Online Continuing Education Courses

Principles of Rehabilitation for Muscle and Tendon Injuries

• Define the muscle-tendon unit
• Describe the stages of tissue healing and the importance of application of this knowledge in rehabilitation
• State the mechanism of injury for strains
• Identify characteristics of the different grades of strains and application of this to rehabilitation
• Describe the classifications of tendon pathology
• State key aspects of the clinical evaluation
• Identify rehabilitation principles for acute and chronic injuries and design appropriate rehabilitation interventions
• Describe rehabilitation treatment techniques for common muscle-tendon pathologies