Pre-conference Courses

All courses will take place at the Hilton Edinburgh Grovesnor Hotel between 9.00am and 5.00pm. Each course costs £85.00 plus VAT (Including buffet lunch and refreshments and course notes).

Wednesday 21 September 2005 9am – 5pm

Explain Pain
Lorimer Moseley, PhD, NHMRC Clinical Research Fellow, Senior Lecturer (Pain Sciences), School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Australia

Assessment and Rehabilitation of the Stability Function of the Psoas Major and the Deep Sacral Gluteus Maximus Muscles NOW FULLY BOOKED
Sean Gibbons, BSc. (Hons) P.T., MSc Erg., MCPA, Professional Associate of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

The ‘Performance Matrix’: Functional testing for weak links in the performance chain
Mark Comerford, MCSP, B.Phy, MAPA, Director of Kinetic Control

Integration of the Feldenkrais Method into Orthopedic / Manual Therapy, Neurologic, and Cardiopulmonary Practice
Sandy L. Burkart, PhD, PT, GCFP, Palm Beach Institute of Sports Medicine, USA

Thursday 22 September 9am – 5pm

Management of Cervical Disorders: A Therapeutic Exercise Approach NOW FULLY BOOKED
Professor Gwendolen Jull & Dr Michele Sterling, Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland, Australia

An Integrated Approach to the Assessment and Treatment of Non Specific Arm Pain NOW FULLY BOOKED
Jane Greening, PhD, MSc, MCSP, MACP, Research Fellow, UCL, London & Rachel Leary, MSc, MCSP, MACP, UCL Research Assistant, UCL, London

Compensation Strategies in Patients with (Peripartum) Low Back and Pelvic Pain
Annelies Pool-Goudzwaard, PhD, PT, MT, Research Fellow, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam & PT, MT, Medical Center Impact , Zoetermeer, Netherlands.

Motor Control Training in Musculoskeletal Pain
Dr Paul Hodges, PhD, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow & Associate Professor, The University of Queensland, Australia

Explain Pain
Lorimer Moseley, PhD, NHMRC
Clinical Research Fellow, Senior Lecturer (Pain Sciences), School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Australia

Despite what most health professionals think, patients are able to understand modern pain physiology. This course integrates current thought from across pain sciences to provide the rationale for explaining pain to patients, the effects of explaining pain in conjunction with manual therapy and motor control training or as part of a multidisciplinary approach, and the likely mechanisms of those effects. Paradigms of pain are evaluated and new paradigms presented. Findings from neuro-imaging, psychophysiology and clinical studies are evaluated and clinical examples are provided. There is an emphasis on gaining an understanding of current pain physiology and taking that knowledge to patients in a manner that is interesting and understandable.

Wednesday 21 September 2005 9am – 5pm
Auditorium session and case studies

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Assessment and rehabilitation of the stability function of the psoas major and the deep sacral gluteus maximus muscles NOW FULLY BOOKED
Sean Gibbons, BSc. (Hons) P.T., MSc Erg., MCPA, Professional Associate of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

There is growing evidence for the stability role of the psoas major and gluteus maximus muscles. This one-day course will review the key concepts in dynamic stability and movement dysfunction. The literature on the anatomy, physiology and function of the psoas major and the deep sacral gluteus maximus muscles will be discussed in detail with a critical appraisal of the literature. Original research will be presented to support the role of these muscles in dynamic stability. The assessment and rehabilitation strategies of the stability function of the psoas major and the deep sacral gluteus maximus muscles will be covered in practical sessions. This will include problem solving and integration of the stability role of these muscles into function.

Wednesday 21 September 2005 9am – 5pm
Auditorium and practical sessions

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The ‘Performance Matrix’: Functional testing for weak links in the performance chain
Mark Comerford, MCSP, B.Phy, MAPA, Director of Kinetic Control

The concept of stability, injury risk assessment and retraining has been gaining widespread credibility in the sports, exercise and health industries over recent years. However, confusion exists regarding the critical differences between traditional ‘strength’, ‘high’, and ‘low’ load stability training and a clear understanding of this is necessary to develop a workable training package. This course aims to clarify the theoretical concepts underlying movement and core stability issues and demonstrates how the newly developed ‘Performance Matrix’ concept can be used to identify and retrain the site (lumbar, cervical, shoulder etc.), direction (flexion, extension, rotation etc.) and threshold (low load motor control, high load/speed strength) of performance weak links or risk.

Wednesday 21 September 2005 9am – 5pm
Auditorium and practical session

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Integration of the Feldenkrais Method into Orthopedic / Manual Therapy, Neurologic, and Cardiopulmonary Practice
Sandy L. Burkart, PhD, PT, GCFP, Palm Beach Institute of Sports Medicine, USA

An orthopaedic / manual therapist with a PhD in Anatomy and certified in the Feldenkrais Methodâ will provide participants with an understanding of how the Feldenkrais Method has changed the way he practices physical therapy. A historical perspective, critical analysis, clinical procedures, and scientific rationale will be provided. Participants will learn sensory motor techniques and strategies that can be used to modulate pain, decrease muscle tone, and restore function in patients with orthopedic, neurologic and/or cardiopulmonary dysfunction.

Wednesday 21 September 2005 9am – 5pm
Auditorium session, practical sessions and case studies

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Management of cervical disorders: a therapeutic exercise approach NOW FULLY BOOKED
Professor Gwendolen Jull & Dr Michele Sterling, Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland, Australia

This course will present the results of research into pain, muscle and sensori-motor dysfunction in cervical spine disorders from the Cervical Spine and Whiplash Research Unit in the Division of Physiotherapy at The University of Queensland, Australia. The course will focus on the clinical assessment and management of the muscle system. Pain presentations in cervical disorders will be discussed as well as their implications for the management of cervical disorders.

Thursday 22 September 2005 9am – 5pm
Auditorium and practical sessions

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An integrated approach to the assessment and treatment of non specific arm pain
Jane Greening, PhD, MSc, MCSP, MACP, Research Fellow, UCL, London & Rachel Leary, MSc, MCSP, MACP, UCL Research Assistant, UCL, London

The course is designed to introduce and familiarise physiotherapists to the chronic upper limb condition known as non- specific arm pain (NSAP) by: -
1) Presenting the physiology of pain mechanisms underlying NSAP
2) Presenting the research evidence for NSAP
3) Demonstrating how to accurately diagnose the condition
4) Applying a focused neuro musculo-skeletal examination for patients with NSAP
5) Considering preventative measures possible for this condition.

Thursday 22 September 2005 9am – 5pm
Auditorium and practical sessions

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Compensation strategies in patients with (peripartum) low back and pelvic pain.
Annelies Pool-Goudzwaard, PhD, PT, MT, Research Fellow, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam & PT, MT, Medical Center Impact , Zoetermeer, Netherlands.

Low back and pelvic pain can be the result of a hampered load transfer through the lumbopelvic region due to loss of pelvic stability. Patients with loss of pelvic stability can develop different compensation strategies in order to compensate for loss of stability. This course will focus on different compensation strategies and theoretically and practically focus their importance in daily clinic.

Thursday 22 September 2005 9am – 5pm
Auditorium and practical sessions

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Motor Control Training in Musculoskeletal Pain
Dr Paul Hodges, PhD, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow & Associate Professor, The University of Queensland, Australia

This course is designed to consider how to apply motor learning principles to the management of musculoskeletal pain. The course will cover advances in the application of motor learning approach to re-education of trunk muscle control and the application of this information to other regions of the body. Over recent years there has been increasing debate regarding what the nervous system is trying to achieve, how this changes with pain, and how best to restore normal control. This course will address each of these issues using the most recent data and clinical experience. A major objective of the course is to move therapeutic exercise forward to optimise treatment of musculoskeletal pain.

Thursday 22 September 2005 9am - 5pm
Auditorium session

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