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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Appreciate the complexity of a common form of entrapment neuropathy and apply the best available evidence to your clinical practice
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Loren Szmiga
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Loren Szmiga

Physical therapist and hand therapist with extensive knowledge in manual therapy, anatomy, and dry needling for the upper extremities

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Introduction

Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel at the wrist. It is the most common entrapment neuropathy, with an estimated prevalence of 3.8% in the general population and 7.8% in the working population. Symptoms can include pain, weakness and paraesthesia. Carpal tunnel syndrome impacts productivity, function, and quality of life and has a financial impact associated with its management. In this course, Loren Szmiga discusses the current management of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Aims

This course aims to provide an overview of carpal tunnel syndrome and its current management.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Video
  2. Reading activity
  3. Quiz

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 1-1.5 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 - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

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 1.0 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

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

  • describe the clinical presentation of carpal tunnel syndrome
  • identify at least four clinically relevant anatomical structures in carpal tunnel syndrome
  • choose at least four clinical tests used to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome
  • design an evidence-based management strategy for an individual with carpal tunnel syndrome based on case scenarios

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

Featured reviews
I found this course informative, to the point, and I could immediately apply the knowledge in my clinical practice!
Meryl Waurich
Physiotherapist
South Africa
A personal feeling and experience of using the exercises left me yearning to know more and more about this condition.
Miriam Nagasha
Physiotherapist
Uganda
The overall topic was presented in a simple yet effective way, which helps even beginners to understand.
Anuja Anna John
Physiotherapist
New Zealand
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