Integrated solutions for neck and head pain
This course is an opportunity to enhance your skills in managing complex neck pain disorders that are often associated with headache, jaw pain, and dizziness. Drawing on knowledge from research, applied anatomy and clinical expertise, enhance your knowledge of the unique characteristics of the cervical vertebral column and cervical musculature in states of health and impairment. This knowledge underpins a systematic approach to the assessment and rehabilitation of cervical movement disorders. The course will be focused on a structured management approach appropriate for all problematic cervical disorders including whiplash associated disorders.
Learning outcomes
- Improve biomechanical and pathophysiological knowledge underpinning clinical reasoning in the management of neck pain
- Draw a link between the patients postural and movement behaviours and their reported symptoms
- Advance skills in the examination and training of specific muscle groups of the cervical spine and shoulder girdle
- Advance clinical reasoning in the management of neck and jaw pain, headache, dizziness, and whiplash
Prerequisites
- This course is only available to qualified and AHPRA registered physiotherapists.