Course Sponsor/Host: McKenzie Institute Canada
Location: Online
Registration Dates: Open
Registration Fees: $695.00
Registration Form: Download Form
Description:
Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® MDT: A reliable assessment & classification system for the spine & extremities, that leads you to an effective treatment strategy for your patients. To be effective, treatment strategies first require a thorough and accurate assessment. Backed by years of research, evidence and clinical practice. Now is the perfect time to discover why thousands of clinicians worldwide rely on MDT to improve their patient outcomes.
Expect to deliver results. Accurately, assess and diagnose and effectively treat clients suffering with mechanical ailments using the McKenzie MDT system.
4 Sessions Online with live instruction / ATLANTIC TIME
Session 1: Asynchronous online at your own pace
Session 2 SUN 06JUL: Online live with instructor 8:00AM–1:30PM (AT)
Sessions 3: SAT/13JUL Online live with instructor 10:00AM–5:15PM (AT)
Sessions 3: SUN/14JUL Online live with instructor 10:00AM–5:15PM (AT)
Legitimate patient demonstrations with follow-up appointments take place during the course.
Practical sessions also take place during the course.
Instructor: Fiona MacKenzie PT, Dip. MDT
Note: For further details please refer to course page on the MICanada website.
Register at: http://www.mckenzieinstitutecanada.org
FEEDBACK FROM FELLOW CLINICIANS ON RECENT COURSES:
ASSESS & DIAGNOSE AND TREAT WITH CONFIDENCE
MDT is a comprehensive biopsychosocial classification system that enables clinicians to reliably classify specific sub-groups and successfully match the classification to the appropriate treatment. The MDT system also identifies if the patient is unsuitable for mechanical therapy. A full history can exclude patients with serious pathology or non-mechanical pain that require medical referral or non-mechanical treatment approaches. With a thorough knowledge of the three syndromes (derangement, dysfunction and posture) a trained clinician can identify directional preference, centralization or other consistent mechanical responses in keeping with the MDT syndromes and their predicted response to treatment. Once the syndromes are ruled out, the clinician can more accurately identify other diagnoses such as SIJ, spinal stenosis, symptomatic spondylolithesis or non-mechanical presentations unsuitable for mechanical therapy [Danish Institute for Health Technology Assessment (1999) American College of Occupation and Environmental Medicine (2005)].
Course Goals:
This course will provide participants with the introductory knowledge and basic skills to begin to: