Certificate in MSK Shockwave Therapy
Integration into physiotherapy practice
2 Day - 15 hour
Cost: €350
Carlton Hotel
Church Rd
Tyrrelstown
Dublin
D15 EYX5
Including:
Application booklet
Exam Certificate*
Instantly Applicable
Clinically Relevant
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Overview
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Evidence
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Application
Practical demonstration for a large array of MSK conditions
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Open to
CORU registered physiotherapists
physical therapists
Athletic Therapists
ARTI members
Medical Doctors
Course not open to
Massage therapists



Certificate in MSK Shockwave Therapy
Are you utilizing shockwave in your physiotherapy practice?
Are you planning to develop a shockwave service?
Expand your evidenced informed knowledge for a large array of MSK conditions.
Integrate SW to MSK physiotherapy practice and improve outcomes.
Dr Johnson McEvoy MISCP, PT is a Chartered Physiotherapist who has 15 years of clinical experience in the application of shockwave therapy. He developed the first physiotherapy led shockwave service in the Republic of Ireland in 2008. He utilises shockwave as part of a multimodal approach for many MSK conditions and integrated SW into Irish Boxing High Performance Team in 2010.
Johnson has an excellent knowledge of shockwave biological research and also efficacy evidence. He has presented at several conferences and also co-authored a published paper on the effect of SW on trigger point sensitivity
Course Outline:
Science & Evidence
Safety demonstration & application to over 45 various MSK conditions including:
Tendinopathies, Joint osteoarthritis, Bone pathologies, Trigger Points
Examples: Plantar Fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, Frozen shoulder, Knee Osteoarthritis, Osteitis Pubis
Evidenced guided by RCT, Systematic Reviews & Meta-analysis
Section 1 - Shockwave
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Shockwave introduction
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Historical aspects
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Types of shockwaves
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Types o machines
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Biological effects of shockwave
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Inflammation, pain effects, marcophages, regeneration, stem cells
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Clinical applications of shockwave
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Safety: Indications, precautions, contraindications
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Side effects and adverse events
Section 2 - Shockwave Application
Each section lecture and clinical application demonstration:
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Focus on radial shockwave
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Evidence from RCT, systematic review & meta-analysis
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Including instructor's clinical experience
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Discussion on relevant exercises etc
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Clinical parameters and variables
Booklet with clinical applications
General targeted tissues
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Tendinopathy
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Joint OA/synovitis
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Bone healing - nonunion, stress fracture and boney oedema
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Ligament
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Trigger points
Shoulder
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Subacromial pain syndrome
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Rotator cuff
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Frozen shoulder
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Calcific tendinosis
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A/C joint
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Sternoclavicular joint
Elbow
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Lateral eblow pain - tennis elbow
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Medial elbow pain - golfer's elbow
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Triceps tendon
Hand, Wrist & Thumb
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CMC of thumb
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PIP and DIP
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Dupuytren's contracture
Lumbar Spine
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Facet joint syndrome
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SIJ
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Coccyxodynia
Hip & Groin
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Greater Trochanter Pain Syndrome: Gluteal tendinopathy / bursitis
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ITB iliac attachment
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OA HIP
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Osteitis Pubis
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Adductor tendinopathy
Thigh & Knee & Leg
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Hamstring tendinopathy
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Patellar tendinopathy
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OA knee
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Patello-femoral pain: fat pad, retinaculum
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Anterior knee bursa
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ITB Syndrome
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Pes anserine bursitis
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Shin splints
Foot & ankle
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Achilles tendinopathy - mid portion and attachment
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Plantar fasciitis - attachment and body
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Lateral ligaments, deltoid ligament
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Metatarsalgia
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Ankle OA
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TMT OA
*Content subject to change
Certificate of attendance and content with exam
Not a qualification or statement of competency