Introduction

Fractures affect millions globally, with over 455 million cases in 2019 and 8.9 million osteoporotic fractures annually. Rehabilitation professionals must understand common fracture types, causes, and evidence-based management to ensure effective recovery and prevent complications. This course covers upper extremity, lower extremity, and spinal fractures. Participants will learn about fracture mechanisms, demographic trends, and rehabilitation principles to develop clinical reasoning skills for providing safe, effective, and evidence-informed patient care.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• describe the epidemiology, demographic patterns, and injury mechanisms for commonly encountered fractures of the extremities and spine
• discuss conservative versus surgical management approaches for common extremity and spinal fracture types, including the rationale for treatment selection based on fracture stability, displacement, and patient factors
• discuss evidence-based rehabilitation principles including early mobilisation protocols, weight-bearing progressions, and complication prevention strategies for common extremity and spinal fractures

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

• Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.
• Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1.5-2 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.
• Types of Activities - This course includes instructional and/or practical videos, reading activities, AI supported learning activities, reflection, evaluation forms, a quiz and additional resources.
• Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1.7 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility and Non-Discrimination Policy

Physiopedia Plus is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible learning environment for all participants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, national origin, religion, sex, disability, military status, sexual orientation or age in any aspect of our continuing education services. We are dedicated to ensuring that all learners can fully participate in our programmes. Participants who require accommodations or have special needs are encouraged to contact us with details so that we can make all reasonable efforts to meet these requirements.