2025 Spinal Manual Therapies Advanced Workshop - Brisbane

2025 Spinal Manual Therapies and Exercises Workshop

A learning module for doctors wanting to boost their skills in treating spinal dysfunction with a range of targeted manual therapies and exercises

Pre-requisites: Participants to have completed the AAMM Assessment and Management Modules in Neck and Upper Back Pain and Low Back Pain (or be able to demonstrate evidence of equivalent education/training in the assessment of spinal pain, to be approved by the Convenor on an individual basis)

Learn how to:

  • Apply spinal examination skills in selection of patients and appropriate manual therapies and exercises

  • Mobilisation techniques in all spinal regions

  • Manipulation techniques for the thoracic spine

  • Muscle energy therapy techniques for the cervical spine

  • Counterstrain and positional release techniques for the cervical spine and chest wall pain.

DETAILS

DATES: Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July 2025

TIME: 8.30 am – 4.30 pm each day

VENUE: View Hotel, Hamilton, Brisbane

COST:

  • AAMM Members: $1600

  • Non-members: $1900

Close of Registration: Sunday 12th July 2025 to allow adequate time for pre-reading requirements.

PRE-READING

The pre-reading will cover:

  • Revision of gross, functional and surface anatomy of the spine including relevant material from the Certificate in Musculoskeletal Medicine.

  • The guiding principles of:

    • Joint mobilization

    • Muscle energy therapy

    • Counterstrain and positional release

    • Stretching of muscles and joints

  • Key evidence about the effectiveness of the therapies covered

  • The concept of irritability of spinal disorders

  • Safety issues in the application of techniques

TUTORS

  • Dr Geoff Harding - Musculoskeletal Medicine Practitioner, Sandgate, Brisbane

  • Dr Michael Yelland – Musculoskeletal Medicine Practitioner, Arana Hills, Brisbane, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Griffith University - Convenor

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the spinal therapies and exercises module, participants should be able to:

  • Describe how spinal manual therapies and exercises benefit spinal dysfunction.

  • Demonstrate accurate diagnosis of spinal dysfunction through detailed palpation.

  • Apply mobilisation, manipulation, muscle energy therapy, counter strain and positional release techniques to specific spinal dysfunction presentations.

  • Demonstrate the teaching of stretching techniques for spinal pain and tightness.

  • Describe the principles of the safe and appropriate application of all treatment techniques and exercises taught in this module

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE 

A detailed workshop schedule for this module can be found here.

CPD

A certificate of attendance will be supplied on completion of the module to facilitate claiming of appropriate Education Activity hours and Review of Performance hours.

Applications for CPD hours will be the responsibility of the participants, however, the AAMM as a registered education provider will provide a certificate of attendance and recommendations for the claiming of appropriate hours for the CPD categories of 'Educational Activities', Measuring Outcomes' and 'Reviewing Performance'.

CONTACT

For further details, please contact [email protected]

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