The Shneck: Understanding the Cervico-Shoulder Complex
(Shoulder + Neck = Because that's how it works)
2 days - 1.8 CEUs (18 contact hours)
$600 - Lab Forward Format
Shoulder patients are instinctively treated as shoulder patients.
That instinct is wrong more often than most clinicians realize.
1) Three or four sessions pass with minimal change. Then the examination finally catches what was there from the beginning. The source was always coming from the neck.
2) The cervical and shoulder complex are interdependent. You cannot examine one thoroughly without integrating the other. Most education treats them as separate regions. They are not.
3) The gap isn't knowledge of the shoulder. It's the thoroughness of examination and the integration of care across both regions from the first session.
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What changes after two days
A systematic approach to the cervico-shoulder complex that tells you where the source actually is from the first session.
Confidence in distinguishing cervical from shoulder pathology and knowing when the answer is both.
Manual therapy that is deliberately selected and exercise selection grounded in pathomechanics. Every intervention tied to the diagnosis driving it.
The principles behind the decisions. Applied consistently, they improve treatment efficiency and create a directed, seamless rehab process from the first session to discharge.
The format
Two-day live course. The Shneck isn't divided into lecture blocks and lab blocks. The education and the application happen at the same time. Every technique, exercise, and assessment is taught alongside the clinical context that makes it actually useful. When to use it, how to apply it, and what to do when a patient doesn't tolerate it.
That contextual layer is what most courses leave out. It's what PTs actually need to walk into the clinic with confidence.
Virtual pre-work handles the foundational content before you arrive. So when you walk in Saturday morning, the room is ready to work.
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The Shneck is comprehensive by design. Manual therapy, PNF principles, exercise selection, force testing, and return to play decision making. Every clinician leaves with a full toolkit and the clinical context to use it.
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Navigating the cervico-shoulder complex in sport requires more than isolated shoulder thinking. This course addresses the layered interaction between the cervical spine, scapula, and glenohumeral joint that often complicates diagnosis, intervention, and progression. Through focused examination strategies, refined clinical heuristics, and practical training modifications, participants learn how to simplify complex presentations without oversimplifying the system. Emphasis is placed on actionable biomechanics, efficient decision-making, and principles that translate directly to daily patient care and return-to-play conversations.
Identify common cervico-brachial clinical patterns and understand how they influence diagnostic accuracy and treatment direction
Build a thorough cervical and shoulder examination process grounded in functional movement and load tolerance
Explore practical, cost-effective methods for assessing shoulder force production and interpreting results clinically
Use neurodynamic testing and clinical reasoning to differentiate complex or overlapping diagnoses
Understand and apply manual therapy techniques for the cervical spine and shoulder girdle within a broader clinical framework
Integrate PNF concepts and targeted shoulder exercises for the overhead athlete within rehabilitation and performance contexts
Discuss return-to-play testing strategies and key performance indicators for overhead athletes
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2 days - 1.8 CEUs (18 contact hours)
(14.75 live, 3.25 online)
PT CEU approved in host state.
ATCs, DCs, and PTAs are welcome to join, though formal CEU credit is not provided for these disciplines.
Jess Elis
PT, DPT, PhD, FAAOMPT, OCS, SCS, COMT, CSCS
Meet the Founder & Your instructor
Fellowship trained. Executive medical leadership across the New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, and EXOS. PhD in the bioethics of wearable technology in professional sport. 100+ clinicians mentored. Each layer of that experience validated the need to create Rehab Code and establish a different standard of sports rehab education.
FAQ
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Click on the link at the top of the page or send us an email with your contact information. We look forward to connecting with you soon!
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The Overhead Athlete and the Shoulder/Neck Dilemma is accredited for licensed physical therapists. At this time, CEUs are not accredited for ATC or DC. Our courses are designed to be beneficial for all professions however at this time we are unable to guarantee CEU approval. We are currently in the process of working with the BOC for our ATC community. We will provide updates once the courses are approved.
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If provided with an adequate timeline, Rehab Code will submit the course for state approval. That being said, the company is not responsible for securing approval from any state licensing agency for continuing education credits. Participants can independently send their requests to their state for CEU approval.
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To purchase this course, you will create an account on the platform Teachable. Here you’ll gain access to the prerequisite educational videos that will need to be completed prior to the start of the live course. The platform audits the completion of these virtual courses and you will be expected to complete the videos for approval of full CEU totals.
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Rehab Code honors a 30 day cancellation policy with a full refund, minus a $100.00 administrative fee. Your refund will be processed within 7-10 business days from receiving your refund request. Any request falling outside the timeframe stated in this policy, does not qualify for a refund.
Reschedule option is available with at least a 2 weeks notice prior to the course start date, at no charge. Rehab Code will assist with a one-time reschedule to a future course start date within six months of your original cancellation/reschedule date. There will be a $50 transfer fee applied to the action. Replacement coursework does not have to be the same as the original course.
Cancellation or transfers for a course rescheduled due to a national disaster or Federal, State, or local ordinances
-No refunds are given.
-The registrant’s enrollment will be immediately transferred to the new date.
-If the registrant cannot attend the new date and notifies Rehab Code within 14 days of the reschedule notice, a full credit shall be issued to the registrant’s Rehab Code account
-If the participant cancels after the 14 day grace period and prior to 21 days before the new start date of the class, the cancellation/transfer fee shall apply and the balance shall be issued as a credit to the registrant’s Rehab Code account.
-If the participant withdraws less than 21 days prior to the class, the registrant forfeits the full tuition.