Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, Tel: 020 7405 9200
Neuromuscular physiotherapy Extension 0099
The neuromuscular physiotherapy team at GOSH are running a two day hands–on practical course for paediatric physiotherapists
“The practical management of paediatric neuromuscular disorders”.
There is a maximum of 20 places for the two days – applications are for both days only
Venue: Physiotherapy Gym, 4th Floor, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine (formerly the Homeopathic Hospital – adjacent to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children)
Dates: Thursday 27th June 2019, 9.30 until 17.30
Friday 28th June 2019, 8.30 until 16.00
(Lunch is not provided – we will supply drinks and snacks)
| Date | | Outline of session |
| Thursday am | 1. Assessment | Covering all the main assessments used in babies, infants and children with NM disorders: measurement techniques including myometry, timed tests, joint measurement, muscle testing, functional scales and outcome measures. |
| Thursday pm | 2. Splinting, serial casting and taping | Serial casting and soft cast splints in neuromuscular disease.
The use of taping in NM disorders. |
| Friday am | 3. Exercise and activity | This will look at the good and bad of exercising; eccentric, and concentric, problems of asymmetry, PNF, weights and resistance (including elastic bands), sport, activity, play and fun! |
| Friday pm | 4. Orthotics and Contracture management | This includes the main orthoses used for NM children; stretches, splinting and positioning, the use of CCD’s, what to stretch; what NOT to stretch and when to stop! |
Cost £220
