Physio Academy Online Courses

Whether you’re a new graduate, an advanced practitioner, a specialist, or somewhere in between; there is a Physio Academy course to suit you. Browse our full offerings below, or filter by interest or career level. If you’re unsure of where to start, take our ‘CPD Self Assessment Quiz to receive a tailored learning pathway recommendation.

Our Online Courses

Choose from our range of learning activities including webinars, online micro-learning modules and blended learning (online and practical courses). All of our courses are eligible for CPD points in NZ.

Courses are designed to better fit in with busy clinician lifestyles by providing:

  • Flexibility to complete courses from home or work in your own time.
  • The most up-to-date clinical skills supported by current evidence.
  • Facilitating the translation of your knowledge into practical skills to help your patients.
  •  Immediate results and feedback on pre- and post-course quizzes.
  • Cutting edge, interactive learning activities using clinical scenarios that consolidate your clinical reasoning.
Learn anywhere, apply everywhere with Physio Academy.
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Eccentric Loading: Rehab vs Performance Webinar

Join JC in a webinar unpacking the physiology and mechanics of eccentrics and stretch-shorten cycle, and their application to musculotendinous function, assessment and programming for different rehab and performance goals.

12 months

1 hour

Is Low Back Pain Really Non-Specific?

This webinar directly challenges the concept of non-specific low back pain, as a legitimate concept from 30 years ago, but now is just a dogma that should be set aside.

12 months

1 hour

Specific Diagnosis for the Painful Lumbar Spine

Specific Diagnosis for the Painful Lumbar Spine

12 months

1 hour

Back Pain 300 Starter Pack

The Back Pain 300 Starter Pack gives you an overview of the sources and causes of LBP and introduces the concept of discogenic pain.

12 months

31 hours

Back Pain 300: Introduction to Advanced Diagnoses & Management

Introduction to Advanced Diagnosis and Management. An introduction to advanced clinical diagnostics and treatments for low back and referred lower limb pain including mechanical discogenic pain.

12 months

11 hours

Problem-Solving the Problem Shoulder Webinar

Identify common reasons why people with shoulder pain often don�t improve with physiotherapy treatment and will give you practical tips on what you can do to get them progressing in the right direction.

12 months

1 hour

Demystifying the Paediatric Shoulder

In this webinar, Eloise dives into what makes children different and talks about specific conditions, growth factors and injuries, and how you might assess and manage them.

12 months

1 hour

Podcast with Brian Sorensen on 50 years of learning and discovery with all things musculoskeletal.

Dr Mark Laslett with Brian Sorensen on 50 years of learning and discovery with all things musculoskeletal.

12 months

The Older Shoulder Webinar

Diagnosis and management of shoulder pain in the elderly can be challenging. In this webinar you will learn about common shoulder conditions, how to modify your assessment and what treatment options are appropriate.

12 months

1 hour

Medical Imaging: Cervical & Thoracic Spine

This self-paced, online learning course provides a grounding in medical diagnostic imaging concepts for the musculoskeletal system with a focus on the cervical and thoracic spine, including the skull and TMJ.

12 months

2 hours

Stiff Shoulder: Frozen Shoulder

In this lesson, we will cover: pathoaetiology, natural history, diagnosis of frozen shoulder, non-operative management, evidence-informed physiotherapy management, and referral criteria.

12 months

3 hours

The Role of the Physiotherapist in Concussion

The role of the physiotherapist in the triage & management of concussion - includes pathophysiology, neuroanatomy, cervical spine and the vestibular and oculomotor systems, treatment and management of concussion.

12 months

6 hours

Surgical Management and Post Operative Rehabilitation Package

Mr Khalid Mohammed discusses orthopaedic referral criteria, clinical & imaging diagnosis, surgical decision-making, techniques & outcomes. Includes post-op rehabilitation for common shoulder surgeries.

12 months

12 hours

Acromioclavicular Joint: The Sternoclavicular Joint

The sternoclavicular joint can be affected by a range of primary pathologies, and is involved in a number of systemic disease processes. Differential diagnosis is critical in identifying red flags & guiding appropriate management.

12 months

3 hours

Stiff Shoulder: Diagnosis of the Stiff Shoulder

Many conditions can present with a 'stiff shoulder', and an accurate differential diagnosis is important to ensure the patient receives appropriate treatment for their condition.

12 months

3 hours

Medical Imaging: Shoulder & Elbow

This self-paced, online learning course provides a grounding in medical diagnostic imaging concepts for the musculoskeletal system with a focus on the shoulder and elbow.

12 months

2 hours

Eccentrics, Concentrics and Isometrics Unpacked

This course is an in-depth look at the mechanical relationships, namely length-tension and force-velocity, that influence mechanotransduction and protein synthesis.

Unlimited

10 hours

How to Build A Career Pathway in Physiotherapy

Find out about career opportunities for physiotherapists and how to match professional recertification requirements with your clinical and professional goals to help develop a career plan.

12 months

1 hour

Stiff Shoulder: Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis

In this lesson, we will cover: pathoaetiology, natural history, diagnosis of frozen shoulder, non-operative management, evidence-informed physiotherapy management, and referral criteria.

12 months

3 hours

Unstable Shoulder: Diagnosis of Shoulder Instability

Traumatic and atraumatic instability differ in the structural and neuromuscular mechanisms. An accurate diagnosis is required to ensure appropriate treatment is provided.

12 months

3 hours

3 Case Studies of Persistent Lumbar Spine Pain

Dr Mark Laslett presents 3 video case studies of persistent low back pain with over 12 months follow up. Three different sources of nociception identified by clinical exam, then verified. Case Reports & Notes included.

12 months

4 hours

The Two Big DON'TS in Back Pain Care

We will address the DONTs, focusing mostly on 'Trivializing the Catastrophic' which guidelines tend to encourage. Brief presentations of recent cases seen are used to illustrate failures of routine guideline management. 90 min presentation. Q & A.

12 months

1.5 hours

Rotator Cuff: Atraumatic, Rotator Ruff-Related Pain

Atraumatic, rotator cuff related pain (RCRP) encompasses a number of subacromial conditions that are managed non-operatively.

12 months

4 hours

Rotator Cuff: Diagnosis of Subacromial Pain

The ability to first differentiate the subacromial region as the source of pain is the first step in the diagnostic process for symptomatic subacromial pathology.

12 months

3 hours

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