Course Objectives :
1. By the end of the course, the clinician will accurately identify and explain the rationale for at least 4 special tests used in the diagnosis of Lateral Epicondylitis
2. The clinician will correctly explain when to use a cervical and thoracic spine clearing examination and describe 3 peripheral nerve tension/provocation tests (radial, median, and ulnar).
3. The clinician will identify at least 3 proximal (scapular/shoulder girdle) muscle groups implicated in Lateral Epicondylitis and identify 2 corresponding treatment techniques targeting proximal stability.
4. The clinician will correctly explain proper form for at least 4 exercises (e.g., eccentric wrist extensor loading, isometric grip strengthening, scapular stabilization exercises, stretching) used in the management of Lateral Epicondylitis to allow participation in home and community activities.
Location :Santa Barbara Wine Country – Melville Winery Estate, Lompoc, CA
Dates : August 22, 2026
Instructors : Randal Glaser DPT, OCS, & JITEN Bhatt DPT, OCS
Cost : $1050 Elite (Single course participant in Hotel Room) // $975 Social (2 Course participants sharing hotel room)
Stay : Includes 1 Nights Hotel - August 21st, 2026 - Inn at Highway 1
What’s Included : Complimentary Breakfast, Lunch (at Course), Networking Wine Tasting, 1 Night Hotel & Course.
CEUs : California 7 Contact hours (0.7 CEUs) / AOTA 0.7 PDUs / 7 Contact Hours
Level of Instruction : Basic, Instruction with Demonstration
Instructor / Student Ratio : 10: 1.
Course Itinerary :
8:30 AM Introduction
9:00 AM Anatomy of elbow and current Literature on Shoulder and Tennis Elbow.
10 AM Break
10:15 - 11:00 Review of current literature on evaluation and treatment of Tennis Elbow
11:00 - 12:00 Role of Kinetic Chain and Trunk in Elbow.
12:00- 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 Lab - looking at Static posture, Special tests, and differentiation of source structures. Upper quarter exam
2:30 pm - Break
2:45 - 4: Treatment of Tennis Elbow
4:00- 4:30 - Closing remarks / Discussion.
About the Instructors :
Randal Glaser DPT, OCS - Randal has been practicing care for over 15 years as a Physical therapist. He has spoken at APTA CSM poster and platform presentations on the Elbow and was co-author for JOSPT Article on Tennis Elbow in 2013. He was a faculty in an orthopedic residency for Physical Therapists.
Jiten Bhatt DPT, OCS - Jiten has been practicing care for over 25 years as a Physical therapist. He has spoken at APTA CSM poster and platform presentations on the Elbow and was co-author for JOSPT Article on Tennis Elbow in 2013. Jiten has taught internationally and in the US to other rehab professionals including physical therapists and is a DNS practitioner. He was also a faculty member in an orthopedic residency for Physical Therapists.