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Currently there are few options for physiotherapists who wish to explore a holistic approach to needle-based therapies. Dry needling courses offer a model that permits pain modulation but none of the systemic benefits acupuncture offers that can improve mood, sleep, inflammation, appetite and digestive function and sense of well-being.

This introductory course aims to enhance the skills of clinicians in the field of musculoskeletal physiotherapy in the management of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). It presents current concepts of the syndrome including pain mechanisms and resultant pathokinematics and reviews the validated classification system of TMD and its subsets.

The theoretical knowledge supports the evidence that underpins the rationale for the clinical tests used in differential diagnosis and facilitates an integrated and critical approach to management of the related structures. The practical component of the course assists participants to develop analytical skills and to apply appropriate examination and treatment techniques.

Throughout the course emphasis is placed on clinical reasoning to support management decisions of the TMD subsets and on how it directs evidence-based practice.

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.

This course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to enable them to provide an advanced standard of aquatic physiotherapy.

Aquatic Physiotherapy Level 3 includes two online self-paced learning units to be completed before attending the face to face course: Evidence-based practice and Research and Pool Management and 8 days of in-house lectures and advanced practical skills.

Major topics covered in the course include trunk control, upper and lower limb rehabilitation and cardiovascular exercise. The course will also cover pain management and low back pain, paediatrics, gerontology, balance training, neurology, obesity and diabetes management, rheumatology, sports aquatic physiotherapy and women's health.

Spasticity is a common impairment following an upper motor neuron lesion and at times is poorly understood from a pathophysiology, assessment and management point of view.

This course is aimed to increase the knowledge of the pathophysiology of spasticity and the clinical skills of assessment, goal setting, treatment and overarching management of this common but complex impairment and will involve real patients that participants can assess and handle while incorporating theory with on the spot clinical application.

Emerging neurological physiotherapists or those with some experience managing neurological conditions and want to refine core skills in regard to spasticity assessment and management would benefit from attending this course.