Anterior Hip & Groin Pain | Live Online Workshop

Do you find yourself using the same management approaches for patients with hip pain, regardless of their presentation?

Are you lacking a clear understanding of how morphology, loading patterns and muscle dysfunction drive anterior hip and groin pain?

Do you want to learn how to address these issues to optimise and FAST-TRACK YOUR OUTCOMES?

Synopsis

An exploration of the available anterior hip and groin pain literature reveals a minefield of inconsistent diagnostic labels and a high volume of imaging and surgical papers describing a myriad of pathologies which may or may not be associated with a patient’s presenting signs and symptoms. In recent years there have been some positive advances in defining clinical entities and diagnostic processes. Yet there is a persistent lack of clarity and evidence around best management. This may be related to undue focus on remediating a particular structural pathology or physical impairment, without adequate consideration of mechanisms or drivers of pain and load intolerance. Within the contemporary biopsychosocial model, health professionals acknowledge that patients may present with varying combinations of psychological and physical overload. While the psychosocial components of management are of high importance, these will not be addressed in detail within this forum, but much education is widely available on this topic. The primary focus will be on understanding and addressing mechanisms of physical overload and impairments associated with anterior hip and groin pain.

Online Theory

The substantial theoretical component of this course is presented in an online learning format for your flexibility and optimal learning experience. To keep everyone on track to have completed this content prior to the live workshop, you will receive an email series to guide you through this content. This will involve a time commitment of approximately 1 hour per week. Access to the online content will begin on April 19th 2021, from which time you will receive 6 weekly emails to guide your progress. You will also be free to go ahead or review any of the lessons over the following 3 month period.

• 5 hours of PowerPoint lectures with printable notes.
• Learn anywhere, at your own pace, in your own time.
• Benefit from a guided reminder series of emails to ensure you complete the content
• Rewind and revise as many times as you like.
• Self-assessment quiz.
• 3 months of unlimited access to online learning content.

The online component aims to:

•Clarify definitions of anterior hip and groin pain
• Explore factors which may influence intra-articular hip joint loads
1. morphological variants (eg FAI, acetabular dysplasia, femoral version, capsulo-labral deficits)
2. adverse joint loading associated with kinematics and neuromotor function
3. the adequacy of joint protection mechanisms
• Explore factors which may influence extra-articular loads in the anterior hip region
1. morphological variants (eg. AIIS/Subspine Impingement)
2. adverse soft tissue loading associated with kinematics and neuromotor function (focus on hip flexors)
• Provide an overview of key load management and therapeutic exercise strategies for anterior hip pain, particular to the patient presentation and associated difficulties with mechanical load transfer.
• Provide an update on groin pain clinical entities and where the literature sits with regard to prevention and management.

Live Online Workshop

The live online workshop will be provided as 2 x 3 hour live zoom sessions. The shorter sessions allow for greater flexibility and avoid participant fatigue with prolonged online course attendance. Due to time-zone differences, the workshops will be repeated at either end of the day on both Saturday and Sunday.

There will be 2 sessions each day, repeating the same content, so you will have an opportunity to choose one session on each day that best suits you:

Option 1:
Australian Eastern Time, AET at 9:00 am – 12:00pm AEST
New Zealand Standard Time, NZST at 11:00 am – 2:00pm NZST
British Summer Time, BST at 12:00 – 3:00am BST

Option 2:
Australian Eastern Time, AET at 5:00 – 8:00pm AEST
New Zealand Standard Time, NZST at 7:00 -10:00 pm NZST
British Summer Time, BST at 8:00-11am BST

To convert these dates & times to your local time, simply convert from Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) using a time converter like this one: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Day 1 – 29th May: Assessment of Anterior Hip & Groin Pain

Option 1:
Australian Eastern Time, AET Sat, 29 May 2021 at 9:00 am – 12:00pm AEST
New Zealand Standard Time, NZST Sat, 29 May 2021 at 11:00 am – 2:00pm NZST
British Summer Time, BST Sat, 29 May 2021 at 12:00 – 3:00am BST
Corresponding UTC Fri, 28 May 2021 at 23:00

Option 2:
Australian Eastern Time, AET Sat, 29 May 2021 at 5:00 – 8:00pm AEST
New Zealand Standard Time, NZST Sat, 29 May 2021 at 7:00 -10:00 pm NZST
British Summer Time, BST Sat, 29 May 2021 at 8:00-11am BST
Corresponding UTC Sat, 29 May 2021 at 07:00

Includes:
• Recognising different conditions through patient presentation, interview and physical tests
• Demonstration of formal diagnostic tests for anterior hip and groin pain, and anterior hip instability
• Telehealth assessments of the hip & groin, which we will all do together
• Interactive case studies to walk through differential diagnoses of a number of presentations
• Time for questions

Day 2 – 30th May: Management of Anterior Hip & Groin Pain

Option 1:
Australian Eastern Time, AET Sat, 30 May 2021 at 9:00 am – 12:00pm AEST
New Zealand Standard Time, NZST Sat, 30 May 2021 at 11:00 am – 2:00pm NZST
British Summer Time, BST Sat, 30 May 2021 at 12:00 – 3:00am BST
Corresponding UTC Fri, 29 May 2021 at 23:00

Option 2:
Australian Eastern Time, AET Sat, 30 May 2021 at 5:00 – 8:00pm AEST
New Zealand Standard Time, NZST Sat, 30 May 2021 at 7:00 -10:00 pm NZST
British Summer Time, BST Sat, 30 May 2021 at 8:00-11am BST
Corresponding UTC Sat, 30 May 2021 at 07:00

Includes:
• Tips regarding manual therapy and when it is or is not appropriate
• Demonstration of manual techniques and self-mobilisation
• Recognising situations of anterior hip and groin overload
• Load management strategies for anterior hip and groin pain
• Exercise techniques and strategies for managing anterior hip and groin pain, with focus on:
– modifying exercise technique for specific pathological and morphological presentations, to avoid aggravation and optimise outcomes
– specific hip flexor and adductor exercise techniques
– specific exercises for nerve related anterior hip and groin pain
• Interactive case study discussions
• Time for questions

These sessions will be recorded and you will be provided with access to these for a further 6 weeks after the live session. Even if you are unable to attend the live event, you will be provided with access to these videos for review of the content.

If you have any questions about this event, just contact me here.

Please note, no refunds will be available after access to the online learning content has commenced on 19th April, 2021.

This course is now closed for registrations, but you may like to register for the Lateral Hip & Buttock Pain Online Workshop.