The Diploma in Injection Therapy course was designed and presented by Stephanie Saunders FCSP FSOM in 1995 and was the first course to provide training in injection therapy for chartered physiotherapists in the UK. Since then several thousand health care clinicians, including osteopaths, chiropractors and podiatrists have participated in training in this skill. The course covers techniques for common peripheral musculoskeletal conditions based on accurate anatomical and differential diagnosis knowledge, and offers essential safety precautions together with appropriate additional advice for prevention of recurrence. A visit to an anatomy department provides vital skills in appropriate needle placement. The best selling textbook, Injection Techniques in Musculoskeltal Medicine by Stephanie Saunders and Steve Longworth is provided on the course. |
Aims:
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Learning outcomes: by the end of the course the student will be able to:
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Entry Criteria: Injection therapy is an advanced treatment technique. This course is open to a limited number of clinicians (medical doctors, chartered physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors and podiatrists) who fulfill the entry criteria and produce the appropriate documentation at the time of application:
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Some comments from students – from beginners to advanced levels
Tutors are very knowledgable, approachable and encouraging. They challenge our knowledge in a non-threatening way
Good patient stories helped my understanding
I didn’t expect to feel confident to try injections following the first weekend’s tuition – I was wrong!
Thanks very much – it was an enjoyable, relaxing environment which was a great learning experience. Very informative and look forward to starting injecting
Being able to use injection therapy as part of my clinical practice has completely changed my professional life
I cannot envisage treating MSK conditions without the additional use of injection therapy
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