Cervical Spine Course – Practical Solutions for Complex Neck Problems

Kieran and Taishi are running a Cervical Spine 2-day workshop in Hobart (dates will be confirmed), covering:

· Non-surgical and surgical management of neck and neck-arm pain

disorders

· Manual therapy techniques for the neck and neck-arm

· Evidence-based exercise strategies

· Differential diagnosis of headache disorders and dizziness

· Red flag pathology in the cervical spine

· Assessment and management of whiplash injuries

· Simplifying TMJ disorders

· Clinical reasoning in the complex cervical spine patient

The course will be research-bound with evidence-informed application, with practical, postgraduate-level strategies you can use with patients immediately!

Dr. Kieran Richardson is a Specialist Physiotherapist and theDirector of Global Specialist Physiotherapy, a consultancy company of expert clinicians, researchers and educators providing formal mentoring, second opinions for complex patient presentations and professional development.He consults at a number of physiotherapy practices locally, as well as nationally and internationally. He has special interest in evidence-based, non-surgical management of musculoskeletal conditions and recognition of these strategies within thePhysiotherapy profession, as well as interprofessionally and to the general public.

Dr. Taishi Ezaki is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2022). He currently works as an Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and Clinical Leader in the Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Screening Clinic at Cairns Hospital where he regularly provides specialist opinion and management to complex patients awaiting a surgical opinion. His clinical expertise focuses on nonoperative management of complex musculoskeletal conditions including spinal and peripheral joint pain. Taishi is actively involved in quality improvement research, and teaches experienced post-graduate Physiotherapists completing training in the Advanced Musculoskeletal Program in Queensland Health. He is also actively involved in the specialisation training program and provides clinical supervision for Masters of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy students. Taishi also works part-time as a Consulting Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and is the director of Cairns Specialist Physiotherapy where he provides second opinions and professional development in Far North Queensland and around Australia.