Course description
This is a 4-hour on-line course useful for all healthcare professionals who work with clients who have had a concussion, headaches, jaw clenching or grinding, motor vehicle accidents, neck pain or stiffness. Learning to ask them if they hear different sounds such as ringing or buzzing in the ears and/or head, called tinnitus, is important because we can’t assume that they have it just because of a hearing problem. Physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals can better understand which clients with tinnitus we can treat and give a better quality of life. Any musculoskeletal problems in the head and neck region could be the cause whole or in part of somatosensory tinnitus.
Course Objectives:
• Gaining familiarity with ear anatomy and hearing physiology;
• Identifying and assessing somatosensory tinnitus (ST) in physiotherapy;
• Presenting evidence-based management approaches for ST, with a specific focus on physical therapy;
• Discussing team-based assessment and management of somatosensory tinnitus (ST);
• Reviewing Case Histories.
Details
Course Date: Friday October 2, 2026
Time: 1:30pm-5:30pm (Eastern Standard Time)
On-line Synchronous Course (Live)
Instructors: Erin Cox & Ève Chaput
Erin and Ève recently presented the physical therapy treatment approach for somatosensory tinnitus (ST) at the 16th Colloque of the Association Française des Équipes Pluridisciplinaires en Acouphénologie (AFREPA). They also co-teach the courses “Temporomandibular Disorders: Assessment and Treatment Approaches” Levels 1 and 2, “Bruxism: Can We Cure Our Patients?”, and “The Patient Experience: Toward Optimal Care.” In addition, they have been instructors with the Association québécoise de physiothérapie musculosquelettique avancée (AQPMA) for many years. Both are Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapy (FCAMPT). Their expertise includes treating clients with TMD, somatosensory tinnitus, concussions, orofacial pain, and headaches.
BIOS
Ève Chaput is a physiotherapist with 20 years of experience who also holds a Bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology, which included a common core year in audiology. For over 10 years, Ève has focused on somatosensory tinnitus as well as temporomandibular disorders, a topic on which she has presented at various national and international conferences, as well as at the Université de Montréal and Western University. In addition to being a Fellow of the Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ), she was honored with the Canadian Physiotherapy Association’s Carol Kennedy Excellence in Teaching Award.
Erin Cox is a physiotherapist with over 30 years experience, including more than 15 years dedicated to tinnitus management. She has presented on this topic at the Université de Montréal during the Journées d’audiologie, and on several occasions with Acouphènes (Tinnitus) Québec. Erin has presented at multiple Canadian & Quebec dental conferences. She lectures at McGill University Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences. Erin taught for the past 10 years with CRAFTA, a European-based organization specializing in the treatment of head and neck pain and dysfunction, including tinnitus.
