Overview
This practical one-day course with Michael O’Reilly focuses on developing your assessment, clinical reasoning and hands-on treatment skills for neck and upper quadrant pain.
You’ll explore global movement patterns, local impairments, myofascial and articular techniques, neuro-dynamics and systematic rehabilitation pathways, alongside practical tools to help patients make sustainable changes and improve longer-term outcomes.
This event is FREE to attend and open to all HCPC-registered physiotherapists and final-year students.
Booking is essential as places are limited.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
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Develop enhanced movement and hands-on assessment skills and integrate findings into a clinical reasoning framework.
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Understand global movement patterns and their relationship to local movement impairments.
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Simplify complex presentations and formulate systematic rehabilitation pathways.
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Apply hands-on techniques to assess and restore myofascial and articular movement balance.
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Identify and address the underlying drivers of chronic upper quadrant conditions.
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Optimise neuro-dynamics within assessment and treatment.
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Use simple, practical patient education tools to support habit change and improve medium- to long-term outcomes.
Course Content
The session will cover:
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Movement assessment, clinical reasoning and hands-on skills
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Global movement patterns and local impairments
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Myofascial, articular and neuro-dynamic techniques
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Identifying and correcting underlying drivers of chronic conditions
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Systematic rehabilitation and exercise pathways
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Patient education and tools to support lasting habit change
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OptiNeck Balance Wedge and practical treatment strategies
Course Details
- Date: Saturday 7th November 2026
- Arrival & Registration: 8:30am
- Coffee Break: 11:30am
- Light Lunch: 1pm
- CPD certificates provided to attendees
£25 refundable booking deposit
A £25 refundable deposit is required to secure your place. Your deposit will be refunded following attendance at the course. This helps us reduce no-shows and ensure places are available to those who book.
Who Should Attend
This course is suitable for physiotherapists looking to develop their skills and confidence in assessing and managing neck, shoulder and upper quadrant presentations, particularly those working with complex or persistent conditions.
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