Manual Concepts’ are leaders in providing contemporary, evidence-based Upper Limb and Lower Limb physiotherapy courses designed to enhance patient outcomes.
These in-person courses can be taken separately (5 days each) or together (10 days) for a complete approach to managing peripheral neuromusculoskeletal pain disorder, integrating the joint, muscle/tendon and neural tissue systems.
Manual Concepts offers these courses exclusively in Australia. We also teach these courses in various countries across the globe with our partners.
Comprehensive Management of the Lower Limb
A contemporary approach to managing lower limb disorders.
This 5 day, in-person lower limb peripheral course offers a comprehensive, evidence-informed program designed to equip clinicians with an integrated and clinically reasoned approach to treating peripheral joint disorders.
The course focuses on integrating joint, muscle/tendon, and neural tissue systems to provide a well-rounded strategy for managing lower limb neuromusculoskeletal pain disorders. Grounded in a biopsychosocial framework, the program ensures a holistic approach to musculoskeletal care.
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Course highlights
This course is developed using the latest research, with an emphasis on translating evidence into clinical practice. Through hands-on learning, participants will refine their problem-solving and clinical reasoning skills, ultimately enhancing patient management.
A key focus for this highly practical and interactive course is clinical examination, evaluation, interpretation, differential diagnosis, classification, and treatment. The program emphasises individualised patient management to ensure that treatments—including manual therapy and exercise interventions—are tailored appropriately.
Course objectives
On completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify and palpate key anatomical and physiological structures of the hip, knee, ankle and foot with confidence.
- Understand causative factors and pathophysiology of common lower limb pain presentations and effectively communicate this to patients.
- How to conduct and interpret subjective examination findings according to patient presentations.
- Recognise when and why radiological investigations are required for the hip, knee, ankle and foot conditions and interpret relevant radiographic findings.
- Perform and interpret clinical diagnostic tests for a variety of lower limb conditions.
- Develop comprehensive physiotherapy management plans for the hip, knee, ankle and foot conditions, from onset to resolution.
- Deliver effective manual therapy and exercise-based management approaches for lower limb disorders with confidence.
- Demonstrate proficiency in taping techniques for the knee, ankle and foot injuries.
