“Exploring Elbow Assessment: An In-depth Analysis from Local to Global Perspectives”

The elbow is a complex & poorly understood multistructural articular system. It is rarely taught at undergraduate level, yet every week patients are approaching clinics for help with persistent pain & functional limitations from a painful &/or stiff elbow.

This comprehensive and insightful course introduces the clinician to concepts necessary to evaluating the movement system as a whole, respecting the Biopsychosocial model, aimed at finding the primary source of the problem.

Thereafter, watch Tanya perform a thorough step-by-step approach to assess a patient with a history of chronic lateral elbow pain. The assessment includes the interpretation of a disability questionnaire, the full subjective assessment, the objective assessment, clinical reasoning (interpretation of findings) & planned decision-making. By the end of the course, participants will have gained a solid understanding of the elbow with valuable insights into best management of patients with persistent elbow pain.