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Knee rehabilitation - avoiding and managing a stiff knee


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Summary

Price
£40 inc VAT
Study method
Online
Duration
Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification

Overview

Learn how to avoid the progression of reversible internal joint adhesions into a nightmare of irreversible scarring

Description

This course is for anyone involved in the early rehabilitation after knee injury or surgery. It would also be of value to trainee physiotherapists.

Because internal joint scarring, if it is going to occur, is likely to trigger early in the rehabilitation process, then it is the patient and the physiotherapist who need to be looking out for the danger signs. If they understand the issues and what to watch for, then management can be optimised before there is a progression to the tragic outcome of intractable scarring (arthrofibrosis) with irreversible stiffness of the knee.

The course explains the issues, anatomy and terminology - with loads of easy to follow illustrations and videos - so that your rehabilitation programme will really start to make proper sense. You will learn what the physiotherapist is trying to do, and why. You will learn about those surgical procedures that may be helpful in the process of freeing up movement again.

The course should take four hours to complete, but there is no need for any pre-knowledge as it is fully comprehensive.

The current course price is introductory and will be going up in June 2015.

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