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Manual Concepts have brought to Perth in Western Australia some of the world's leading expert clinicians, researchers and teachers of manual therapy. Each teacher will build on the knowledge and expertise brought by the other presenters to build a coordinated, integrated approach to manual therapy.
Kim Robinson
BSc, Grad Dip Manip Ther (Distinctions). Adjunct Senior Teaching Fellow (Curtin). Visiting Lecturer (University of Dublin, Trinity College), Accredited Mulligan Concept Teacher. Director Manual Concepts, Mt Claremont, Western Australia.
Kim Robinson has developed a reputation as a leading figure in manual therapy education. He was formerly a lecturer and clinical teacher on the Postgraduate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy programme at Curtin University of Technology for many years before establishing Manual Concepts. He now conducts a variety of lectures and clinical programmes around the world. Kim is an active member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association and the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists Association of Australia. Kim is an accredited teacher of the Mulligan Concept and also the Australasian Regional Manager of the Mulligan Concept Teachers Association. His research interests and publications include manual diagnosis, cervicogenic headache, neck pain and the application of the Mulligan Concept. Please follow the link for a list of his publications and conference presentations |
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Toby Hall
MSc, Post Grad Dip Manip Ther. Adjunct Senior Teaching Fellow (Curtin). Visiting Lecturer (University of Dublin, Trinity College), Accredited Mulligan Concept Teacher. Director Manual Concepts, Mt Claremont, Western Australia.
Toby Hall gained his undergraduate qualification in physiotherapy in the UK in 1985. He travelled to Perth to complete the postgraduate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy at Curtin University in 1990. He then went on to complete a Master of Science degree by thesis in 1996. He has taught on Curtin University's Manual Therapy programs, including the Master in Manipulative Therapy for many years and has lectured extensively within Australia and many overseas countries. He is extensively involved in research at Curtin University as well as many teaching commitments. Toby has presented at many conferences, published a range of book chapters as well as articles related to research in the area of neural tissue dysfunction, cervicogenic headache and the Mulligan Concept. Please follow the link for a list of his publications and conference presentations. Toby has taught manual therapy in over 15 countries. These courses are well received by physiotherapists who have a wide range of backgrounds and manual therapy experience. |
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Jenny McConnell
B App Sc (Phty) Syd U, Grad Dip Man Ther Syd U, M Biomed Eng UNSW. Director McConnell & Clements Physiotherapy, Sydney, Australia. Director McConnell Institute, Marina del Rey, California.
Jenny Mcconnell is well known to physiotherapists for her work on the management of patellofemoral pain and in more recent years on the shoulder and lumbar spine. She has published widely on all three areas, particularly important is the recent clinical trial showing her approach for the management of patellofemoral pain is highly effective. She works extensively in her private practice in Sydney where she continues to build on developing her approach through her experience of treating patients. |
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Ass Prof Peter O'Sullivan
Dip Physio. Grad Dip Manip Ther, PhD. Fellow of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. Associate Professor, School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. Director and Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Bodylogic, Wembley, Perth
Peter is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist who consults 3 days per week in a multi-disciplinary practice (www.bodylogicphysiotherapy.com), and is an Associate Professor at Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia where he teaches at a post graduate level and conducts high impact clinical research. Peter has an International reputation for his ground breaking clinical research investigating the development, classification and management of chronic spinal pain disorders and the development of a new management approach to Non-specific chronic low back pain – cognitive functional therapy. He collaborates with a number world leaders in spinal pain research. He has published over 70 papers on his work in international peer review journals, has presented the findings of his research at more than 50 National and International conferences and has run clinical workshops in over 20 countries. Peter’s interest is linking of clinical research to the clinical settingFor those interested in viewing Peter's extensive list of publications please click here.
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Dr Michelle Sterling
BPhty, Postgrad Dip Manipulative Therapy (distinction); MPhty; PhD. Lecturer at the Department of Physiotherapy, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane.
Michele originally trained as a physiotherapist in Brisbane before travelling to Perth to undertake postgraduate study in manual therapy at Curtin University. She has since completed her doctorate investigating whiplash injury. Her research interests are many and include: The characterisation of whiplash in terms of motor dysfunction, sensory disturbances and psychological factors. Investigation of prognostic indicators for recovery and non-recovery from whiplash injury using measures of motor, sensory and psychological impairment. Investigation of sensory changes following whiplash injury particularly the neuropathic nature of such changes and the involvement of the sympathetic nervous system. Investigation of the differences in pain processing mechanisms between traumatic and idiopathic neck pain. The development of research based interventions for the management of whiplash and idiopathic neck pain. Michele has many publication in these areas. For those interested in viewing Michele's extensive list of publications please click here
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Professor Steve Edmondston
DipPhysio(Otago), AdvDipPhysio(Auck), PhD(Curtin)
Steve is director of postgraduate coursework programs at the School of Physiotherapy at Curtin University. He also coordinates and lectures on the very popular Master in Manipulative Therapy programme at the School of Physiotherapy. He originally qualified as a physiotherapist in New Zealand and completed postgraduate studies in Auckland, New Zealand before travelled to Perth to complete his PhD investigating thoracic spine anatomy, biomechanics and age changes. His research interests include classification of cervical spine pain disorders and cervicogenic headache; profile analysis in patients with mechanical neck pain disorders; physiotherapy outcome evaluation in patients with neck pain disorders; the role of tissue loading in the develpment of mechanical neck pain; clinical classification of thoracic spine disorders; clinical measurement of cervicothoracic movement patterns. Steve currently works in private physiotherapy practice where he continues to develop many new ideas with respect to the clinical management of thoracic and cervical spine pain disorders. For those interested in viewing Steve's extensive list of publications please click here.
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Michael Monaghan
Osteopath, Manipulative Physiotherapist
Michael graduated from the New Zealand school of physiotherapy, Otago in 1968. He then studied at and graduated from the British School of Osteopathy, Londonn in 1974. He completed his diploma in Manipulative Therapy in 1981. In 1983 he started teaching manipulation techniques to small groups. This progressed to teaching at the Auckland Scool of Physiotherapy on its Advanced Diploma program. Since then he has been active in planning and implementing post-graduate manipulative physiotherapy programs for the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapy Association and the Auckland School of Physiotherapy post-graduate program. Michael is the author of “Spinal Manipulation- A Manual For Physiotherapists” and has authored a videos and CDROM's. Michael has enormous talent and expertise in the field of teaching a highly skilled aspect of manual therapy. |
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Max Zusman
DipPT(WAust), GradDipHlthSc(WAIT), MAppSc(Curtin)
Max Zusman is a world reknowned authority on physiology of pain and manual therapy. He has published many important papers with respect to this complex but highly important aspect of manual therapy. Max is a senior lecturer at the School of Physiotherapy. His research interests are vibration induced allodynia and cognitive function in chronic whiplash patients and physiological responses to neural tissue testing in the upper limb. For those interested in viewing Max's extensive list of publications please click here
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Professor Diana Hopper
TC, DipYL(SWDVic), BAppSc(WAIT), GradDipSPhysio(WAIT), Med, PhD(WAust), FASMF
Diana is the Honours coordinator at the School of physiotherapy, her area of specialty is soft tissue manipulation. She has developed a new model for the management of soft tissue disorders which she has recently tested with two clinical trials. Diana has a long history of association with sports physiotherapy being involved in the Master of sports physiotherapy program at Curtin for many years. Her research interests are deep dynamic massage techniques, knee instability and trauma to the cruciate ligaments. For those interested in viewing Diana's publications please click here
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Dean Watson
Dean graduated as a physiotherapist in Adelaide in 1976 and completed a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Manipulative Therapy in 1983 followed by a Master of Applied Science by Research at the University of South Australia in 1991. In 1991 he established The Headache Clinic in Adelaide. He has a vast clinical experience comprises consulting over 6000 headache and migraine sufferers and in excess of 15000 treatments. Since 1991 he has developed a series of techniques that can confirm that a neck disorder is the cause of or a significant factor in the mechanism of the headache or migraine. Dean’s experience has shown that if the techniques are performed in a specific manner it is possible to determine which spinal segment is contributing to headache. This knowledge greatly increases the chance of manual treatment being successful. Dean is currently a PhD Candidate investigating the role of cervicogenic dysfunction in the mechanism of migraine at Murdoch University. Dean has presented courses for physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom, Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Spain.
All the above are well recognised for their outstanding and varied contribution to manual therapy. Participants are extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to learn from such presenters in such an ideal and intensive setting. Further details about the course content is included in the program section. |
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Associate Professor Ben Wand
BAppSc(Physio), GradDip(ExSpSc), MAppSc(Manip Physio), PhD. Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle. Ben is currently the coordinator of musculoskeletal studies for the physiotherapy program at the University of Notre Dame Australia. He completed his original physiotherapy degree, as well as post graduate qualifications in sports science and manipulative physiotherapy, in Sydney. He undertook his PhD at Brunel University in London on physiotherapy management of acute low back pain. His current research interests include the role of central nervous system dysfunction in chronic low back pain and physiotherapy management of chronic spinal pain. Click here to view Publications |
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