20% of athletes who have had a stress fracture ... will have another

Let's change that figure through education

If risk factors such as low energy availability and training errors are not addressed during rehabilitation of the 1st injury, athletes are at risk of further injuries. Learn how to recognise and fully rehabilitate athletes following bone stress injuries and protect their long-term bone health

Bone Stress Injuries in Athletes

This fully online course will give you the skills and confidence to assess, diagnose and rehabilitate adolescents, recreational runners and elite athletes following a bone stress injury safely back to sport. The course is suitable for all levels of MSK therapists whether in an NHS, private clinic or elite sports setting.

  • Understand the incidence of bone stress injuries (BSI) in athletes

  • Understand what a bone stress injury is

  • Develop an understanding of the risk factors for bone stress injury

  • Help you to assess and diagnose a bone stress injury

  • Learn to recognise athletes with low energy availability

  • Understand the different presentations of LEA such as Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports, Overtraining Syndrome and the Female and Male Triad Syndromes

  • Step by step return to sport protocol for bone stress injuries

  • Learn to educate the athlete team about load management and prevention of injury

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Learning Outcomes

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. Introduction to bone stress injuries

    2. Puberty and bone health

    3. Extrinsic risk factors for BSI - LOAD

    4. Extrinsic risk factors BSI - Environment

    5. Intrinsic risk factors for a bone stress injury

    6. Low energy availability in athletes

    7. LEA & The Female/Male Athlete Triad, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports and Overtraining Syndrome

    8. Diagnosing bone stress injuries

    9. High risk bone stress injuries

    10. Screening tools for low energy availability

    11. Bone stress questionnaire

    12. Risk-Stratification-of-RED-S

    13. RED-s CAT form

    14. Rehabilitation of bone stress injuries

    15. Return to running - Tom Goon

    16. References bone stress injuries handout

    17. Test your learning

    1. Feedback

    2. Free resources for you

    3. Active Kids Are Not Mini Adults

About this course

  • £49.00
  • 22 lessons
  • 3.5 hours of video content

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Why learn with Angela Jackson?

Ex-athlete : Physio with 35 years experience : Mum to 2 international athletes

Youth Athlete Consultant Angela Jackson

Angela Jackson is a Chartered Physiotherapist dedicated to transforming how young athletes are supported. With over 35 years of experience, she is on a mission to raise awareness that young athletes are not simply "mini adults" with unique anatomy and physiology which demands specialised approaches to injury prevention and rehabilitation. Her career has taken her from the UK to Canada supporting national teams, Premier League Football clubs, schools and thousands of injured children helping them get safely back to sport. She is the founder of Kids Back 2 Sport, a trusted information platform for parents, coaches, teachers and health professionals providing evidenced based guidance to support injured athletes. A passionate educator, Angela regularly shares her extensive knowledge and experience through workshops, conferences, and courses to raise the standard of care for younger athletes.