Course description
Level 1 Course
The Lyn Watson level 1 shoulder course teaches the theories, practical platforms, diagnostic frameworks, rehab protocols and techniques physiotherapists can apply to patients following the course.
The course covers:
• A logical and structured plan to use when assessing the shoulder and shoulder girdle
• The skills to develop a working diagnosis while considering differential diagnoses
• A framework to decide whether to treat, investigate, refer or any combination
• A structure to tailor a rehabilitation programme to any patient
• The skills to monitor your progress, adjust your working diagnosis and treatment to get the best results for your patients
The Course material is constantly updated to include the latest evidence based best practices: research, clinical information and treatment techniques as well as examples of real patient presentation.
Level 2 Course
This 2-day course teaches the advanced techniques and protocols needed to assess, diagnose and rehabilitate the shoulder including real life scenario-based examinations of patients. Students will have the opportunity to observe Lyn Watson assess 3-4 shoulder orthopaedic patients, live, in front of the course.
This enables course participants to observe her approach to clinical assessment, clinical reasoning and the development of a management pathway. There is then an open discussion and questions regarding her assessment, clinical reasoning and rationale for each patient post assessment.
Summary of course content:
• Degenerative rotator cuff pathology
• The hypermobile shoulder with cuff overload
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Posterior instability
• Slap lesions
• Scapula mechanics, assessment and rehabilitation strategies
For each of these topics Lyn incorporates the relevant research and her clinical experience to cover;
• Typical subjective and physical presentation
• The spectrum of pathomechanics that exist for these pathologies
• Assessment, differentiation and clinical reasoning to subgroup the pathologies
• Development of a treatment or management strategy
• A Systematic approach to Rehabilitation through progression of:
• Scapula contribution from assessment, correction, rehabilitation and integration into GHJ rehabilitation
• GHJ movement control, endurance and strengthening
• Sports specific rehabilitation.
Details
Dr. Lyn Watson
Level 1 April 24, 25 2026
Level 2 April 26, 27 2026. Prerequisite Level 1 Shoulder course. (can be done on the same weekend)
Cardon Rehabilitation
Burlington ON
