Dear Members,
I hope you’re all well and ready for a good year as the COVID situation appears somewhat more stable across Australia.
Thanks to everyone for renewing your membership. Your ongoing support is much appreciated and is critical to MIA being able to provide education around Australia.
We’re certainly ready for more MDT education this year with Part B (online) in March and Part C (face to face) in Sydney in April. We also have a Part A (online) and another Part B (online) scheduled for the middle of the year, so if you need a refresher or your staff or colleagues are looking to start their MDT education, head to the course registration webpage to reserve your spot. And don’t forget Credentialed and Diplomate members receive a 50% discount off the listed price for Parts A-D!
As well as preparing for the A-D courses, Faculty have also been very busy planning for the Education Weekend (online) in May, with this year’s theme focussing on headaches and the upper cervical spine. A diverse list of presenters should make for an interactive and thought provoking weekend. Full details and bookings via the Education Weekend webpage.
Don’t forget the members only Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held online on Saturday 1st May. Register via the website. Also keep an eye on your emails as more information about the meeting and the Annual Report will be circulated shortly.
Finally, thanks to those NSW members who responded to our EOI about potential course venues. We appreciate your help and are factoring the information into our course planning for the second half of this year and beyond.
Hope to see you all at the Education Weekend and AGM, if not at one of other courses throughout the year.
Take care.
Peter Schoch
Chairperson / Faculty
Anita Nicholas, Credentialed MDT - NSW Private Practice
Tell us a bit about your current work
At present I’m working for myself 2 days a week at my own premises. I use McKenzie assessment for all clients. I always try using McKenzie treatment initially . If not successful I’ll try other methods.
How did you start on your MDT journey?
I started as a hospital Physiotherapist on rotation. Then I was employed in a Rehabilitation hospital. Then with my own young children I worked in paediatrics in the community for 14 years. At the age of 40 I decided I needed a career change and worked in private practise part time. Although I didn’t enjoy the practise, the owner introduced me to the McKenzie method. I then attended Part A and B and really appreciated the assessment method which I had never felt was taught very well at University. I then worked in another private practise which encouraged the use of the McKenzie method. I had great results and people actually got better, inspiring me to complete Part C and D and to do the credentialing exam. I then started my own practise initially at Pitt Town and then at Rouse Hill. After a couple of years I moved part of the practise to my home, which is in a rural setting.I then worked 2 days from there and 2 days from Rouse Hill.
The case study was written by a recent MDT convert, Dan Hawes, Physiotherapist, who goes through his clinical reasoning and was brave enough to put it up to the MIA Faculty for review. Thanks to Tim Cathers for writing the review and Mark Cheel and Peter Schoch for their input.
Patient P, a 19-year-old male, presented with pain that extended from the right buttock to just above the posterior knee. This pain had been present for a week, arising one afternoon after trying to flatten cardboard in a skip bin by jumping on it. Click here to refer to initial assessment of Patient P
Pain started in the lumbar spine before spreading into the buttock and thigh over the following days, worsening in intensity since initial onset. The patient reported he had been unable to work as a motorcycle mechanic for the past three days due to the pain. The pain was worse with prolonged standing (>30 minutes) or crouching. He was also unable to participate in soccer or mixed martial arts, which he would usually train 4-5 days per week. He was sleeping well (supine & right side lying) with no symptoms overnight, and was able to abolish his symptoms after sitting for 10-20 minutes in a relaxed (kyphotic) position, though his symptoms would return again on standing up after 3-5 minutes.
Click here to read the full case study.....
Halliday M, Garcia A, Amorim A, Machado G, Hayden J, Pappas E, Ferreira P, Hancock M. Treatment effect sizes for pain and disability are moderated by the delivery approach for Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in a population with low back pain: A systematic review with a meta-regression approach, JOSPT 2019
Background and objectives
Many trials have assessed the efficacy of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (McKenzie Method) on low back pain populations, with mixed results. One proposed reason for the discrepancy between trials is the inconsistent delivery of MDT. This systematic review aimed to compare treatment effect sizes on pain and disability in studies that are considered adherent to MDT core principles and those that are judged ‘not adherent’.
Click here to read the full article ....
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2021 MIA Education Weekend |
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MIA Annual General Meeting - Members Only |
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Part C - Advanced Lumbar Spine & Extremities - Lower Limb |
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Part A - The Lumbar Spine |
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Part B - The Cervical & Thoracic Spine |
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