Are You Making These 5 Common Ortho Assessment Mistakes as an OT?
Discover the critical errors that hold most OTs back in MSK rehab — and how to fix them.
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What’s Inside the Guide
Over-testing Without Clarity
Why “doing every test” is actually harming your diagnostic accuracy — and what to do instead.
Structured Testing Flow
A step-by-step clinical reasoning path to get meaningful results from every ortho assessment.
The Forgotten Rule
The one question you must ask to know if a test result is actually relevant to your patient’s pain.
Why This Guide Matters
Most OTs aren’t short on special tests — they’re short on structure.
Without a clear clinical flow, assessment becomes guesswork. This guide shows you how to assess with purpose, link your findings to function, and stop overloading your clients (and yourself) with noise.
If you’re an OT who wants to move beyond checkbox testing and toward real MSK confidence — this is where you start.
Meet Your Instructor – Jordan van der Westhuizen
I’m Jordan — a Soft Tissue Occupational Therapist, Managing Director of Perth Injury & Pain Clinic and Co-founder of the Soft Tissue OT Academy.
I’ve worked extensively in the area of musculoskeletal rehabilitation, and over the years, I’ve seen how underprepared many OTs feel when it comes to orthopaedic assessment and reasoning.
I’ve had the privilege of presenting at national conferences and guest lecturing at Australian universities on the topic of musculoskeletal assessment, diagnostics, and rehabilitation.
This free guide is just the beginning. My goal is to help OTs — whether students or seasoned clinicians — build clarity, structure, and confidence when assessing MSK clients. Let’s raise the standard of what our profession can do in rehab.
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