Course Tutor
THE ASSOCIATION OF McTIMONEY-CORLEY SPINAL THERAPISTS
AMCST Office:
16 Tower Hill, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5ER (Bobbie Nicholson)
AMCST Office 01993 774 418 (Bobbie Nicholson - 24 hour answer phone service)
AMCST Mobile: 07904 436 897 (Jenny Rhodes)
AMCST Emails: mctimoney.corley@googlemail.com or info@mctimoney-corley.com
AMCST Website: www.mctimoney-corley.com
Course Tutor:
Colin Beckett BSc. Hons. (OBU), MAO, Lic MET, Dip. MCST (OCC)
Course Details
Date:26th November 2011 from 10am to 4pm
Venue: Burwell Hall,Thorney Leys, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 5NP
Cost: £100, payable to:
AMCST 16,Tower Hill Witney Oxfordshire, OX28 5ER
Session One (2 Hours)
1. Introduction to the day’s course
2. Explain the reason for good, accurate history taking
3. An adequate time allowed for history taking, covering all eventualities
4. The art of taking a good case history
5. Look for red and yellow flags and danger signs.
6. Relevant Case History for a Road Traffic Accident
Session Two (2 Hours)
1. Understand and evaluate the differences between mechanical LBP and those of a pathological nature.
2. The differences between Radiculopathy and Myelopathy when treating back problems
3. Recognise and learn the important orthopaedic tests and eliminate the irrelevant ones for LBP.
4. Perform Sensation, Motor and Reflex in order to pinpoint the exact level of LBP. Evaluate the difference between a prolapsed disc or a subluxation.
5. Appreciate the importance of a thorough examination in order to reach a diagnosis
Session Three (One and a Half Hours)
1. To know the difference between Referred Radicular Pain and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) when treating cervical problems.
2. Learn to perform the relevant orthopaedic cervical tests before treating cervical problems.
3. Perform Sensation, Motor and Reflex tests to the cervical vertebrae.
4. How to treat the dizzy patient
5. Reach a diagnosis following the above tests.
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