Advanced Concussion, Body Image, & Midline Presentations course in Calgary

Body Image and Midline rehab have been an untapped strategy for successful concussion rehab.

Course Description

Concussion has a heterogenous presentation. Deficits include oculomotor, vestibular, postural stability, neurocognitive and behavioral. When cervical pain is co-morbid, numerous motor control and proprioceptive deficits also exist. Similar to other complex pain presentations, body image, midline and motor imagery deficits also exist.

The brain needs to know what is happening in the body. It gets this information from sensory feedback. When this information is deficient the brain will change behaviour to get this information. Neurocognitive deficits, poor motor skill learning, pain and other symptoms can be produced as a result. It is now clear that our virtual brain and body image are involved in pain states, neurocognitive function and motor skill learning. Normal healthy coordination and body image are learned during the neurodevelopmental process. This includes primitive reflexes, key postural reflexes and specific sensory motor function. Good motor skill learning requires a good body image and motor imagery skill.

Neurodevelopmental rehab has been shown to help neurocognitive function in children and adults. This is an easy to use strategy to help many patients.

You will leave with a clear understanding of how to assess and treat the deficits that occur with concussion, along with the appropriate subjective history, physical examination and outcome measures to use. You will be able to develop a rehabilitation program for clients with altered body image, those or who just can't learn (Motor Morons!) and have appropriate progressions and problem solving strategies.

You will be able to successfully treat many patients you could not previously rehab or have hit a plateau.

The midline and body image concepts have widespread implications for pediatric, vestibular, concussion and musculoskeletal rehab.

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Course Objectives: The participant will be able to:

• Identify Body Image and Midline deficits with a subjective history and objective screening
• Assess and rehabilitate Tactility, Oculomotor Function, Proprioception
• Be able to assess & rehab key primitive & postural reflexes that influence rehab
• Develop a rehabilitation program for patients with concussion who have poor body image and midline with appropriate starting points and progressions

Testimonial

This course is a game changer. Sean continues to push physiotherapists to think beyond the standard orthopedic model, incorporating neurological, neuro-developmental, , functional medicine and original research, into a model that answers so many questions regarding each patient's unique experience. His midline and musculoskeletal body image work is revolutionary. Dave Homes, Tower Physio

WHAT WILL YOU GET FORM THIS COURSE THAT YOU MAY NOT ALREADY HAVE?

Body Image

We will show you how to assess for body Image disorders and rehabilitation strategies which can be applied to a wide range of other conditions and clinical presentations.

Midline & Vestibular Patterning

We have researched and developed the concept of midline as sensory system. Find out what it is and how to assess & rehab it.

Traditional Oculomotor Rehab is often too advanced for many. We will show you new starting points, new exercises and progressions.

Tandem Rhomberg and some Oculomotor Tests - Are people failing because of midline?

Motor Skill Learning - Improve Motor Control

Not everyone can learn specific motor control exercises. We will show you how to quickly screen and how you can rehab this with specific sensory motor and neurodevelopmental rehab.

Postural & Primitive Reflexes

Immediately change movement patterns, help people who have poor motor skill learning

Regardless of how much knowledge you have you will benefit from knowing:

• Rehab of musculoskeletal body image & midline
• Primitive reflex inhibition & postural reflexes
• Rehab of oculomotor function & vestibular patterns

Location: Tower Physio, Calgary Alberta, Canada, #120, 140 – 10th Avenue SE

Date:              Nov 23-25, 2018

Time:             Fri: 2:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.; Sat: 8:30a.m. – 5:30p.m.; Sun 8:30a.m. – 4:30p.m.

There is a half day online learning module prior to the course.

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Facilitator

Sean Gibbons graduated from Manchester University in 1995. He has been rehabilitating movement patterns, chronic pain and concussion for over 20 years. His PhD was on the development of the Motor Control Abilities Questionnaire which predicts motor skill learning. His research has found that the questionnaire is more predictive of monitoring outcome than the Rivermead Concussion Questionnaire. His research has identified key new sub-classifications relevant for Concussion: Neurological Factors; Midline as a sensory system and Chronic Low Grade Systemic Inflammation. His current work follows this and aims to further understand the mechanisms of poor outcome and the Individual Factors influencing treatment. His dissection and research into psoas major, gluteus maximus and other muscles has led to the development of new rehabilitation options. He has presented his research at national and international conferences and has several journal publications and book chapters on related topics. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) at McMaster's Advanced Orthopaedic Musculoskeletal / Manipulative Physiotherapy specialization and lectures at Manchester Metropolitan University's Masters in Advanced Physiotherapy program.