Practitioner Courses
David Wadsworth teaches several post-graduate courses to other health care practitioners licensed to practice manual therapy.
Manual Therapy Institute Courses
David is on the teaching faculty of the Manual Therapy Institute along with Haydn Gambling and Mark Elford. The Manual Therapy Institute teaches a series of 5 courses which collectively cover a broad range of manual therapy approaches for the entire body. The 5 courses are:
- Patterns of dysfunction in Lower Extremities and Pelvis
- Patterns of dysfunction in Thoraco-Lumbo-Sacral Region
- Patterns of dysfunction in Thoracic Cage
- Patterns of dysfunction in Cranio-Cervical Region
- Patterns of dysfunction in Upper Extremities
The "patterns of dysfunction series" has been designed to provide the practitioner with the manual skills to treat dysfunctions within the mechanical system, and to introduce the more advanced skills of visceral manipulation and cranial manipulation. An understanding of the inter-relationships between each of the bodies systems (such as the musculoskeletal system, gastrointestinal system, genitourinary system etc), and their role in chronic pain syndromes, is presented. The courses can be taken in any order and offer advanced manual therapy training to licensed health care practitioners.
In general only one of the courses will be held each year in Australia. In 2010 Patterns of Dysfunction in the Upper Extremities will be held in both Brisbane and Adelaide. In 2011 it is anticipated that the next class in the series, Patterns of Dysfunction in the Craniao-Cervical Region, will be held.
Course dates and location for Australia in 2010 are as follows:
- Patterns of dysfunction in the Upper Extremities
- Brisbane, 15-17 May 2010
- Patterns of dysfunction in the Upper Extremities
- Adelaide, 28-30 May 2010
For more information or to register on a Manual Therapy Institute course, please visit the Manual Therapy Institute website www.manualtherapyinstitute.com
Patterns of Dysfunction in the Upper Extremities 2010
David is teaching “Patterns of Dysfunction in the Upper Extremities” in 2010. This class is part of a series of 5 courses offered by the Manual Therapy Institute.
The Upper Extremities course will introduce the practitioner to the mechanical basis of local upper extremity complaints such as the spectrum of rotator cuff disorders, lateral epicondylagia and carpal tunnel syndrome. Assessment and manual treatment approaches appropriate for mechanical disorders will be presented, including manual therapy approaches such as positional release, myofascial technique, trigger point techniques and muscle energy. A feature of the course is the thorough assessment and differential diagnosis of the CAUSES of mechanical pain in the upper limb. By the end of the course the practitioner will also gain an understanding of the embryologic and visceral basis of referred upper limb pain, and develop assessment and treatment approaches for these common complaints. In particular the practitioner will be introduced to visceral manipulation and its role in upper quadrant pain.
For more information or to register on this course, please visit the Manual Therapy Institute website www.manualtherapyinstitute.com