Tendonopathy Master Class

Saturday 10th July 2010

Venue:     Physiotherapy Dept, Sports Surgery Clinic,

                Santry Demesne, Dublin 9

Time:       9.00am-5.00pm

Speaker: Peter Malliaras, PhD

Course overview: All you need to know to effectively manage lower limb tendonopathies. The following tendonopathies will be covered in detail; Hamstring origin, abductor, Patellar, Achilles, tibialis posterior and peroneal tendonopathies.

Lecture content: Tendon structure and physiology, pathology, pain and aetiology, diagnosis and assessment, rehabilitation, conservative adjuncts, injections and surgery, tendonopathy case studies.

Practical session content: Assessment and differential diagnosis, special tests, palpation, loading, eccentric training, rehabilitation progressions, tendon mobilization.

Peter Malliaras: Peter is an experienced physiotherapist who has worked with elite athletes at the Victorian Institute of Sport (Australia) as well as National and International level football, volleyball and basketball players and Olympic track and field athletes. Over the past decade, he has devoted his clinical and research time to the management of tendonopathy, completing his PhD in this area. Peter currently works in the United Kingdom and divides his time between seeing unresponsive tendonopathies among the general public and elite athletes (including English Institute of Sport athletes, Premier League Football players), tendon research at Queen Mary University (London) and post-graduate tendonopathy lecturing.

Fee: €135, includes course manual, refreshments and lunch. Places limited to 25. Cheques made out to Sports Surgery Clinic.

CPD: 7 CPD  points

Dress code: Shorts will be required for the practical session

For directions or further information on the Sports Surgery Clinic: www.sportssurgeryclinic.com