The second in a series of webinars brought to you by the APCP South West Committee.
Guest Speaker - Nick Blade, Spinal Extended Scope Practitioner (specialist) at Wonford Hospital, Exeter. B.Sc (Hons), MCSP, HCPC and AACP registered.
On graduating from the University of Hertfordshire in 2005 he has specialised in numerous areas of musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Originally working in south London and for West Kent PCT, Nick developed an interest in spinal rehabilitation and worked within sports physiotherapy including England Badminton and Sheffield United FC. Nick is now a spinal ESP working closely with spinal surgeons at Wonford Hospital and has a wealth of experience in assessing and treating back and neck pain.
Learning Outcomes:
- To gain an understanding of best practice guideline for paediatric scoliosis management.
- To gain an understanding of paediatric scoliosis specific exercises.
- Expectations of the ‘local physio/service’.
- To increase knowledge of bracing options in paediatric scoliosis management.
- To touch on current evidence base regarding assessment and treatment of paediatric scoliosis.
‘Thank you for your booking, APCP is a not-for-profit organisation, therefore, not only will your fee go towards the cost of running the course and speaker costs, but it will equally support other educational programmes'.
