Continuing Education

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Presented by: Michael Sangster, BSc PT, MBA, DPT

This one-day course will provide the clinician with an understanding of clinically relevant pain science and brain based rehabilitation techniques that target specific pain mechanisms.

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This two-day educational event is a great opportunity for physiotherapists with an interest in orthopaedics and treating post-surgical clients. We are deviating a little from our usual format of focusing on a single joint or pathology. This year will include topics on ACL rehabilitation, Achilles tendon rupture management, management of patients after hip arthroscopy, and return to running and sport after injury/surgery.  There will also be a lecture and demonstration of return to play testing to help clinicians understand whether they are hitting the mark with their clients in getting them back to sport safely. 

 As with previous symposia, there will be a cadaveric surgical demonstration, this year for a massive rotator cuff tear. The “Mythbusters” multidisciplinary panel will be there to answer any number of questions you might have regarding surgery, pathology and treatment with the best available evidence. 

 We have chosen this year to venture into the gym instead of the gross lab. In lieu of the cadaver dissection we will be going offsite to Undefeated CrossFit where we will spend Sunday afternoon improving our exercise prescription skills with regards to weight lifting, resistance training and sport specific exercise progressions for post-surgical patients. 

CANCELLED

On this 4-day course you will learn the manual skills and clinical reasoning framework of the Thoracic Ring Approach and ConnectTherapy to determine when the thorax is or is not the primary driver for pain or reduced performance during whole body movements. These skills providethe base to examine the thoracic rings across a wide variety of meaningful tasks. Specific thoracic ring treatment techniques developed by LJ will be practiced, along with specific exercise prescription and program design for optimal neuromuscular control and loading of the thoracic rings. This 4-day version of the course allows more time for hands-on skill practice and more in-depth application of LJ's new phases of treatment and exercise prescription to progress to high load function and activities requiring control with speed.

Regular Pricing: $1,800 + 5% GST

Special Pricing for MPA members: $1,450 + 5% GST

New Grads ONLY (3 spots): $1,100 + 5% GST

Link to her vimeo video https://vimeo.com/115893119

The female runner presents practitioners with unique challenges. Women are 2x more likely to sustain a running injury than men; experience a higher rate of incontinence than age-matched women in general population; and need to navigate the changes brought by pregnancy and postpartum to continue to participate in their sport of choice. It is critical that both male and female orthopedic, sports medicine, and pelvic health professionals recognize and have skills to address the inter-relationship of muskuloskeletal, performance and pelvic/abdominal health needs of female runners in their care. These issues are intertwined within the brains and bodies os athletic females, we can no longer separate them in our clinical and fitness programming.

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Treating the Musculoskeletal Consequences of Maturing with a Chronic Health Condition.

This 3-day interdisciplinary course is designed to give participants basic knowledge about the NDT approach and how it is applied in rehabilitation to promote recovery of function following neurological damage. Core concepts from research in neuroplasticity and motor learning will be discussed. Hands-on lab practice and patient demonstration will be used to augment the learning process. All rehabilitation disciplines are encouraged to participate to ensure a cross-functional practice setting.