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Assessment and Management of Cervicogenic Headache and Whiplash Associated Disorders The highlight of 2008 Physiotherapy Workshop Series had to be the practical workshop conducted by Professor Gwendolen Jull on cervicogenic headache and whiplash associated disorders on 11th –12th October. The workshop was highly anticipated and we were very glad that many of the participants came from overseas to attend this worksop. In the 2 days’ workshop, Prof Gwen Jull provided the clinical evidence for dysfunction in the muscular and sensorimotor function in cervical spine disorders and discussed the latest assessment and management approach for cervicogenic headache and whiplash associated disorders.
Feldenkrais Method On April 26th-27th 2008, Dr Susan Hillier, a physiotherapy senior lecturer at the University of South Australia and private Feldenkrais Practitioner, shared her expertise in utilizing the Feldenkrais Method to enhance body awareness and performance. It was a very refreshing and practical oriented workshop in which the participants learned about their own capacity to sense and move and how they could help their clients to improve their movement and function through self awareness and self management.
Classification and Management of Pelvic Girdle Pain Disorders Assoc Professor Peter O’ Sullivan returned to Singapore on 12th/13th April this year to update course participants on his work on changing pain and movement behaviour in low back pain patients and to provide a similar classification system and management approach for pelvic girdle pain disorders.
Changing Pain and Movement Behaviour Assoc Professor Peter O Sullivan, a world renowned physiotherapist presented his research and shared his clinical expertise at a highly anticipated workshop from 10th to 12th July 2007. The workshop comprised of a half day lecture followed by a 2 days practical session. It provided a basis for a new classification approach and management of chronic back disorders. Participants were able to identify different movement or control dysfunction and apply appropriate physiotherapy intervention through the workshop. A follow-up workshop will be conducted in 2008.
Upper Quadrant Neural Tissue Disorder Mr Toby Hall, a Specialist Musculo-skeletal Physiotherapist from Western Australia, presented at the Upper Quadrant Neural Tissue Disorders Workshop on 19-20 May 2007. The workshop focused on both updated neural tissue assessment and treatment. Demonstration on a real patient was done to allow the participants to have a better understanding of the techniques used. This workshop had provided the participants with better clinical reasoning and practical skills in differentiating the possible causes of neural tissue sensitization and devising the most appropriate management for the patients. Participants found the knowledge they had acquired would definitely benefit their clinical practices and are looking forward to the possibility of a workshop on the lower quadrant.
Functional Fascial Taping Workshops Emmanuel Physiotherapy organized the second Functional Fascial Taping Workshops by Mr Ron Alexander on 6-8 April 2007, the first being held in September last year. FFT® is a unique way to apply tape to musculoskeletal pathologies, thereby creating an immediate analgesic effect and increase in range of motion. It encourages muscle firing and normal movement patterns allowing therapists to instantly control their client’s pain, reduce muscle inhibition and facilitating rehabilitation. FFT allows both patients and athletes suffering from musculoskeletal conditions the ability to return to work faster or achieve higher levels of training competition. Feedback from the workshop participants was good. Participants of the Level 2 Workshop had reported good outcomes with the technique on their clients.
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