20.03.25 – 21.03.25 for the 3rd time in Latvia a series of shoulder rehabilitation seminars was launched, led by experienced physiotherapy professor (PT, Ph.D.) Ann Cools (Ghent University, Belgium), founder of The European Shoulder / Elbow Association for Physiotherapists (EUSSER)
Day 1:
- Exploring theoretical reasoning – the latest in scientific evidence
- Clinical reasoning in patient assessment, symptom provocation and reduction tests, traditional orthopedic tests, including critical discussion of interpretation
- Biceps tendon long head injuries and SLAP lesions. Glenohumeral joint., ROM deficit in athletes, role of the scapula in shoulder pain, biomechanical and clinical perspectives
- Conservative treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathies
Day 2:
- Specific exercises for shoulder instability, local neuromuscular control, differentiated approach according to type of instability, scientific rationale for kinetic chain exercises
- Non-angular mobilisation techniques, mobilisation with motion to the shoulder joint with posterior shoulder stiffness. Principles of mobilisation techniques in the Frozen Shoulder
- Clinical reasoning algorithm, selection of specific exercises for muscle imbalance and progression, scientific rationale for exercise selection, soft tissue techniques for small pectoralis muscle