drawer, Windlass) etc. Emphasis will be placed on proper technique, sensitivity, specificity, and clinical relevance.

• Clinical Reasoning and Interpretation: Developing critical thinking skills to integrate special test findings with patient history and other assessment components to arrive at accurate diagnoses and inform treatment plans. Case studies and real-world scenarios will be utilised.

• Practical Application and Refinement: Ample opportunity for hands-on practice in pairs, receiving feedback on technique and interpretation to build confidence and proficiency in performing special tests.

• Understanding Sensitivity, Specificity, and Clinical Relevance: Gaining a deeper understanding of the diagnostic accuracy of various special tests and how to apply this knowledge in clinical decision-making.

Tests covered but not limited to; 

Foot and Ankle

• Windlass Test – Test for PlantarFasciitis and Hallux Rigidus
• Anterior Draw – Test for Ankle instability
• Thompson Test – Test for Achilles Rupture

Knee

• Anterior Drawer Test | Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
• Posterior Drawer Test | Posterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
• Valgus Stress Test of the Knee | Medial Collateral Ligament
• Varus Stress Test of the Knee | Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury
• Apley’s Test | Meniscus Injury
• McMurray Test | Meniscus Damage

Hip

• Noble Compression / Noble’s Test | Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome ITBS
• Ober’s Test | Iliotibial Band Tightness
• FADDIR Test
• Patrick’s / Faber / Figure Four Test
• Trendelenburg Sign | Hip Abductor Weakness
• Thomas Test | Iliopsoas Tightness
• Piriformis Test | Piriformis Syndrome or Tightness

Spine 

• The SLUMP Test | Neurodynamic Testing
• Straight Leg Raise (SLR) Test
• The Standing Bent Over | Standing Flexion | Vorlauf Test for SI-Joint Dysfunction
• The Gillet Test for SI-Joint Dysfunction
• Low Midline Sill Sign -Spondylolisthesis
• Kemp Test / Kemps / Extension Quadrant | Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Weber-Barstow Manoeuvre | Functional Leg Length Difference

Shoulder 

• Painful Arc Syndrome | Shoulder Impingement
• Jobe / Empty Can Test | Subacromial Pain Syndrome (SAPS)
• Full Can Test ⎟ Shoulder Impingement
• Yocum’s Test | Subacromial Pain Syndrome (SAPS)
• Speed’s Test | Biceps Pathology
• Neer Test | Subacromial Pain Syndrome
• Apley Scratch Test or Dawbarn’s Test⎟Shoulder ROM
• Lift Off Sign⎟Subscapularis Weakness
• Hawkins-Kennedy Test | Subacromial Pain Syndrome (SAPS)

Elbow, Wrist and Hand

• Phalen’s Test | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Diagnosis
• Medial Epicondylitis Test | “Golfer’s Elbow”
• Mill’s Test | Lateral Epicondylitis or Tennis Elbow
• Finkelstein Test | De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
• Reverse Phalen’s Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Tinel Sign: Wrist | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Diagnosis
   
   
   
   

Course Structure; 

9:30am – Arrive and Welcome 

10:00am – Presentation covering theory Special Tests

11:30am – Upper Body Special Test practical 

1:00pm – Lunch 

1:30pm  – Torso Special Test practical 

2:30pm – Lower Body Special Test practical 

3:30pm – Open Practice – recap

4:15pm – Wrap up and Q&A

Assessment will be carried out throughout the 1 day course

On completion of the course, a Certificate of attendance will be issued 

Please check with your insurance company to ensure cover before attending the course

Must hold a valid manual therapist qualification, Including but not limited to;

• Osteopath,
• Physiotherapist,
• Chiropractor,
• Sports Therapist,
• Sports Massage Therapist.

Copy of your qualification maybe requested.