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Reconnecting: Contemporary Manual & Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Date: 26 + 27 August 2023 (with pre-conference workshops on the 25 August – see below for more details).
Venue: Novotel Rotorua
We have secured two prestigious key note speakers: Dr Nathan Hutting and Professor Michel Coppieters.
And there will be many local presenters as well as a great panel discussion.
It will be a not to be missed event where we can finally reconnect in person!
For those however unable to travel we will be offering online tickets for a reduced cost.
See you there!
Tickets:
Early bird rates will apply until Friday 23 June 2023
NZMPA Member $550
PNZ Member $600
Non PNZ Member $650
Students $400
One Day Rate (no dinner) $350
Online Attendance $450
Pricing from Friday 23 June 2023
NZMPA Member $650
PNZ Member $700
Non PNZ Member $750
Students $400
One Day Rate (no dinner) $350
Online Attendance $450
Accommodation:
We have special rates with Novotel Rotorua and IBIS (next door). Dependent on availablility, book early to avoid disappointment. Please contact the office on admin@nzmpa.org.nz for the code.
Case Studies:
Case study submission is now open. We are excited to invite applications for musculoskeletal case study presentations at our conference.
Please include a title and short summary (<300 words) in Word format
Abstract closing date is Friday 2nd of June 2023.
Please send to admin@nzmpa.org.nz
Pre Conference Workshops – Friday 25 August
Workshop 1: Mulligan Masterclass presented by Jillian McDowell
Friday 25 August: 9am – 12pm
Room: Stafford Room, Novotel Hotel
Ticket Price: $70
Click here to register. Only available to conference registrants.
The clinical paradigm underpinning the Mulligan Concept will be presented with the latest theories on its mechanisms. The use Mobilisation with Movement (MWM) as a test will be presented, focusing on differentiation between the cervical spine and the shoulder. Practical sessions on spinal mobilisation with arm movements, glenohumeral, acromioclavicular and scapulothoracic MWMs are included with a range of home exercises to prescribe for your patients.
No Mulligan experience required for this masterclass.
Workshop 2: Mulligan CMPs presented by Jillian McDowell
Friday 25 August: 1pm – 4pm
Room: Stafford Room, Novotel Hotel
Ticket Price: $70
Click here to register. Only available to conference registrants.
Fine tuning joint planes for greater PILL response and success
Lumbar shift correction using MWMs and SNAGs
Fine tuning C2 techniques for headaches and dizziness, new glide combinations
MWM for neural mobility
Self MWM for hips
Plus anything else new I bring home from our MCTA meeting in Florida in June.
For the Certified Mulligan Practitioners Only.
Workshop 3: Non-operative management of shoulder instability – A new clinical framework presented by Margie Olds
Friday 25 August: 1pm – 4pm
Room: Dodd Room, Novotel Hotel
Pricing: $120
Click here to register. Only available to conference registrants
The purpose of this workshop is to present these concepts and teach clinicians/attendees a new approach to the non-operative treatment of shoulder instability. Return to sport tests will also be discussed and practiced within the workshop. It is hoped that by sharing these ideas, patients with shoulder instability who are managed non-operatively will have improved clinical outcomes.