Work through 10 real-world MSK cases — ACL, patellofemoral, rotator cuff, lumbar radiculopathy, and more. Develop your clinical reasoning step by step with evidence-based management plans.
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Afonso Vera
MSc Physiotherapy (MMU) · BSc Sport Rehab (Salford) · 5yr MSK · 8yr Rugby
10 Clinical Cases
Real-world MSK reasoning
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Work through 10 real-world MSK clinical cases from presentation to discharge
Apply systematic clinical reasoning frameworks to complex presentations
Interpret examination findings, special tests, and imaging in context
Develop evidence-based management plans for common MSK conditions
Understand when to refer, when to image, and when to treat conservatively
Build confidence in clinical decision-making across joint regions
10 modules · 39 lessons · 4 hours total
Objective: Establish a systematic approach to clinical reasoning for MSK case analysis.
The ICF model in MSK physiotherapy — body, activity, participation
Hypothesis-driven assessment: generating and testing clinical hypotheses
Red flags, yellow flags, and blue flags in MSK practice
Outcome measures: selecting and interpreting validated tools
Key concepts: ICF model, clinical reasoning, red flags, outcome measures, biopsychosocial model
Objective: Apply clinical reasoning to a complex ACL injury with return-to-sport considerations.
Patient presentation: mechanism of injury, subjective history
Physical examination findings: Lachman, anterior drawer, pivot shift
Imaging interpretation: MRI findings and grading
Conservative vs surgical management decision-making
Rehabilitation phases: acute, sub-acute, return to training, return to sport
Key concepts: ACL anatomy, Lachman test, pivot shift, graft selection, return-to-sport criteria
Objective: Reason through a common but complex anterior knee pain presentation.
Subjective history: onset, aggravating/easing factors, 24-hour pattern
Biomechanical assessment: hip, knee, foot alignment and movement patterns
Special tests: Clarke test, patellar tilt, apprehension test
Exercise prescription: VMO activation, hip strengthening, load management
Key concepts: Q-angle, VMO, patellar tracking, load management, kinematic chain
Objective: Navigate the clinical decision-making for a degenerative meniscal tear.
Degenerative vs traumatic meniscal tears: different presentations
McMurray, Thessaly, and Apley tests: evidence and interpretation
MRI findings: medial vs lateral, posterior horn tears
Conservative management: exercise therapy vs arthroscopy evidence
Key concepts: Meniscal anatomy, McMurray test, degenerative tears, exercise therapy evidence
Objective: Apply a load-management approach to a common shoulder tendinopathy presentation.
Differentiating tendinopathy from partial/full thickness tears
Hawkins-Kennedy, Neer, empty can: sensitivity and specificity
Progressive loading programme: isometric, isotonic, functional
Injection therapy: when and why (corticosteroid vs PRP)
Key concepts: Tendinopathy continuum, load management, isometric exercise, subacromial space
Objective: Reason through a lumbar radiculopathy case with neurological involvement.
Dermatomal and myotomal assessment: L4, L5, S1 patterns
Neurodynamic testing: SLR, slump test, femoral nerve stretch
Conservative management: neural mobilisation, exercise, education
Key concepts: Dermatomes, myotomes, SLR, neurodynamics, disc herniation grading
Objective: Apply evidence-based management to the most common sports injury.
Ottawa ankle rules: when to X-ray
Grading ankle sprains: I, II, III — clinical implications
PEACE & LOVE: updated acute management protocol
Proprioceptive and strength rehabilitation programme
Key concepts: ATFL, CFL, Ottawa rules, PEACE and LOVE, proprioception, chronic ankle instability
Objective: Assess and manage a cervical radiculopathy with upper limb neurological signs.
Upper limb tension tests (ULTT 1-4): technique and interpretation
Spurling test and cervical distraction: clinical utility
C5, C6, C7, C8 radiculopathy patterns: differentiating levels
Manual therapy, neural mobilisation, and exercise for cervical radiculopathy
Key concepts: ULTT, Spurling test, cervical dermatomes, neural mobilisation
Objective: Apply the tendinopathy continuum model to an Achilles tendinopathy case.
Mid-portion vs insertional Achilles tendinopathy: key differences
VISA-A questionnaire and pain monitoring model
Alfredson vs Silbernagel loading protocols: evidence comparison
Key concepts: Tendinopathy continuum, VISA-A, eccentric loading, Alfredson protocol
Objective: Reason through a hip OA case with activity limitation and pain management.
Hip OA clinical features: groin pain, stiffness, functional decline
FABER, FADIR, and log roll tests in hip assessment
Exercise therapy for hip OA: strength, aerobic, education
When to refer for joint replacement: clinical and imaging criteria
Key concepts: Hip OA, FABER, FADIR, exercise therapy, shared decision-making
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This course includes:
10 detailed clinical case walkthroughs
Case summary PDF for each scenario
Bilingual EN + PT content throughout
Evidence-based reference list per case
Certificate of completion
Lifetime access with future case additions
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