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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Rotator Cuff: Traumatic Rotator Cuff Tears

Identification and appropriate referral for orthopaedic review is important for traumatic rotator cuff tears.

12 months

3 hours

Screening: Red Flags

Identification of red flag indicators of serious and life-threatening pathology is critical in primary health care.

12 months

3 hours

Unstable Shoulder

All Unstable Shoulder lessons in one discounted package. | Clinical diagnosis of shoulder instability | Diagnosis of Shoulder Instability | Management of Shoulder Instability.

12 months

9 hours

Unstable Shoulder: Management of Shoulder Instability

Non-surgical management forms the basis of treatment for many patients with instability. Understanding & being able to assess specific neuromuscular impairments is essential in the physiotherapy management of shoulder instability.

12 months

3 hours

Medical Screening Course

Learn to identify risk factors, symptoms and signs associated with serious medical conditions and understand referral prioritisation.

12 months

10 hours

Is a Specific Diagnosis Possible for the Painful Lumbar Spine?

Listen to Dr Mark Laslett discussing specific painful lumbar spine diagnoses like discogenic, facetogenic & SIJ pain. It is possible, necessary or desirable? Q&A session, manual & CPD Certificate.

12 months

1 hour

Optimising Strength and Power: A Connective Tissue Approach

This course will teach you about the muscle-tendon properties that underpin force production and how to assess those properties to help you design rehabilitation programmes that target specific tissues.

Unlimited

Considerations for Return to Participation Following Shoulder Injury in Sport

In this webinar Dr Ian Horsley presents considerations for return to playtesting for the shoulder when considering returning to sport. CDP Certificate and handouts included.

12 months

1 hour

Managing High Performance Teams: Kumbaya or Lord of the Flies?

In this webinar, Chelsea talks about Vice President of Athletic Performance and Sports Medicine (Atlanta Hawks) managing high performance physio, S and C and support teams in the NBA.

12 months

0.5 hours

Sacroiliac Joint Pain Webinar

Sacroiliac Joint Pain. Access 14 days. Dr Mark Laslett covers the clinical diagnosis of SIJ pain, discusses SIJ 'dysfunction' and presents case studies and latest evidence for SIJ pain.

12 months

1 hour

The Acromioclavicular Joint in Sport

Dr Ian Horsley discusses the management of ACJ traumatic injuries and the differential diagnosis, along with rehabilitation strategies that include the scapula and thoracic spine.

12 months

1 hour

Acromioclavicular Joint Arthropathy

AC joint instability is a common injury, with varying correlation between symptoms and grade of injury. In this lesson we look at the classification of AC joint instability and how this guides management.

12 months

3 hours

Management of the Complex Shoulder Webinar

In this webinar we look at the management of patients with complex shoulder conditions and how they are assessed and managed in a Specialist Shoulder Unit in the UK.

12 months

1 hour

Back Pain 301: Mechanical Discogenic Pain

This course covers basic pathoanatomy of the anterior column and the theory, evidence assessment and management of mechanical discogenic pain.

12 months

20 hours

Frozen Shoulder: What's New in Physiotherapy Management Webinar

In this webinar we will overview some of the latest evidence in frozen shoulder research and combine a clinical reasoning framework to provide simple and practical advice for managing people with Frozen Shoulder.

12 months

1 hour

Loaded Lumbar Flexion: Friend or Foe

In this webinar with Mark Laslett , find out more about the theory and evidence of the dynamic disc model and make your own mind up about the role of loaded lumbar flexion in rehabilitation.

12 months

0.5 hours

Screening for Serious Pathology Webinar

Watch this pre-recorded Screening for Serious Pathology Webinar, available for 14 days. CPD Certificates and handouts available.

12 months

1 hour

Lumbar Bone Stress Injury: Diagnosis and Rehab

Learn about diagnosis including new imaging techniques, the decision making process regarding surgical vs non-surgical management and rehabilitation and return-to-sport guidelines.

12 months

1 hour

Medical Imaging: Forearm, Wrist & Hand

This self-paced, online learning course provides a grounding in medical diagnostic imaging concepts for the musculoskeletal system with a focus on the forearm, wrist & hand.

12 months

1.5 hours

Back Pain 302: Diagnoses and Treatment of the Lumbar Radicular Syndromes

This course covers referred lower extremity pain secondary to nerve root compression, scarring, and/or irritation. Focuses mostly on leg pain associated with lumbar disc herniation.

12 months

15 hours

Diagnostic Accuracy Course

Learn diagnostic accuracy, the 2X2 table & calculation of diagnostic accuracy values in 8 hours. Learn the sequence of pattern recognition, SpPIn & Diagnosis by Subtraction as it is used clinically, informing management & further diagnostic workup.

12 months

8 hours

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