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Cerebral Palsy - Physiotherapy Management in Children and Young People
Mini Series

Get a practical overview of young people with cerebral palsy and how you can help them in this easy to attend, fully guaranteed, Online Mini Series™ from CPD Solutions

  • Get a practical overview of young people with cerebral palsy and how you can help them
  • Have an awareness of secondary complications and common comorbidities present in cerebral palsy.
  • Understand your role as physiotherapist within a multidisciplinary team
  • Understand the 10 factors that influence neuroplasticity and how these can be applied to a Paediatric group.
  • Learn how we can apply the principles of Neuroplasticity to our therapy intervention.
  • Develop knowledge and understanding of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
  • Discuss the current evidence for Botulinum Toxin
  • AND…you have a whole year’s access to recorded sessions for reviewing key points
  • Watch the recordings on your mobile, iPad, PC or laptop
  • Get 8 Hours of CPD and your personalised CPD Certificate with this course
  • Superb value for money – you learn without travelling or paying for accommodation, childcare or petcare

The ongoing access is great for watching again when I have a relevant patient

It has given me a greater awareness of assessments and treatments including that of other professions. The information about neurplasticity as I have not gone over this since leaving university. I also enjoyed learning more about CIMT and bimanual therapy as it is the OTs that carry this out in my service

Being able to do the course in your own time at your own speed was really useful

What will I learn on this course?

Session 1

Cerebral Palsy - What is it and how does it present?

  • Be able to define cerebral palsy and understand why patients present with different types of movement disorder.
  • Have an awareness of secondary complications and common comorbidities present in cerebral palsy.
  • Have an awareness of global physical milestones; typical vs atypical development.
  • Assessment principles and approaches
  • Discussion of role of physiotherapist within a multidisciplinary team

Session 2

Early Intervention in Cerebral Palsy - Importance and Implications

  • Be able to define neuroplasticity and to understand cortical re-organisation and how this can be influenced positively with therapy.
  • Understand the 10 factors that influence neuroplasticity and how these can be applied to a Paediatric group.
  • Discuss why intervention as early as possible following brain injury helps optimise neuroplasticity
  • What Are the Therapies/Treatment That Offer the Most Researched Results to enhance neuroplasticity?
  • Discuss how we can apply the principles of Neuroplasticity to our therapy intervention

Session 3

Evidence Based Treatment for Children and Young People with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

  • Gain understanding of hemiplegia, hemiparesis and hemidystonia
  • Discuss the assessment and outcome measures of children and young people with unilateral Cerebral Palsy
  • Discuss Functional Hand use and the importance of hand role differentiation
  • Develop knowledge and understanding of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
  • Develop knowledge and understanding of Bimanual Therapy
  • Discuss current evidence for Botulinum Toxin
  • Discuss current evidence for Lower limb rehabilitation

Meet the Presenter....

Andy Ringer

MSc PHYT

Andy completed his first degree in Sports Rehabilitation at the University of Hull in 2008. He then worked in the sports and fitness industry, coaching children in a variety of sports in the UK and also in the USA. Having realised he has a passion for physiotherapy he completed his physiotherapy masters degree at the University of Essex, which included a student placement with the Kids Physio Works team. Since graduating Andy has worked at Guys & St Thomas’ NHS trust, gaining experience in intensive care, amputee rehabilitation and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

Melanie Horton

BSc, PHYT

Melanie studied her BSc in Physiotherapy at the University of Hertfordshire where she qualified with a 1st class Honours degree in 2013. Since qualifying, Melanie has worked within the NHS, completing rotations to gain experience in different fields, before specialising in Adult Neurology. Although Melanie enjoyed working with adults, her passion was to always work with children and so from there then moved onto working at the Brainwave Centre, transferring her skills to Paediatric Neurology.

Kirsty Shepherd

BSc, PHYT

Kirsty trained in Physiotherapy at Brunel University. Since qualifying she has worked as a Senior Physiotherapist at an Essex based Hospital where she completed many rotations and gained much knowledge and experience within different specialties. Kirsty went on to specialise in Paediatrics with a focus on Neurodisability at the Brainwave Centre where she further progressed her skills by assessing and treating children of all ages with many different diagnoses. Most recently Kirsty completed training in Constraint Induced Movement Therapy.

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