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Part A - The Lumbar Spine

01.03.2024 - 03.03.2024

Gauteng

This four-day course presents the theoretical aspects and concepts of the McKenzie Method in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy, as applied in the examination and treatment of patients with complaints of low back and related referred pain. Through lectures and patient demonstrations, the derangement, dysfunction and postural syndromes are described in detail and appropriate treatment plans are outlined with emphasis on the use of patient self-treatment procedures. The clinical efficacy and limitations of the McKenzie approach as applied to the lumbar spine, are illustrated by follow-up patient demonstrations.

The course begins with a comprehensive prerequisite online session, followed by a three-day live course. The online component allows you to work at your own convenience and learn from an interactive blend of visuals, audio and video designed to familiarize you with the general principles, terminology and more to prepare you to participate in the live course.

Course Timeline:
Day 1: Online Prerequisite
(Approx. completion time 5 hrs. Must be completed 7 days prior to the start of Day 2)
Day 2: 8:00am - 17:00pm
Day 3: 8:00am - 17:00pm
Day 4: 8:00am - 17:00pm

Note: Timelines may vary based on patient scheduling. etc.

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Details

Date and time

Start: 08.30 am Friday 1 March 2024
End: 5.00 pm Sunday 3 March 2024
Registration opens at 8.00 am on Friday

Lifestyle Management Park
Clifton Avenue
Centurion, Gauteng
South Africa

Fees

Early Bird
R11000.00
(Full payment received before 1 February 2024)

Non-Early Bird
R12000.00

Spaces Available

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Additional Information

This course is open to registered Physiotherapists, registered Medical Doctors, registered Chiropractors and registered Osteopaths.

Registrations and payment for each course need to be received by at least 2 weeks prior to the commencement of the course.

Instructor

Ian Grey

BPhysT, Dip. MDT

Ian qualified as a physiotherapist in 2001 at the University of Pretoria. He became a credentialed clinician in the McKenzie method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in 2011 and completed his Diploma in MDT during 2015. He was the first clinician to represent South Africa at the McKenzie World Congress in Denmark where he also took the Diploma final exam. Ian is faculty of the McKenzie Institute and has been teaching in Southern Africa since 2019.

Ian has been the official representative for the McKenzie Institute International since 2014 and in this capacity has acted as course organiser and host of the McKenzie Institutes Educational Program and Certification process in Southern Africa with the assistance of GRB Physiotherapists.

Ian has been a private practice owner since 2005, and in 2015 GRB Physiotherapists became the first McKenzie accredited practice in Southern Africa where Ian is still a co-director of the practice. He alongside his co-directors of GRB Physiotherapists established the McKenzie Institute of Southern Africa in 2019.

Part A - The Lumbar Spine