Mastering the Shoulder™ Series
The most comprehensive and in-depth teaching program for the shoulder. Advance your knowledge, skills and clinical outcomes for shoulder pain, injury and performance.
Mastering The Shoulder™ Series - LEVEL I
Shoulder Foundations & Frustrations
All courses are conducted over the weekend, with Cameron travelling and teaching at the locations listed. A must do for all physiotherapists before selecting your choice of Level II or Level III in either order.
Available to Physiotherapists Only
All sessions include lecture, case studies, group discussion and practicals.
The Foundations
Day 1 Topics
- KEY UPDATES in Injury, Pathology & Movement disorders
- ACADEMIA - Current controversies in Shoulder Research
- DIAGNOSTICS I - Understanding diagnostic shoulder examinations
- DIAGNOSTICS II - Special tests - clinical observations, utility, cluster tests and novel tests
- COPY CATS - Developing diagnostic accuracy and differentials of the shoulder in MSK practice
The Frustrations
Day 2 Topics
- TOPIC 1 Rotator Cuff Frustrations - Managing Tears and Maximizing Repairs
- TOPIC 2 Adhesive Capsulitis - The 8 week recovery program and more...
Mastering The Shoulder™ Series - LEVEL 2
The Unstable Shoulder
All courses are conducted over the weekend, with Cameron travelling and teaching at the locations listed. This course can be chosen after completing Level I and covers all joint instabilities, with day 2 focussing exclusively on identifying and correcting scapula disorders, including integration into sport and exercise.
Prerequisite: MTS™ Level I
All sessions include lecture, case studies, group discussion and practicals.
The Unstable Shoulder
Day 1 Topics
- Hypermobility, instability and what's normal ?
- TOPIC 3 - GHJ Shoulder Dislocations - Initial, Recurrent & Post Surgical Mx
- TOPIC 4 - SCJ Instability - The challenge, investigations & solutions
- TOPIC 5 - ACJ Instability - Physio methods, multidisciplinary Mx and surgical
The Unstable Shoulder
Day 2 Topics
- Scapula movement - what's ideal ?
- TOPIC 6A - Scapular Dyskinesis - Primary vs secondary disorders, maladaptive or adaptive, what's the answer ?
- TOPIC 6B - Scapular Dyskinesis - Solving flips, rhythms, tilts & wings !
- TOPIC 6C - Scapular Dyskinesis - Integration of movements
Mastering The Shoulder™ Series - LEVEL 3
The Athletic Shoulder
All courses are conducted over the weekend, with Cameron travelling and teaching at the locations listed. This course can be chosen after completing Level I and covers the challenges in examination and imaging of the athletic shoulder. Subacromial disorders, ACJ arthropathy and GHJ OA can provide a challenging mix of high activity management, from adolescent to master athletes.
Prerequisite: MTS™ Level I
All sessions include lecture, case studies, group discussion and practicals.
The Athletic Shoulder
Day 1 Topics
- ATHLETIC INJURIES - Examination of the Athletic Shoulder
- Differentials, Imaging Challenges & How to Navigate Difficult Problems
- TOPIC 8 - Managing bursal, cuff and biceps pathology
- TOPIC 9 - Impingement of the Shoulder - Back to Basics
- Training the shoulder - engagement, overhead movement and high performance
The Athletic Shoulder
Day 2 Topics
- TOPIC 10A - GHJ OA (mild / mod) - Diagnostic considerations, physio solutions, injection management and recommended clinical treatments
- TOPIC 10B - GHJ OA (severe) - Sx choices, Indications, TSA vs rTSA function and rehabilitation
Mastering The Shoulder™ Series - LEVEL 4 / CASP
The Complex Shoulder
The Complex Shoulder course is supported by a group of experts in their field including sports medicine, radiology, surgery, rheumatology, physiatry and neurology.
Prerequisite: MTS™ Level I, 2 & 3
Topics / sessions have a mixture of lecture, case studies, group discussion and practicals.
The Complex Shoulder
Day 1 Topics
- Managing complex shoulder disorders
- TOPIC 11 - Calcific tendinopathy - challenges, management & best outcomes
- TOPIC 12 - Understanding Imaging - Better use of plain films, US and MRI/A with clinical interpretations and solving difficult problems
- TOPIC 13 - Neurovascular & Rare Disorders - FSHD, EDS, TOS, PMR & more...
The Complex Shoulder
Day 2 Topics
- TOPIC 14 - Complex Pain Patterns in the Upper Limb - Diagnostic sequencing, imaging, spinal considerations, manual therapy / exercise management and multidisciplinary interventions
- Extended Q&A - Physiotherapy and multidisciplinary management of the Shoulder
- CERTIFICATION - MTS™ Examination / Certification
Mastering The Shoulder™ Series - THE SPINE
THE SPINE
After completing the Mastering the Shoulder Series™, THE SPINE, is a final component to solving difficult pain problems, including radicular and non-radicular components, that influence shoulder.
Prerequisite: MTS™ L1-L4, with successful examination / certification
Topics / sessions have a mixture of lecture, case studies, group discussion and practicals.
THE SPINE
Day 1 Topics
- Clinically Applied Anatomy & Pathology - Cervical & Thoracic referral patterns to the upper limb
- Non-MSK concerns - Visceral Referral and Medical Disorders
- TOPIC 15A - Anterior Cervical Training - Exercise methods & modifications
- TOPIC 15B - Posterior / Suboccipital Cervical Training - Exercise methods & modifications
THE SPINE
Day 2 Topics
- TOPIC 16 - Manual Therapy & Stretch Techniques for the Cervical and Thoracic spine
- TOPIC 17 - Complex Upper Quadrant Pain Patterns - recognizing, treating and sequencing effective therapy
- TOPIC 18 - Athletic Conditioning for the Spine - high performance techniques and drills for sport
