Sports Physiotherapy Education

This is my personal archive of teaching materials that I use to help put together education courses.

You are welcome to read and copy whatever is useful. I make no guarantees: this reflects my thinking at the time of publishing, and I cannot guarantee every part has been fully thought through.

What's Covered

🦴 Shoulder (13 Topics)

• Anterior Instability
• Posterior Instability
• Acromioclavicular Joint Injury
• Clavicle Fractures
• Distal Clavicular Osteolysis
• Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis
• Frozen Shoulder
• Subacromial Impingement
• Calcifying Tendinopathy
• SLAP and Labral Injury
• Swimmer's Shoulder
• Throwing Shoulder
• Thoracic Outlet

💪 Elbow (1 Topic)

• Elbow

🦵 Hip & Groin (3 Topics)

• Hip and Groin
• Hip Pain in Children and Adolescents
• Lateral Hip Pain

🦿 Knee (4 Topics)

• Knee Overview
• Patellofemoral Pain
• Patellar Tendinopathy
• Knee Cartilage and Meniscal Injury

🦶 Ankle & Foot (5 Topics)

• Foot and Ankle Overview
• Lateral Ankle Sprain
• Syndesmosis
• Achilles Tendinopathy
• Plantar Fasciopathy

📚 Other (1 Topic)

• Tendon Basic Science

Interactive Features

Selected pages include multiple-choice knowledge checks designed to encourage reflection rather than test performance.

How to Navigate

Use the tabs across the top to move between body regions. Use the left sidebar to browse topics within each region. The References section provides a full library of source PDFs, organised by topic.

About This Resource

This site will keep changing as information, interpretation, and opinions evolve, as they should.

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Author: Rod Whiteley, PhD, Physiotherapist
Institution: Aspetar - Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
Program: APA Sports Physiotherapy Excellence (SPEX)
Last Updated: May 2026