Management & Treatment of Tennis Elbow - Proximal strategies and care.
Management & Treatment of Tennis Elbow - Proximal strategies and care.
Course Description : Lateral Epicondylalgia is a common complaint for any PT or OT. This course seeks to examine current evidence for examination and treatment o f the condition while exploring the role of proximal stability in the condition. A clinician taking this course will learn strategies of treatment focused on proximal stability.
Course Objectives :
The clinician will differentiate lateral epicondylalgia from cervical radiculopathy and peripheral nerve entrapments by analyzing clusters of provocative test results and neurodynamic findings.
The clinician will justify the selection of specific proximal stabilization techniques by appraising the kinetic chain relationship between scapular mechanics and distal elbow loading.
The clinician will critique a standard exercise protocol and modify the loading parameters (isometric vs. isotonic) based on an assessment of the patient’s tissue irritability and stage of tendinopathy.
The clinician will formulate a comprehensive, evidence-based management plan that integrates clearing exams, proximal strengthening, and progressive loading tailored to the patient’s specific occupational or athletic demands.
Location : sANTA bARBARA - Melville Winery Estate - lompoc
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 6.5 Contact hours (0.65 CEUs)
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 / Cl
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.
