Online Course
Lateral Ankle Sprains
Understand the complexity of first-time lateral ankle sprains and apply up-to-date treatment strategies in your practice

1-1.5 hours

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Helene Simpson
Course instructor

Helene is an experienced physiotherapist and lecturer who specialises in the ankle-foot complex

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Introduction

First-time ankle sprains are not as simple as many rehabilitation professionals think. They require careful assessment and management to ensure optimal outcomes. Rehabilitation professionals must understand the mechanism of injury, perform a detailed evaluation when patients can fully participate and ensure adherence to treatment. In this course, Helene Simpson details an evidence-based approach to managing first-time lateral ankle sprains, from the acute assessment to the later stages of rehabilitation and reassessment.

Aims

This course aims to provide management strategies for first-time lateral ankle sprains during each phase of rehabilitation.

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 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:

  • discuss general management guidelines for first-time ankle sprains
  • explain grading systems for lateral ankle sprains
  • describe appropriate interventions for the acute phase of a lateral ankle sprain
  • discuss evidence-based management strategies for lateral ankle sprains during the comprehensive treatment phase

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.