FulL-Day Shoulder Rehabilitation Workshop
A Complete Theory & Practical IMmersion
Build your confidence in rehabilitating the shoulder.
A comprehensive full-day workshop combining the theory, reasoning frameworks, and practical skills needed to confidently assess, diagnose, and rehabilitate shoulder presentations. This course integrates the core content from the “Just the Theory” and “Just the Practical” programs—plus deeper clinical reasoning, advanced progressions, and real-world case mapping.
Designed for clinicians who want everything in one place, in one day.
Who is this course for?
- Exercise Physiologists
- Exercise Scientists
- Physiotherapists / Osteopaths / Chiropractors
- Recent graduates and early-career clinicians
- Clinicians wanting a complete shoulder system delivered live
- Practitioners who want clarity, structure, and confidence with shoulder rehab
What This Course Covers
1. Foundational Theory (interactive)
A deep yet practical dive into:
- Key anatomical and biomechanical features that matter clinically
- Common shoulder presentations and their underlying drivers
- The role of thoracic spine, ribs, scapular control, and load tolerance
- Understanding irritability, pattern differentiation, and aggravators
- Clinical reasoning shortcuts for identifying where to start
Outcome: Participants understand what they’re seeing and why it matters.
2. Assessment Systems
Live demonstration + guided practice:
- Observational analysis (posture, movement, scapular patterns)
- Relevant tests and when they matter
- Load-based testing that identifies functional deficits
- How to combine findings into a clear clinical picture
Outcome: A structured approach to assessment that removes guesswork.
3. Practical Exercise Prescription Labs
Hands-on progression sets:
- Early-stage mobility, symptom modulation, and activation
- Mid-stage control, strength, and dynamic loading
- Late-stage loading with control
- Overhead progressions, range considerations, and tolerance building
Outcome: Skills to confidently prescribe across the full rehab spectrum..
4. Error detection & coaching essentials
- What compensations reveal about underlying dysfunction
- How to cue effectively for faster improvement
- When to progress, regress, hold, or pivot
- Load selection and dosage choices
Outcome: A sharpened eye for detail and clearer decision-making.
5. Integrated Case Simulations
Real shoulder cases—mapped step by step:
- Assessment → interpretation → program → progressions
- Common traps and clinical pitfalls
- How to manage clients with fluctuating irritability
Outcome: Ability to use the framework with real clients immediately.
6. Implement RoadMap
Participants finish with:
- Repeatable shoulder rehab frameworks
- A clear decision pathway
- Practical programming templates
- Understanding of how to modify the framework for unique situations.
What you'll Walk away With
- A complete, in-person theory + practical immersion
- Clear frameworks for assessment and rehab
- Ready-to-use exercise progressions and reasoning tools
- Confidence advancing clients safely across all rehab stages
- Skills applicable to persistent, acute, or complex presentations
Course Format
- Duration: Full Day
- Delivery: In-person
- Style: Interactive lecture + demonstrations + guided labs
- Resources: Slides, examples, programming templates, certificate