About the course
The knee is where clinical reasoning gets tested. A patient comes in with anterior knee pain, and the question isn't just "what is it" — it's whether you're seeing patellofemoral pain, patellar tendinopathy, a meniscus referral, or early OA, and whether you're going to "fix" it or teach the patient to manage it. Meanwhile, the post-op ACL patient down the hall has 50% quad strength, the runner with lateral knee pain has been told to stretch their IT band for six weeks, and the 65-year-old with bone-on-bone changes is convinced exercise will make her worse. This course covers the knee conditions that fill orthopedic caseloads: patellofemoral pain, knee ligament sprains, patellar and quadriceps tendinopathy, meniscus and articular cartilage lesions, and knee osteoarthritis — using current clinical practice guidelines and the running and loading research that should be driving treatment decisions. You'll learn how patellofemoral joint stress changes across knee flexion angles and why hip strength matters more than VMO timing, how to differentiate the meniscus presentations that need surgery from the ones that respond to load, why arthrogenic muscle inhibition is the real barrier in early ACL rehab, and how to talk to patients with knee OA in a way that gets them moving instead of bracing for surgery. Return-to-running progressions are woven throughout, because almost every knee patient eventually wants to know when they can run again.
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Meet Your Instructor: Dr. Alex Feitz, DPT
I completed my Doctor of Physical Therapy at Idaho State University, followed by an orthopedic residency through A.T. Still University. I'm currently pursuing an orthopedic fellowship through Regis University. My clinical focus is on treating extremity conditions, with additional training in dry needling, thrust manipulation, diagnostic ultrasound, and EMG. The knee is the joint I see clinicians second-guess themselves on most often, partly because the diagnoses overlap, partly because every patient seems to want a different answer about running, surgery, or whether their imaging means something. As someone who runs trails and does CrossFit, I've also lived on the other side of these conversations. This course is built around the loading principles, differential diagnosis, and patient communication that turn a confusing knee evaluation into a treatment plan you can defend.
The Knee Doesn't Have to Be Complicated
Build the clinical reasoning to manage every knee on your caseload, from the high school athlete to the patient who's been told they need a replacement.
$297.00