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Who should attend? Physiotherapists, Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Sports Therapists, Orthotists and Podiatrists– any practitioners who may prescribe orthoses to treat biomechanics conditions of the foot and lower limb.
Course Description A lower limb biomechanics course which enables therapists to assess and improve lower extremity function from a neuro-motor as well as a biomechanical perspective.
Course Tutor: Suzanne Brook MCSP Dip Phys
The overall aim of the day is to increase awareness of the significance of utilizing a bio psychosocial approach in order to maximize treatment and management options for patients suffering with pain, thus ensuring long term functional improvement and maintaining/restoring a high quality of life. Equally the aim of the day is to provide physiotherapists with further skills to complement their current work to feel more confident when treating chronic pain patients.
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Practical element
During this course delegates will be undertaking practical work which requires the attendees to wear appropriate clothing which is shorts and T shirts attendees are also required to bring with them a floor mat or towel.
Course Description
There is also strong evidence that stretching and strengthening do not predict or prevent re-injury or recurrence in sport. There is increasing evidence that Un-Controlled Movement (UCM) is linked to recurrent musculo-skeletal pain and can be identified even in periods of pain remission or pain free function. This day will explore in depth the evidence and the application for identifying and retraining uncontrolled movement. A comprehensive strategy will be presented detailing how to find and fix uncontrolled movement. This process identifies the site (e.g. low back or shoulder) and the direction (e.g. flexion or rotation) and the threshold (low or high) of this uncontrolled movement. With this information you can design client specific therapeutic exercises to regain control of the UCM. The will be detailed using case studies and practical application to musculo-skeletal screening and movement retraining.
Tutor: Dr Michael Callaghan Ph.D. M.Phil. MCSP Clinical skills will be enhanced by improving reasoning and clinical examination of patients who present with cycling related injuries. The course will present delegates with business opportunities to diversify into the cycling and triathlon fraternities. This course presents the opportunity to diversify by being able to confidently treat members of the cycling and triathlon community.
Tutor: A/Prof Craig Allingham
Course Description A day dedicated to expanding the understanding, evaluation and management of foot and ankle injury and overuse conditions; including clinical anatomy review, ankle sprain management, syndesmosis injury, ‘the problem ankle’, tibialis posterior syndrome, plantar fasciosis, Achilles tendinopathy, hallux limitus/ridigus. This course includes lots of taping and exercise programs for return to activity. Who should attend? Physiotherapists who are seeking to expand their treatment range and exercise repertoire for everyday foot and ankle conditions. How do you see that this course will enhance Clinical / Business / Diversification skills and increase potential market share / clinic turnover: This course will empower practitioners to confidently recommend and deliver a full recovery program. Ankle sprains (particularly) are under treated by physios and consequently have ongoing problems. Better clinical outcomes will be accompanied by improved business results as clients understand the need for a full rehab program, not just a return to work or sport. Course Aims: To raise the confidence and expertise of physiotherapists in managing common mechanical injury and overload conditions of the foot and ankle. Learning outcomes On completion of the course, participants should be able to: • Identify clinically relevant structures by palpation and testing • Quickly evaluate gait, jump, land, hop, squat and lunge from a mechanical loading view point • Use tape to unload ligament, fascia and tendon to provide pain relief and functional assistance • Use taping to trial the likely response to orthotics • Use education for the client to underpin a comprehensive functional rehab program • Prescribe appropriate exercises for muscle retraining and functional return Practical Element / required clothing This is a highly practical workshop; you will be exposing your feet and ankles to observation, palpation and possibly taping. For assessment we will need to observe at least as high as your patellae. As you spend most of the day with shoes off, you might like to bring a pair of flip-flops or slip on sandals to facilitate transitions. For taping, you may need to shave (the day prior) and do not apply any moisturiser or lotion on the day of the workshop. Minimum shave is ankle and foot. Delegates may also be demonstrating exercises – so start practicing!
Course Description A fabulous day where too much shoulder is barely enough! This course takes a patho-mechanical, kinesiological approach to shoulder evaluation and management. Starting with scapular position and movement and progressing to glenohumeral function and dysfunction. Understanding how to identify and correct movement pathology has application to all types of shoulder injury, overuse and surgical adventures. Subscapularis dysfunction, Adhesive Capsulitis, functional rehab and some taping will be covered as well as scapular retraining and soft tissue mobilisation. The course is very hands-on. Who should attend? Physiotherapists who hate shoulders will love this day which seeks to simplify the management of this challenging area. Any practitioner who sees worn, torn, repaired, frozen or stiff shoulders will leave with increased evaluation and management skills. How do you see that this course will enhance Clinical / Business / Diversification skills and increase potential market share / clinic turnover: Degenerative shoulder conditions are a huge growth area in medicine. Becoming your local shoulder guru will be both enjoyable as you work successfully with clients and build your patient flow. Course Aims: To instil a practical and confident model for evaluating and management shoulder conditions based on passive and active movement control of the scapula and shoulder region. Learning outcomes On completion of the course, participants should be able to: - Identify mechanical dysfunction of the scapula and glenohumeral joint - Use manual therapy to reduce tightness and correct position to allow recovery - Develop safe and effective exercise programs specific to client needs and goals - Tape shoulders to relieve pain and correct position - Educate clients regarding shoulder care, home programs and functional rehab Practical Element / required clothing This is a highly practical workshop involving lots of ‘shirts off’ work. We will need to observe, palpate and mobilise scapulae and shoulder regions. Please keep this in mind when selecting your attire for the day. Also, there will be some exercises, so be ready to participate and bring your favourites along.
Manual Handling Safety Awareness Training - Tutor Pamela Simpson
CPR- Dealing with the unwell adult - Tutor Sarah Allaway or Lynn Fox
Manual Handling Management in Private Practice Why? and How?
Tutor: Pamela Rose MCSP, MEWI Chartered Physiotherapist Moving & Handling Trainer and Consultant
This manual handling management course is designed to help members of Physio First develop their own strategies and controls to the manual handling risks they, their employees, and their patients face in their practices.
The course is NOT an update on patient handling techniques.
Dealing with the acutely unwell adult and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Tutor/ s: Sarah Allaway
Dealing with the acutely unwell adult can be a daunting prospect, however the outcome for many seriously unwell adults can be greatly improved if they or people around them are able to recognise signs of deterioration and act accordingly.
For example, within the UK around 270,000 adults suffer a heart attack each year. Of those, 30% will die before reaching hospital, many within an hour of onset of symptoms. Many of these people could be saved if people around them had possessed the knowledge and skills to deal with the situation in a timely and effective manner.
Many people think they will never encounter this situation and the phrase "it’ll never happen to me" is a misguided one. Unfortunately there is nothing to say it won’t be a loved one, friend or colleague not to mention a client, who collapses.
With this is mind, Physio First has developed a course which provides Physio First members with the basic knowledge and skills to deal with the unwell and deteriorating adult including full cardiac arrest.
Tutors: Ed Wilson or Jean Madden
Duration: 2 days
Course Overview:
This practically orientated two day course will introduce the concept and use of Nags/Snags and Mobilisation with Movement in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions as developed by Mr Brian Mulligan of New Zealand. Applicants must be registered as a HPC physiotherapist and have basic undergraduate manual therapy and clinical reasoning skills.
Aims and Learning outcomes:
Introduce the concept of Spinal Snags / Nags and Mobilisations with Movement in the periphery and compare and integrate with other forms of manual therapy. (Maitland, Mckenzie, Kaltenborn, Muscle Imbalance) Provide an understanding of the relevant anatomy and biomechanics. Keep participant numbers smaller so all spinal and peripheral techniques will be taught practically under close supervision. Discuss the application of the above techniques to the patient's pathology in problem solving workshops to ensure that the concept can be applied to each individual’s clinical case load.
Who is this course aimed at?
Chartered Physiotherapists of all grades. Unfortunately the course is not open to Sports Therapists / Rehabilitators, Osteopaths or Chiropractors.
Tutors: Sid Ahamed MCSP
Musculoskeletal injuries in Sporting Children & Adolescents has been an area long neglected in the physiotherapy curriculum both at undergraduate and post graduate level. This 1 day course will allow physiotherapists working in private practice involved in the treatment of young athletes to build upon their existing knowledge and will improve their confidence in dealing with this specialist group of injuries. The course will also be relevant and of interest to those physiotherapists who work within sports clubs or in a hospital environment.
Children and adolescents suffer from a unique classification of injuries namely injuries to growth tissues. This course will revise the anatomy and physiology of growth tissues, the injuries to which growth tissues are susceptible and the appropriate treatment pathways.
The course will also cover injuries to the spine in developing athletes and the associated issues.
Rehabilitation protocols will be provided and illustrated by relevant case histories.
Course Description Restoring form and function of the abdominal wall after pregnancy is a 2 day course that presents a protocol for assessment and treatment of the abdominal wall based on The Integrated Systems Model (ISM), an approach developed from the collaborative work of Diane Lee and Linda-Joy (LJ) Lee. The ISM, which is fully described in the 4th edition of The Pelvic Girdle (Lee 2011), provides a framework for the clinician to organize knowledge gained from both research and clinical experience. The approach is highly individual (patient-centered) and evidence based (integrates the best available science and clinical expertise), and facilitates clinical reasoning and development of clinical expertise. It is well known that the abdominal wall plays a key role in how loads are transferred/controlled between the trunk and the extremities during all tasks. Pregnancy and delivery can have a significant, and long lasting, impact on the abdominal wall ultimately affecting both the form and function of the trunk and thus performance across multiple tasks (walking, running, continence, breathing etc). It is common to see non-optimal muscle synergies after pregnancy and delivery (e.g. absent or delayed activation of transversus abdominis, over-activation of either internal or external oblique (neural system deficits)) that can perpetuate poor trunk motion/control and prevent the attainment of a woman’s postpartum goals (to run, jump, exercise etc). In addition, widening of the linea alba and separation of the recti (diastasis rectus abominis - myofascial deficits), while less common, may require surgical correction before training is successful. In this course, The Integrated Systems Model and Clinical Puzzle will be used to differentially diagnose and treat the neural and myofascial system deficits that commonly occur in the abdominal wall during pregnancy and delivery. Restoring form and function of the abdominal wall after pregnancy requires knowing when to refer for surgical repair of the linea alba (i.e. do you know how to determine which patients will successfully recover full function with trunk training and who will not?) and how to specifically train optimal recruitment strategies for all of the abdominal muscles. This training is highly specific since there are a multitude of non-optimal patterns that postpartum women present with - there are no recipes in this approach. This 2 day course will focus primarily on these aspects of postpartum rehabilitation. Who should attend? Physiotherapists working with perinatal care – women during and after pregnancy
Tutor: Jo Gibson
This course is aimed at therapists who work in the musculoskeletal setting and come into contact with sports related shoulder injuries. Although assessment will be similar for non- sports related injuries to the shoulder, this course aims to make assessments more specific to sports, especially those upper limb sports.
ACL & Knee Rehabilitation - theory and application of the protocols for knee rehabilitation as applied to surgical and non-surgical knee problems. Participants will learn the latest techniques for ACL and knee rehabilitation how to progress patients through the Five Phase Of Rehabilitation from pain management , early motion and basic movement retraining to strength and neuro-motor development. Participants will also learn how to structure an accelerated and conventional physical therapy and rehabilitation programme for both recreational and elite athletes and what exercises and training programmes to use at the various stages of rehabilitation. A detailed handbook will be given detailing the different exercises and progression criteria for the Five phases. The day is split into a theory and practical section and all participants are requested to bring comfortable work-out clothing with them.
Following the course Participants will be able to :
Who should attend this course?
Good knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology is strongly recommended for these courses
The Sport Dimensions Workshops are suitable for sports, exercise and medical professionals including:
