Practicalities

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 - Reading Physiopedia pages, journal articles, book chapters. Watching videos. Attempting quizzes. 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 0.9 Physioplus 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 Physioplus 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:

• identify common red flags that should be considered when assessing patients with back pain
• discuss seven areas that should be included in the subjective assessment of a patient presenting with back pain
• choose six key tests or measures that should be included in an objective assessment of a patient presenting with back pain
• select an appropriate classification (i.e. inflammatory or mechanical) for a patient’s back pain in relation to specific case scenarios
• interpret findings from subjective and objective assessments described in specific case scenarios relating to back pain

Accreditations

1. Australian Physiotherapy Council

   Australia

   APC Accredited Continuing Professional Development

2. South African Society of Physiotherapy

   South Africa

   South African Society of Physiotherapy: PPB007/PT000/2021/268 (3 General CEUs Level 1)

3. Texas Physical Therapy Association

   United States - Texas

   The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE.

   This activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider #2312053TX and meets continuing competence requirements for PT and PTA licensure renewal in Texas. This activity will provide 0.94 CCUs.

Course recognised by

1. Ireland (CORU)

   Ireland

   Physioplus meets the CPD standards of the Health and Social Professions Council of Ireland (CORU). All activities completed on Physioplus are accepted and can contribute towards your continued professional development.

2. United Kingdom UK (HCPC)

   United Kingdom

   Physioplus meets the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) CPD standards and all activities completed on Physioplus are accepted by the HCPC and can contribute towards your continued professional development.

3. United States – States not requiring accreditation

   United States
   Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Washington

   The state board of physical therapy either does not require course pre-approval or does not require CEUs for re-licensure. As a result Physioplus courses should fulfil requirements for professional development - please check with your state board.