RSI's: Repetitive Stress Injuries of the Upper Extremity: An Evidence Based Approach On-Site Training

This on-site training class is also available as Public Schedule Seminar.

Course Description/Agenda

This seminar is designed to advance clinical competence in working with the neurological and musculoskeletal issues associated with repetitive stress injuries through the application of current clinical evidence. A thorough review of tendon/nerve physiology, pathomechanics, and surgical techniques will create a foundation for proper intervention. This foundation will then be used to develop assessment and treatment approaches to pathology associated with repetitive stress injuries. Course content includes current conservative and surgical treatment options, ergonomic assessment/intervention, imaging, post-surgical guidelines, splinting options, joint and soft tissue mobilization, modalities and specific therapeutic exercise techniques. The student will participate in lecture and small group discussion before implementing assessment and treatment strategies in laboratory sessions.

PARTICIPANTS COMMENTS:

This course completely changed my way of thinking about RSIs.

Paul Bonzani is awesome. What a terrific 2 days. The course certainly made my re-think some things and Pauls teaching style and humor was so refreshing

Excellent presentation style ...coming from a background of experience and knowledge

Paul is a master clinician. Kept the emphasis on the important items that you should remember in terms of pathology, evidence, interventions and guidelines rather than protocols.

Agenda

Day One
Neurological Issues in RSI

8:00 RSI; real, imagined or something in between
8:30 Peripheral nerve anatomy and neurophysiology
9:15 Pathophysiology of compressive neuropathy
9:45 BREAK
10:00 Compressive neuropathies of the upper extremity
-Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
-Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
-Pronator Syndrome
-Radial Tunnel Syndrome
11:00 Case study discussion
12:00 LUNCH (on your own)
1:00 LAB: Compressive neuropathy assessment
and treatment
2:00 Pain: physiology and cultural implications
2:45 BREAK
3:00 The Thoracic Outlet: proximal pain syndromes
3:45 Non-Anatomic pain issues. Fictional disorders:
Recognizing & managing the non-organic pain
client.
4:00 LAB: Proximal assessment and
pain control intervention.
5:30 Q/A & Adjourn

Day Two
Musculoskeletal Issues in RSI

8:00 Muscle and tendon structure and physiology:
What is normal?
9:00 Tendonopathy: Definition & implication
for therapy
9:30 BREAK
9:45 Classification system of soft tissue pain
Implication for assessment and treatment
10:00 Defined tendon disorders of the upper extremity:
-Shoulder: rotator cuff and bicepital tendonpathy
-Elbow: lateral and medial tendonpathy
-Hand and wrist: synovial tenosynovitis
12:00 LUNCH (on your own)
1:00 LAB: Tendon disorder assessment & intervention
2:00 Myofascial pain of the upper extremity:
**trigger point assessment
2:45 BREAK
3:00 LAB: Joint & Soft tissue assessment & treatment.
5:00 Q/A and Adjourn

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