CPE: 12 CPE points

Catering: All tickets now include morning tea and lunch. Please advise of any dietary requirements when booking your ticket. ATMS can only guarantee your dietary requirements will be catered for with at least 7 days notice.

Items to Bring: A massage table, oils and towels.

To ensure the success of this seminar, it is a requirement that you bring above items to the event. If you do not have a massage table, please arrange table hire via https://www.firm-n-fold.com.au/shop-online/hire-equipment or company of your choice.

If you live in a regional area or have any concerns regarding bringing a massage table to the event, please email us at events@atms.com.au

This two-day theory/practical seminar will focus on lower back pain vs SIJ pain. Sometimes it can be a little confusing when trying to establish is it the lumbar spine? Is it the SIJ? Are Red Flags or Yellow Flags involved? Is it isolated or a combination of the above causing the patients pain and restricted range of motion. When it comes to testing the SIJ there a lot of tests that have poor reliability and validity that can lead to false positives, this two-day seminar will focus on the most reliable and valid methods of testing the SIJ and which SIJ tests to combine to increase the sensitivity and specificity of the examination.

A thorough subjective examination will be covered looking for clues to help us formulate a clinical impression (working diagnosis) and differential diagnosis incorporating clinical reasoning skills to support your findings. The next process of the investigation is the objective examination using current evidence-based research for the lumbar spine and SIJ, once all the data has been collected we will revisit the original clinical impression and differential diagnosis to rule in/rule out specific MSK pathologies via clinical reasoning. Once a clinical impression has been established a specific treatment plan will be implemented for the lumbar spine and the SIJ as well as a corrective exercise/stretching plan. The treatment plan will focus on joint mobilisation to the lumbar spine, SIJ and hip joint. The associated anatomy trains will be included as part of the treatment plan as well as a self-management corrective exercise plan for the client.

Presenter: Rob Orr

Rob Orr is a clinical myotherapist and a Credentialed McKenzie Therapist (one of only 170 in Australia).

He specialises in acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain of the spine and the extremities, sciatica, musculoskeletal injuries related to sport and altered bio-mechanics, corrective exercises, functional stretching, and client education/self-management.

With over 15 years of experience in myotherapy and lecturing, Rob is currently working in a private practice and lecturing at Victoria University Polytechnic.

Rob is passionate about continuously updating his knowledge in the most current evidence-based research and strives to never stop learning. He is an enthusiastic participant of all forms of exercise including rugby, weight training, martial arts, Olympic lifting, swimming boxing and yoga.

Cancellation: If it is deemed that a seminar is not viable, it may be postponed or cancelled by ATMS.

Please note that it is not permissible to bring children to ATMS seminars.