The Painful Shoulder: Complex Doesn't Have to be Complicated (with Adam Meakins)
A fun and informal workshop packed full of information designed for all therapists, regardless of their titles or experience, who are looking for a patient-centred, pragmatic, and practical approach to the assessment and management of all painful shoulder issues.
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This two day workshop is designed to give therapists the confidence that simplifying the shoulder is safe, effective, and evidence based. It is also designed to be highly clinically relevant and to give lots of helpful hints and tips that can be put into practice immediately. The workshop promises to be informative, informal, and fun, presented by Adam in his own unique and controversial style as he cuts through the host of myths and misconceptions that surround the shoulder.
This course aims to give all attending the confidence that doing the simple things well is both efficient, effective, and evidence-based. It also cuts through all the bullshit and bluster as well as the many over complicated and confusing methods and opinions out there around painful shoulders. This course doesn’t promise any fancy techniques, miracle cures, or quick fixes. Instead it focuses on simple, honest, practical approaches giving heaps of tips and ideas that can be used with all who have painful shoulders.
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Simplify the assessment, management, and treatment of the most commonly encountered shoulder problems
Examine how to best assess and diagnose painful shoulders
Expose some common myths and misconceptions around shoulder anatomy, biomechanics, assessments, and pathology
Evaluate how to best assess shoulder movement, strength, endurance, power, proprioception, and its kinetic chain
Practice all levels of shoulder rehab exercises and how design a comprehensive and progressive shoulder rehab program
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Adam Meakins is an Extended Scope Physiotherapist and a Clinical Lead for Sport and Exercise Medicine in both the NHS and private practice. Adam has been a shoulder specialist for nearly 10 years, and has worked in various settings, including professional sport, and has been fortunate enough to work with some of the worlds leading shoulder specialists, helping a wide and diverse range of patients recover from shoulder problems.
Adam has extensive training and clinical experience in orthopaedic medical assessment and treatment, and always looks for the most effective, efficient, and evidence-based approach to help all he sees recover as quickly and safely as possible. His main philosophy is to do the basics really well and save the complex stuff for later if needed. Adam strongly believes in a practical and pragmatic approach, and is passionate about educating patients and clinicians on the evidence and effectiveness or lack of it for many treatments within the profession.
