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• Psychosocial Flags

  As one on the frontlines for 20 years the concept of “flags” was useful to provide a strategy for integrating multiple elements into patient management strategies. Unfortunately , much like pain management programs recognition has driven a hands off strategy of patient management on the basis that “manual therapy” is either ineffective or creates dependance in this patient group.

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• Planning Rehabilitation Programs

  Key points to consider planning a rehabilitation program
  Manipulation of the many variables which influence the effect of an exercise can be daunting. Too much load may result in tissue failure, too little - well just a waste of time and effort! We need to consider all of the issues raised below to understand how to [...]

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• Manipulating Exercise Variables

  Selecting variables to modify in a rehabilitation program can prove challenging. Most therapists are familiar with the obvious variables of LOAD & REPETITION but there are numerous other factors that can be manipulated.

  Speed

  Range of Motion

  Base of Support

  Plane of Motion

  Combining different elements of these components allows progression or regression as required. It is essential that therapists are competent [...]

   

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• Functional Assessment

  Many of you will be familiar with the concept of functional training in rehabilitation, so a brief review of historical aspects will suffice here.
  Functional training from a rehabilitation perspective has been used for many decades with the obvious goal of returning an individual to their pre-injury functional status. The astute reader will note that this [...]

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• Physiotherapy & Exercise Prescription

  No doubt many of you are aware of the competition amongst health professionals for the the mantle of key exercise prescribers.

  Many therapists feel that their undergraduate training is insufficient.

  Some feel that the boundaries of practise are at best “blurred” which creates confusion with the public regarding choice of therapist.

  This has led to an explosion of [...]

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