Shoulder CPD Workshop
This one-day Shoulder CPD workshop delves into the intricacies of the shoulder.We will begin with the fundamentals, before exploring the more complex aspects of shoulder biomechanics. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to confidently treat and train individuals with shoulder issues.
Shoulder CPD Workshop
The Shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the body and as such it is volatile to pain and injury. It can also be a highly complex joint to assess, train and treat. With a deep understanding the anatomy and biomechanics of this area, shoulder problems become much less complex. Allowing you to create shoulder training programs, or treat people with shoulder injuries, with ease.
This Shoulder CPD Workshop is designed for both Fitness Professionals wishing to provide safe and effective training programs, or to train people with a history of Shoulder Injuries and Health Professionals wanting to be able to confidently, assess, treat and rehabilitate this area.
Shoulder CPD for Health Professionals
This advanced Shoulder CPD Workshop goes beyond basic structural understanding, offering an in-depth understanding of shoulder mechanics. You’ll gain a true understanding of what happens during standard joint and muscle tests for the shoulder, moving beyond the basics to fully understand the bio-mechanical forces affecting in this area.
The course covers firing patterns and the critical relationship between the shoulder, pelvis position and posture. This comprehensive approach ensures that you can accurately assess and address how these factors influence shoulder function, pain and injury.
By the end of the course, you will be equipped not only to assess and treat complex shoulder conditions such as frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, and clavicular fractures but also to understand the deep anatomical processes involved. This knowledge will give you the confidence to identify the root causes of shoulder dysfunction, enabling you to implement effective treatment strategies that prevent recurrence.
Ideal for Physiotherapists, Sports Therapists, Osteopaths, Massage Therapists and other health professionals, this course will enhance your expertise and provide the tools needed to confidently manage even the most challenging shoulder issues.
Shoulder CPD for Fitness Professionals
This Shoulder CPD Workshop is designed to ensure fitness professionals are able to confidently train not only the shoulder but the entire upper body, regardless of whether your client is healthy or experiencing shoulder pain. Throughout this workshop, we will delve into the detailed anatomy and functional biomechanics of the shoulder, equipping you with the knowledge needed to effectively train clients with a history of shoulder conditions, such as broken clavicles, dislocated shoulders, or torn tendons.
By the end of this workshop, you will have a thorough understanding of the key structures involved in shoulder movement and stability, enabling you to design well-rounded and effective upper body training programmes. You’ll learn how to tailor your approach to ensure clients achieve their fitness goals while maintaining the health and integrity of their shoulder muscles and joints.
This training is essential for personal trainers, strength coaches, and fitness instructors who want to enhance their expertise in upper body conditioning and rehabilitation. You’ll leave with the skills to create balanced, safe, and effective shoulder training routines that promote recovery, prevent injury, and optimise performance.
Shoulder CPD Workshop - Who is it for?
This highly practical course is perfect for all health and fitness professionals. Any qualified Hands on Therapist can access this course, as well as any Fitness Trainer, Personal Trainer or Exercise Specialist. We always start with the basic anatomy, ensuring everyone is able to follow the course no matter what their current level. We work from this basic level into the deeper levels of shoulder biomechanics and muscle firing. This ensures everyone, no matter what their level, can follow the content and walk away with practical skills they can use the next day whether in a gym or clinical setting.
This CPD Workshop is recognised for CPD by The Sports Therapy Association as well as The Bowen Association.
Shoulder Workshop Course Content
This unique Shoulder CPD Workshop covers all that you need to assess and treat people with back problems. We cover the following areas:
Anatomy of the Shoulder
- Gleno-humeral joint it’s structure and function.
- The Scapula, anatomy and function.
- Gleno-humeral rhythm
- Acromio-Clavicular Joint, function and implications for injury.
- Sterno-Clavicular Joint, function and implications for injury.
- Clavicle, function and implications for injury.
- Rib joint issues and their effect on the shoulder.
- Costo-vertebral and Sterno-costal Joints.
- Posture and how this affects the anatomy of the upper body.
Shoulder Musculature
- Muscles affecting the Gleno-Humeral Joint, their function and implications for injury.
- Rotator Cuff muscles, their function and implications for injury.
- Muscles affecting the Scapular position, their function and implications for injury.
- Muscles affecting the Clavicle, their function and implications for injury.
- How posture affects the function of muscles within the upper body.
Nervous system
- Basic overview of the nerves of the shoulder and how they affect and are affected by the tone and posture of the upper body.
Practical elements
- Finding important anatomical landmarks
- Testing joint structures
- Assessing and Testing muscle firing patterns and function.
- Assessing posture in a functional capacity.
- Rehabilitating muscular systems with exercise
- Strengthening muscular systems at both a low and high levels of ability, as well as in sporting individuals.
Upcoming dates for Shoulder CPD Workshop
- 16th November 2024 – Kenilworth, Warwickshire – Price £124.99
FAQ's about Shoulder CPD Workshop Warwickshire
Absolutely, we aim our courses at every level of therapist, whether you are just starting out or at an advanced stage. We carefully build the knowledge over the day, starting with the basics and working up to a high level of anatomical and biomechanical knowledge. Working this way ensures we don’t loose anyone on the way.
Yes! This course is perfect for Personal Trainers and Fitness Coaches. Understanding how the shoulder works is essential to safe and effective training principles. Underpinning all our courses is Sports Science knowledge, perfect for the personal trainer to add to their training knowledge in a more functional and bio-mechanical way.
The course starts at 10am and finishes at 5pm. We pack a huge amount into the day so request that people arrive on time or even early if they can.
All our workshops are highly practical and this one is no exception. In order to understand and become proficient in the skills being learn’t it is important to partake in the practical elements.
However, if you are not comfortable with being assessed this is not a problem and we will have plenty of people available on the day for you to assess.
We don’t run this exact course online, but we do have online Webinars that cover a lot of the theory presented on this course. To access these go to this page where you can view and download the webinars.
Our courses are accredited by The Bowen Association
They are also recognised by the Sports Therapy Association.
Yes, we give out the certificates at the end of the day so you can present them for proof of CPD .