Description
- Dr. Ann Cools — Ghent University (Belgium)
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy. - Since 2016 — Senior Researcher, Sports Medicine Section, University of Copenhagen (Denmark).
- Founder of the European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Rehabilitation (EUSSER); President 2008–2012.
- Author of numerous scientific publications published and widely cited in internationally recognized journals; regularly presents at international congresses and conferences.
Seminar content (case-based):
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Rotator cuff tendinopathy (assessment, tests, clinical reasoning, treatment strategies + practical part, “take-home”)
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Rotator cuff tear – conservative management (assessment, classification, load dosing for geriatric patients, exercises, manual techniques, “take-home”)
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Biceps-related pathology / SLAP lesions (differential diagnosis, tests, load dosing in exercises, clinical reasoning, “take-home”)
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Anterior instability in an overhead athlete (assessment, internal impingement, GIRD, provocation tests, control/load management, exercise progression, MWM, “take-home”)
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Multidirectional instability (clinical features, Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome, assessment, “dos & don’ts”, practical exercise selection, “take-home”)
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Scapular dysfunction in an overhead athlete (Type I) (assessment, SMP, exercise strategies, movement control, “take-home”)
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Winging scapula (Type II) (causes, assessment, functional tests, rehabilitation plan, “take-home”)
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Nerve pathology (Type III) — long thoracic nerve (n. thoracicus longus) (clinical presentation, assessment, differentiation, rehabilitation strategies, “take-home”)