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Module 1 Pre Course Reading List

Tennis elbow  Blog by MSK Playbook

Tennis elbow

Tennis elbow (or lateral epicondylitis) is a common upper limb condition seen in the musculoskeletal (MSK) clinic. It can cause significant pain, restriction...

Rotator cuff tears & tendinopathy  Blog by MSK Playbook

Rotator cuff tears & tendinopathy

The rotator cuff muscles and tendons work as a dynamic structure to centralise the humeral head and aid movement...

Frozen shoulder Blog by MSK Playbook

Frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is a common condition within community musculoskeletal (MSK) interface services, which presents insidiously...

Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathies Blog by MSK Playbook

Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathies

Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathies commonly present to MSK and orthopaedics clinics, with patient’s...

Back pain in the young athlete – Ankylosing spondylitis Blog by MSK Playbook

Back pain in the young athlete – Ankylosing spondylitis

Back pain is a common complaint in the young adult athlete. This is...

Lateral ankle injuries Blog by MSK Playbook

Lateral ankle injuries

Ankle sprains affect anyone and everyone along the activity spectrum, from semi-professional players and athletes to weekend warriors and...

Food or Fiction: the gut-joint axis and the athlete Blog by MSK Playbook

Food or Fiction: the gut-joint axis and the athlete

For the athlete or exercising patient, injury, training load, genetics, and training type have traditionally been...

Hand arthritis Blog by MSK Playbook

Hand arthritis

Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a common presentation in the musculoskeletal (MSK) clinic, impacting millions of patients worldwide. It typically...

Chondrocalcinosis

Chondrocalcinosis Blog by MSK Playbook

Chondrocalcinosis is a common imaging finding encountered in community MSK clinics. In some patients, it may be...

ZOOM course - OnDemand book now !

Cohort 6 starts - Monday 5th January 2026!

  • Module 1- Shoulder, Elbow, Hand & Wrist, Spine & Tendinopathies

  • Module 2 - Knee, Hip, Foot & Ankle and Bone Stress injuries

OnDemand ZOOM COURSE!

Bundle Includes Pre-Course Material:

  • 46 MRI Cases - with mock reports to test your MRI interpretation skills

  • 20 Evidence update lecture delivered by our attending MSK Physician

  • 7 MRI tutorial delivered by our attending MSK radiologist

  • Access to the Course recording

  • Watch all content back on demand for 90 days

The MSK Playbook ON DEMAND course - Module 2 Schedule

Module 1: Learning to explain key MSK imaging report findings to a patient.

1.1 Understanding what shows up on each imaging sequence – your cheat codes for MRI/CT. 

1.2 The MSK playbook, osteoarthritis, painful tendons, tears, and inflammatory conditions. What to look out for on each imaging modality

1.3 - X-ray Quiz

 

Module 2: Common shoulder conditions in the MSK clinic

2.1 - The MSK playbook; Evidence updates on the frozen shoulder

2.2 – MRI of the shoulder – Live MRI tutorial to walk you through the key anatomy,  how to identify common pathology and explain the scan to your patient!

2.3 – MSK imaging series - (Frozen Shoulder, Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy/Tears, Slap/Labral Injuries, Osteoarthritis, Dislocations) 

2.4 MRI of the shoulder – Learn the key views to be able to show your patient

2.5 - The MSK playbook; Evidence update on rotator cuff tears

2.6 - The MSK playbook; Evidence update on rotator cuff tendinopathy

2.7 - The MSK playbook; Evidence update on calcific tendinopathy


Break

Module 3: Common elbow conditions in the MSK clinic

3.1 The MSK playbook; Evidence update on common tendinopathies.

3.2 – MRI of the Elbow – Live MRI tutorial to walk you through the key anatomy,  how to identify common pathology and explain the scan to your patient!

3.3 – MSK imaging series - (Tennis elbow, Golfers elbow, Cubital tunnel syndrome, OA) 

3.4 MRI of the Elbow – Learn the key views to be able to show your patient

3.5 - The MSK playbook; Ultrasound work up for tennis elbow/ golfer’s elbow.

3.6 - The MSK playbook; treating tendinopathies shockwave, Steroid or PRP.

Module 4: Common hand and wrist conditions in the MSK clinic

4.1 – MRI of the Hand & Wrist – Live MRI tutorial to walk you through the key anatomy,  how to identify common pathology and explain the scan to your patient!

4.2 – MSK imaging series - (De quervians, OA, Scaphoid, TFCC, Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendinopathy, trigger finger, dupytrens)

4.3 - MRI of the wrist – Learn the key views to be able to show your patient

4.4 - The MSK playbook; Working up hand arthritis. 


Lunch 

Module 5: The Spine 

5.1 – MRI of the spine – Live MRI tutorial to walk you through the key anatomy,  how to identify common pathology and explain the scan to your patient!

5.2 MSK imaging series – (Sports trauma, fractures, OA, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Sciatica, Disc disease)

5.3 - MRI of the spine– Learn the key views to be able to show your patient

5.4 - The MSK playbook; Back pain in the young athlete – Ankylosing Spondylitis

 5.5 - The MSK playbook; Sciatica, radicular pain and radiculopathy

Module 2 Pre Course Reading List

Meniscus knee injuries Blog by MSK Playbook

Meniscus knee injuries

Meniscal knee injuries are commonly seen in MSK clinics and can impact athletic patients at all levels of sport or recreational activity. Injuries are seen...

Rotator cuff tears & tendinopathy Blog by MSK Playbook

FAI - femoral acetabular impingement

Young athletes often complain of groin pain. When pain originates from the hip joint, clinicians refer to it as hip...

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome Blog by MSK Playbook

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome

Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS) is a common cause of lateral hip pain seen in the MSK clinic and can...

Exertional rhabdomyolysis Blog by MSK Playbook

Exertional rhabdomyolysis

Exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) is a condition that can impact athletes, patients and military personnel alike...

Bone stress injuries in the young athlete Blog by MSK Playbook

Bone stress injuries in the young athlete

Bone health is a key area of development in the wellbeing of young athletes and is crucial for their safe training and...

Imaging for Bone stress injuries  Blog by MSK Playbook

Imaging for Bone stress injuries

Volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) is an MRI sequence that is increasingly being used by...

Lateral ankle injuries  Blog by MSK Playbook

Lateral ankle injuries

Ankle sprains affect anyone and everyone along the activity spectrum, from semi-professional players and athletes to weekend warriors and...

Food or Fiction: the gut-joint axis and the athlete Blog by MSK Playbook

Food or Fiction: the gut-joint axis and the athlete

For the athlete or exercising patient, injury, training load, genetics, and training type have traditionally been...

The MSK Playbook: Chondromalacia Part 1

Anterior knee pain or “runner’s knee” is a common presenting complaint in the MSK clinic...

The MSK Playbook: Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome and Differentials of Exercise Induced Leg Pain

Exercise-induced leg pain (ELP) is a widespread condition among exercising adults that can hinder their ability to participate...

The MSK Playbook ON DEMAND course - Module 2 Schedule

Module 6: Common knee conditions in the MSK clinic

6.1 The MSK playbook : Knee OA

6.2 – MRI of the knee – Live MRI tutorial to walk you through the key anatomy, how to identify common pathology and explain the scan to your patient!

6.3 – MSK imaging series – (Fractures, dislocations, OA, meniscus injuries, ACL/PCL, MCL/LCL, osteochondral defects)

6.4 MRI of the knee – Learn the key views to be able to show your patient

6.5 The MSK playbook; Evidence updates on ACL injuries

6.6 The MSK playbook; Evidence updates on meniscus injuries

6.7 The MSK playbook; Evidence updates on the patello femoral joint


Break

Module 7: Common Ankle conditions seen in the MSK clinic

7.1 – MRI of the Ankle – Live MRI tutorial to walk you through the key anatomy, how to identify common pathology and explain the scan to your patient!

7.2 – MSK imaging series – (Osteoarthritis, Ankle fractures, Achilles, Osteochondral injuries, tendinopathies, Sinus tarsi, Tarsal Tunnel syndrome)

7.3 - MRI of the Ankle – Learn the key views to be able to show your patient.

7.4 The MSK playbook; Lateral ankle injuries

7.5 The MSK playbook: Chondrocalcinosis


Module 8: Common foot conditions

8.1 – MRI of the Foot & Ankle – Live MRI tutorial to walk you through the key anatomy, how to identify common pathology and explain the scan to your patient!

8.2 – MSK imaging series - (Gout, OA, Stress fractures, Lisfranc/ midfoot injuries, sessmoiditis, metatarsalgia)

8.3 - MRI of the Foot & Ankle – Learn the key views to be able to show your patient.

8.4 The MSK playbook:Bone stress injuries in the athletic patient - bloods, DXA, imaging?

8.5 The MSK playbook: Exercise Induced leg pain

8.6 The MSK playbook: Plantar heel pain


Lunch

Module 9: Common hip conditions in the MSK clinic

9.1 – MRI of the Hip – Live MRI tutorial to walk you through the key anatomy, how to identify common pathology and explain the scan to your patient!

9.2 – MSK imaging series - (Femoral acetabular Impingement, OA, Greater trochanteric pain syndrome, labral injuries, deep gluteal pain syndrome)

9.3 - MRI of the Hip – Learn the key views to be able to show your patient.

9.4 The MSK playbook; Greater trochanteric pain syndrome

9.5 The MSK playbook; Femoral acetabular impingement syndrome (FAI)


Module 10: The Medical work up

10.1 The MSK playbook : Exertional rhabdomyolysis

10.2 The MSK playbook: The Gut – Joint axis


*LIVE course content subject to change