Nerve pain is one of the most misunderstood — and misdiagnosed — clinical presentations in physical therapy. In this free webinar, we break down the essential terminology, pathophysiology, and assessment strategies that help you stop guessing and start differentiating.

Whether you're treating radiculopathy, peripheral neuropathy, or patients mislabeled with “sciatica,” this webinar gives you a diagnostic framework you can use immediately in the clinic.

What You'll Learn

  • Differentiate radiculopathy vs radicular pain vs referred pain

  • Identify red flag nerve symptoms that require imaging or referral

  • Clarify the difference between nerve conduction and neurodynamics

  • Recognize signs of chemical nerve irritation vs mechanical compression

  • Learn how to use range of motion, neurodynamic tests, and provocation positioning to improve exam accuracy

  • Avoid common diagnostic traps — like mistaking foot numbness for sciatica

Course curriculum

    1. How to use this course

    2. Before we begin...

    3. Welcome!

    1. Lesson 1 - Overview

    2. Lesson 2 - The Subjective Interview

    3. Lesson 3 - The Objective Exam

    4. Lesson 4 - Neuropathy Diagnostic Classifications

    5. Lesson 5 - Location of Symptoms

    6. Lesson 6 - Interventions

    1. Course Evaluation Form

    2. Thank You!

About this course

  • Free
  • 11 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Why This Matters:

The term "sciatica" is thrown around in clinics and referrals with almost no precision. That’s a problem — because true nerve pathologies require dramatically different treatment approaches.

In this free webinar, you'll learn:

  • How to correctly classify 90% of nerve pain presentations

  • When a nerve is irritable (but functional) vs compressed (and losing function)

  • What signs indicate your patient needs a surgical consult — and what signs don’t

  • How to avoid false positives and misclassification during your exam

Who This Webinar Is For:

  • Physical Therapists, PTAs, and DPT students

  • Residents and early-career clinicians seeking diagnostic clarity

  • Clinicians who are tired of memorizing symptoms and want to reason better

  • Anyone treating radicular pain, numbness, tingling, or hypersensitivity

What You'll Gain

  • A simplified yet powerful classification system for nerve pain

  • Clarity on when to refer vs treat in-house

  • The ability to speak with confidence to MDs, patients, and colleagues about nerve presentations

  • Clinical reasoning that improves your assessment, prognosis, and patient outcomes

Discover your potential, starting today

Enroll today