Clinical reasoning is a process in which a therapist, interacting with the patient and others (family carers etc), helps patients structure meaning, goals and health management strategies based on clinical data, patient choices and professional judgement and knowledge. Skill in making clinical decisions and plans, as well as critical self evaluation (based on reflective practice), are key to the delivery of high quality neurological rehabilitation.

Motor re-learning underpins a lot of neurological rehabilitation. Understanding how to structure task specific practice to optimise success is an important role for therapists. This lecture will provide an overview of motor learning theory and application to practice.

Do you work with clients with neurological conditions? Do you want to optimise their motor recovery and function? This workshop will hone your skills and ability using NMES to augment different motor functions, reduce swelling and spasticity, and support task specific training.

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. In contrast, dissociative attacks are considered a type of FND, as they result from a temporary dysfunction in the nervous system without abnormal electrical activity. Understanding these distinctions is vital for therapists to enhance patient care and treatment outcomes.

Hypertonia is a common and disabling impairment in many neurological conditions. This session will provide updates on pathophysiology and evidence based non-pharmacological management of adaptive muscle shortening and focal spasticity. 

Persistent pain is a common feature of neurological conditions, including stroke, TBI, MS and PD. This case study will explore co-existing dystonia and complex regional pain syndrome in a person with hemiplegia following brain injury.

This session will cover the practicalities of assessment for botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injection for focal spasticity, establishing client based goals and delivering effective, evidence based treatment to optimise outcomes.

Functional mobility is also limited by non motor impairments. This case study and discussion will explore how cognitive and perceptual deficits impact motor function.

FND is a very complex condition. This session will cover pathophysiology, assessment and treatment of this complex condition from an MDT perspective.

A complex case study exploring how addressing the trunk can be central to achieving function in a client with neurological impairments living in the community.

Cognitive deficits have a significant impact on the outcome of our neurological clients.  Deficits in attention are common across the spectrum of neurology.  This session will include a brief overview of attention networks, identification of deficits in your patients and adapting your intervention.

Upper limb deficits after stroke are complex, often involving deficits of motor and sensory function as well as perceptual dysfunction. This session will explore the clinical reasoning, considerations and intervention options for a variety of presentations.

• Understanding the underlying structures and processes in initiating and executing voluntary goal directed movements
• Understanding the underlying structures and processes in executing movement plans.
• Intervention for patients with attention deficits due to acquired brain injuries e.g. strokes, head injuries
• Intervention for patients with visual perceptual deficits due to acquired brain injuries e.g. strokes, head injuries

FND is a very complex condition. This session will cover pathophysiology, assessment and treatment of this complex condition from an MDT perspective.

Motor re-learning underpins a lot of neurological rehabilitation. Understanding how to structure task specific practice to optimise success is an important role for therapists. This lecture will provide an overview of motor learning theory and application to practice.

Neuroplasticity is the capacity of the neural system to respond /adapt to functional demands. It is a lifelong process which underpins learning, behaviour and memory. This lecture will focus on the current and ever-expanding evidence in this area.

Hypertonia is a common and disabling impairment in many neurological conditions. This session will provide updates on pathophysiology and evidence based non-pharmacological management of adaptive muscle shortening and focal spasticity. 

This is a one-day course for occupational therapists. 

This course is focussed on providing occupational therapists with the skills to effectively identify the cognitive and perceptual deficits of their neurological patients and provide effective, practical intervention. It will consider how cognition and perception are linked to function and how we can provide intervention that is functional taking into account cognitive and perceptual impairments.  It will also focus on communicating findings and plans for intervention to the MDT and carers involved.   It is focussed primarily on patients with strokes and head injuries, rather than progressive neurological disorders.

A one-day course for Occupational Therapists.

This workshop will be suitable for clinicians working with people with acquired brain injuries e.g. stroke and head injuries. After the workshop you will have a good understanding of cognition, be able to identify difficulties in cognition within function and where to focus your screening, assessment and intervention.

Functional mobility is also limited by non motor impairments. This case study and discussion will explore how cognitive and perceptual deficits impact motor function.

A half-day morning ‘Visual processing and visual perception’ workshop for Occupational Therapists and a half-day afternoon workshop “Voluntary goal directed movement – apraxia’ for Occupational Therapists.

Upper limb deficits after stroke are complex, often involving deficits of motor and sensory function as well as perceptual dysfunction. This session will explore the clinical reasoning, considerations and intervention options for a variety of presentations.

This is a one-and-a-half-day course covering the basic pathophysiology as well as the principles of concussion management for therapists looking to advance their knowledge and skill in this field. It is a combination of theory, practical sessions and case studies

This is a one-day course for occupational therapists.  This course will be focussed on considering how we can facilitate the upper limb during our ADL training with a patient.  It will be about techniques to prepare the upper limb during rehabilitation sessions and how to incorporate the upper limb during ADLs thereby increasing intensity, repetition and daily usage.

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. In contrast, dissociative attacks are considered a type of FND, as they result from a temporary dysfunction in the nervous system without abnormal electrical activity. Understanding these distinctions is vital for therapists to enhance patient care and treatment outcomes.

Cognitive deficits have a significant impact on the outcome of our neurological clients.  Deficits in attention are common across the spectrum of neurology.  This session will include a brief overview of attention networks, identification of deficits in your patients and adapting your intervention.

Clinical reasoning is a process in which a therapist, interacting with the patient and others (family carers etc), helps patients structure meaning, goals and health management strategies based on clinical data, patient choices and professional judgement and knowledge. Skill in making clinical decisions and plans, as well as critical self evaluation (based on reflective practice), are key to the delivery of high quality neurological rehabilitation.

This course is designed to make you more confident working with patients with neurological conditions, alongside your Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy colleagues

This is a very practical based course for occupational therapists and physiotherapists addressing the core skills required to assess and treat neurological patients at an introductory level. It will be case study based with both a joint and discipline specific focus on clinical reasoning and the practical aspects of intervention.

A complex case study exploring how addressing the trunk can be central to achieving function in a client with neurological impairments living in the community.

Persistent pain is a common feature of neurological conditions, including stroke, TBI, MS and PD. This case study will explore co-existing dystonia and complex regional pain syndrome in a person with hemiplegia following brain injury.

This is a one-day course for physiotherapists.

Explore how cognitive and perceptual issues affect your practice – why patients might/might not engage, why some patients do/don’t translate what is done in the gym to the ward, inconsistent patterns of performance

This is a half day course designed to revise and consolidate your skills learned in the ‘Preparing the Upper Limb for Function’ course. As part of the course we will request that you provide us with any queries you have had since the last course when applying your knowledge to practice. These will be developed into learning themes including patient videos for analysis and treatment planning.

This is a one day practical course that will help the therapist to prepare the upper limb to maximise functional training through:

One/ Two Day Course

This is a two-part course for occupational therapists and physiotherapists designed to provide practical ideas on how to put the current stroke guidelines into practice.  Level of evidence and consensus recommendations will be discussed for your specific discipline and those relevant to the multidisciplinary team,  and we will examine practical skills and strategies to implement the guidelines on the ward or outpatient settings.  We will also discuss how to clinically reason the management of patient issues when the guidelines supply limited direction.

This is a one-day intermediate course focussing on facilitation of the upper limb. It is suitable for people who have attended the ‘Preparation of the upper limb for function’ course or those who have experience with people with neurological conditions. It will provide further opportunities to learn and practice more advanced assessment and intervention techniques for the upper limb.

This is a one day course for either occupational therapists or physiotherapists working in the community, within patients homes or outpatient services.

Do you work with clients with neurological conditions? Do you want to optimise their motor recovery and function? This workshop will hone your skills and ability using NMES to augment different motor functions, reduce swelling and spasticity, and support task specific training.

A one day course for Occupational Therapists.

This workshop will be suitable for clinicians working across any healthcare setting including emergency departments, aged care units, acute hospitals and mental health settings. After the workshop you will have a good understanding of cognition, which can be applied across different diagnoses.  It will provide you with the ability to identify difficulties in cognition within function and where to focus your screening, assessment and intervention.

This session will cover the practicalities of assessment for botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injection for focal spasticity, establishing client based goals and delivering effective, evidence based treatment to optimise outcomes.

There are many tools in the tool-box of a therapist working in neurology. This lecture will be a discussion on the relevance of Bobath in current neurological practise.  Please also join us for end of year drinks and nibbles.