Physiotherapy Exercise and Physical Activity for Knee Osteoarthritis (PEAK)
Explore exercises and strategies for minimising pain and improving mobility of patients with knee osteoarthritis.
4,271 enrolled on this course
Duration
4 weeksWeekly study
2 hours100% online
How it works
Physiotherapy Exercise and Physical Activity for Knee Osteoarthritis (PEAK)
This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. Find out more.
Implement best-practice care to people with knee osteoarthritis
The PEAK program was devised by leading physiotherapists at the University of Melbourne on the basis of research evidence. On this course we guide physiotherapists in how to implement best-practice care to people with knee osteoarthritis, delivered through one-to-one consultations, via videoconferencing (using the Zoom platform) or during face-to-face, in-person consultations.
The PEAK program focuses on patient empowerment through education, prescription of a strengthening exercise program and a physical activity plan, individualised to patient needs, and using minimal exercise equipment (e.g. elastic resistance bands and/or body weight) to enable patients to perform exercise independently at home.
Many of the principles and concepts are applicable to other common musculoskeletal conditions, and to other telehealth videoconferencing platforms. Importantly, a suite of useful patient resources (including a Zoom consultation preparation booklet, an exercise booklet, an osteoarthritis information booklet, a knee plan and log book) are provided, so that physiotherapists may print/download them or use with their patients in a clinical setting.
This course is also available to take in Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese.
Syllabus
Week 1
Introduction
Welcome to the course
Introducing this course and our educators, Prof Rana Hinman and Prof Kim Bennell.
What is this course?
What is the PEAK program? Learn why it was developed and what you will learn.
Tell us about you...
Help us understand who you are and how you currently manage your patients with osteoarthritis.
Week 2
Evidence-Based Knee Osteoarthritis
What is osteoarthritis?
Learn more about what is osteoarthritis and its impact on individuals and society.
Making the diagnosis...
Learn about the diagnosis, clinical presentation, and prognosis of osteoarthritis.
Pain, comorbidities, and misconceptions with osteoarthritis
Learn about the relationship between osteoarthritis and pain, comorbidities, and common misconceptions.
Evidence-based management of osteoarthritis
Learn what the research evidence tells us is best practice for managing osteoarthritis.
More about exercise
Learn more about the importance of physical activity and exercise adherence.
Review
Reflect on the recommendations for osteoarthritis management and complete a short quiz.
Week 3
Telehealth delivery of physiotherapy care
Introduction to telehealth
Learn what is telehealth, its benefits and limitations, and its effectiveness for physiotherapy care of people with knee osteoarthritis.
Technical connections for telehealth
Briefly explore the technical elements of telehealth to optimise your connectivity.
Getting started with telehealth
Learn about setup, etiquette, conduct, and preparation needed for videoconferencing consultations.
Learning how to use Zoom
Get familiar with Zoom software to deliver the PEAK program via telehealth.
Review
Take a short quiz to test your knowledge
Week 4
The PEAK Program
Getting started
Get an understanding and overview of the format of the PEAK consultations for managing knee osteoarthritis.
The first consultation
Learn the elements that make up the PEAK initial consultation for managing knee osteoarthritis.
Follow up consultations
Learn and review the different elements that make up the PEAK follow up consultations for managing knee osteoarthritis.
Review
Take a short quiz to test your knowledge.
PEAK Conclusion
Let's wrap up and tell us what you thought.
Who is this accredited by?
The CPD Certification Service was established in 1996 and is the leading independent CPD accreditation institution operating across industry sectors to complement the CPD policies of professional and academic bodies.
When would you like to start?
Start straight away and join a global classroom of learners. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.
Available now
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Describe the best-practice management of knee osteoarthritis, based on the latest research evidence
- Summarise osteoarthritis, its prognosis and common treatment approaches, including the benefits of exercise and strategies for staying physically active to your patients.
- Apply a structured program of education, strengthening exercises and an individualised physical activity plan with your clients who have persistent knee pain.
- Perform delivery of the PEAK program in your clinical setting, during both face-to-face consultations and via telehealth.
Who is the course for?
Physiotherapists, Physiotherapy students, educators, researchers and other health professionals
What software or tools do you need?
To complete some exercises with patients you may require basic equipment such as resistance bands.
Who will you learn with?
Rana is a physiotherapist, researcher and Professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on chronic musculoskeletal pain, along with telehealth & digitally-supported care.
Professor of Physiotherapy and Director of the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine at the University of Melbourne with expertise in the management of chronic musculoskeletal conditions
Who developed the course?
The University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. We are Australia’s number one university and world leader in education, teaching and research excellence.
Established
1853Location
Melbourne, AustraliaWorld ranking
Top 40Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022
Ways to learn | Buy this course | Subscribe & save | Limited access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choose the best way to learn for you! | $134/one-off payment | $244.99 for a whole year Automatically renews | Free |
| Fulfill your current learning need | Develop skills to further your career | Sample the course materials | |
| Access to this course | tick | tick | Access expires 5 Nov 2024 |
| Access to 1,000+ courses | cross | tick | cross |
| Learn at your own pace | tick | tick | cross |
| Discuss your learning in comments | tick | tick | tick |
| Tests to check your learning | tick | tick | cross |
| Certificate when you're eligible | Printed and digital | Digital only | cross |
Cancel for free anytime |
Ways to learn
Choose the best way to learn for you!
Subscribe & save
$244.99 for a whole year
Automatically renews
Develop skills to further your career
- Access to this course
- Access to 1,000+ courses
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Tests to boost your learning
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
Cancel for free anytime
Buy this course
$134/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Tests to boost your learning
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
Limited access
Free
Sample the course materials
- Access expires 5 Nov 2024
Find out more about certificates, Unlimited or buying a course (Upgrades) Sale price available until 31 October 2024 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply. | |||
Find out more about certificates, Unlimited or buying a course (Upgrades)
Sale price available until 31 October 2024 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply.
Learning on FutureLearn
Your learning, your rules
- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
Join a global classroom
- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
Want to know more about learning on FutureLearn? Using FutureLearn
Learner reviews
Learner reviews cannot be loaded due to your cookie settings. Please and refresh the page to view this content.
Do you know someone who'd love this course? Tell them about it...
More courses you might like
Learners who joined this course have also enjoyed these courses.
Browse more in Healthcare & Medicine and Psychology & Mental Health
