Steve Bailey Acupuncture CPD Courses

On this course charted physiotherapist, HCPC registered podiatrist and acupuncture practitioner Steve Bailey will guide you through and share his clinical experience in the effective application of remedial massage and joint mobilisation of the lower limb. Over the past 20 years Steve has treated, coached and trained various teams and individual athletes up to national and international standards, which includes member of the British Judo Squad, Nottingham Forest Football Club, Coventry City Football Club, Sheffield United Football Club, and Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. He also has a successful multidisciplinary clinic in Nottingham UK. Remedial massage is without doubt one of the oldest forms of medicine known to man. It is a therapeutic form of massage which if applied by a skilled therapist and may be used very successfully to treat most conditions of metabolic imbalance within the soft tissues of the body caused by injury, paralysis, disease etc. The remedial massage module will start by introducing students to the history of massage, the benefits, contraindication and basic and advanced massage techniques. Joint mobilisation is a simple form of passive movements to improve joint mobility, decrease stiffness, tension, and pain originating in the joint structure by using selected grades of accessory movements or sustained stretches to ensure a quick recovery. The purpose of the joint mobilisation module is to familiarise students with a rational of mobilisation procedures in the treatment of a range of lower limb disorders. Several common conditions which affect the lower limb that is seen in clinic daily will be covered. The module will start by introducing students to the history of joint mobilisation and manipulation, the current school of thought, indications and contra-indications and principles of joint mobilisation technique. Joint mobilisation is one of the most effective tools a physical therapist can use for treating a variety of musculoskeletal disorders. When therapeutic massage is combined with joint mobilisation, acupuncture and exercise rehabilitation they have been found to be a very effective form of physical therapy for addressing musculoskeletal disorders. The exercise rehabilitation module is designed to allow you to develop an understanding of how the locomotor system functions during exercise and rehabilitation. The module will cover the basics of rehabilitation for a range of injuries including stretching, strengthening, proprioception, and sports specific activities. It will allow you to devise a rehabilitation program for patients at all levels of fitness ranging from osteoarthritic (OA) knees, post-operative foot and ankle, hamstring tear, anterior cruciate tear and more. It will allow students to modify where necessary an athlete’s training programme to help prevent further injury, increase tensile strength of muscles, tendons and ligaments, and improve an athlete’s performance. Rehabilitation protocols will be presented aimed at people with a low fitness level to athletes. The rehabilitation protocols will provide a step-by-step training aimed at strengthening and stabilising the knee, ankle and foot following injury as well as preventing injuries. Student will gain an understanding of the importance of a warming up, flexibility, warming down, sports specific training and optimum supplementation for recovery.