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In this practical and interactive course, Michael will demonstrate functional assessment tasks and exercises that can be used to accurately identify and develop an appropriate intervention.

Accurate assessment and effective functional strengthening of the lower limb kinetic chain (LLKC) is vital in ensuring an adequate recovery from common hip, knee and ankle pathology. Exercises that can be taught and performed in the clinic and home with minimal equipment, enables all clients to achieve the desired result from their exercise program.

Exercise intervention needs to be able to isolate, adequately activate and strengthen the appropriate muscles to achieve the desired result for your client. A lunge or squat does not always achieve the activation you expect and your ineffectiveness will delay your clients' recovery.

Drawing from the latest evidence based research, participants will learn and experience how to activate the primary muscles required for lower limb pathology rehabilitation.

Utilising this knowledge, the group will also assess a patient in the session and develop an effective exercise intervention to address their dysfunction.

You can expect to learn how to adequately assess clients and identify pathology and dysfunctional movement patterns contributing to their presentation and intervene accordingly to address their deficits.

Vestibular rehabilitation has evolved as a specialist area of clinical practice in rehabilitation as our understanding and awareness of the debilitating sequelae of dizziness and vestibular impairments increases.This course aims to provide an overview of vestibular anatomy and introduce clinicians to the assessment and treatment of individuals with vestibular dysfunction resulting in activity limitations and participation restrictions.

Covering advanced differential diagnosis, assessment and management of complex upper cervical spine and head disorders, this course builds on basic concepts and is designed to advance clinical reasoning and competency in the assessment and management of complex upper cervical spine and head disorders.
Presented by specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapists with extensive university and post­ graduate education experience in upper cervical spine and head disorders.


Participants can expect to:
• Advance their skills, differential diagnosis and sub-classification of complex upper cervical spine and head disorders including headache (migraine, cluster, TIH, CEH, post traumatic headache, TMD, MTBI), dizziness (vestibular, cervicogenic and ophthalmologic and neurological causes), whiplash and pain classification.

• Advance their skills and competence in the assessment of complex upper cervical spine and head disorders. Focus on the upper cervical spine disorders will include advanced assessment of articular, motor, sensorimotor, neurological, and pain sensitivity impairments. Focus on head disorders will include sessions on advanced assessment of vestibular courses for dizziness, advanced assessment of temporomandibular disorders and assessment of cortical body (neck) schema and changes in the brain.

• Improve skills and competence in appropriate application of a broader range of interventions to manage complex upper cervical spine disorders including highly targeted and specific manual therapy and neck specific exercise. The course covers management of selected and associated head disorders including TMD and vestibular rehabilitation, graded motor imagery, management of pain sensitivity and management of complex WAD with psychological and brain related co-morbidities (eg concussion).

Complex cases are used to integrate clinical reasoning to determine diagnosis, sub-classification, contributing impairments and comprehensive, targeted management for complex upper cervical spine and head disorders.

This highly practical course explores a systematic, evidence-based method for simplifying the management of a variety of common shoulder dysfunctions.

Participants are taught a comprehensive, yet simple to follow, (step-by-step) assessment, treatment and clinical reasoning pathway to assure successful outcomes.

Participants will be fine-tuning essential therapy skills with respect to meaningful objective assessments, effective hands-on treatment techniques and functional exercise prescription.

This course is for physiotherapists:

• looking for an evidence-based method for simplifying the management of what many therapists find to be a very complex region to assess and treat.
• who desire to fine-tune their skills with respect to meaningful objective assessments, hands-on treatment techniques and effective exercise prescription.
• who appreciate the value of developing a systematic (step-by-step) approach to managing a wide spectrum of shoulder dysfunctions.