Course Information
Sarah Guy, Course Tutor
Sarah qualified as a BBTA basic course instructor in 2017. She works as an independent practitioner treating patients in the community and provides clinical support and training.
She qualified as a physiotherapist at the University of Birmingham in 1995 and completed her MSc at Brighton University in 2003. She has worked in a number of hospitals in London including Guy and St Thomas’, RHND, NHNN and the regional rehabilitation unit at the Homerton.
Sarah is currently teaching basic, introductory and short themed Bobath courses
Module 1: Understanding human movement analysis as a basis of clinical intervention
This 1.5-day module is designed to introduce participants to the concept of movement analysis in the assessment and treatment of adults with neurological or neuromuscular dysfunction. The module consists of a theoretical introduction to movement analysis, practical sessions, and a patient demonstration.
Course aims:
- To discuss movement analysis based on The Bobath Concept
- To explore and enhance skills of observation, analysis and movement facilitation
- To link the evidence, base and clinical practice
By the end of the course, the participants should be able to:
- Describe key components relating to the analysis of positions / postural sets of sitting and standing and movement sequences of sit to stand and stand to sit
- Identify key characteristics of efficient movement performance and recognise potential causes for lack of efficiency
- Understand the wide postural and tonal variations in the normal adult population
- Demonstrate efficient handling skills to facilitate movement from one postural set to another (sit to stand to sit.)
- Apply knowledge of movement analysis to the assessment and treatment of patients with neurological dysfunction.
Who is this course suitable for?
Qualified physiotherapists and occupational therapists working in neurology.
Requirements:
Applicants must be a qualified PT or OT.
Module 2: Postural Control and the Recovery of Locomotion
This 1.5-day module considers the development of postural control as a basis for recovery of locomotion and functional walking. It will include patient demonstrations, theoretical and practical sessions.
Course aims:
- To identify a framework for assessment and treatment of the patient with impairment of balance and walking
- To develop skills of movement observation, movement analysis, and movement facilitation with particular reference to improving balance and locomotion
- To link the evidence, base and clinical practice
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, the participants should be able to:
- Identify key components of movement relating to weight transfer in standing along with stance and swing phases of locomotion
- Analyse the above movements in terms of efficiency and recognise potential causes for lack of efficiency
- Clinically reason an appropriate treatment plan with respect to facilitation of movement components for standing and its progression to locomotion
Who is this course suitable for?
Qualified physiotherapists and occupational therapists working in neurology.
Requirements:
Applicants must be a qualified PT or OT.
Module 3: Postural Control and Recovery of Upper Limb Function
This 1.5-day module considers the development of postural control with particular reference to the recovery of upper limb function. It will include patient demonstrations, theoretical and practical sessions.
Course aims:
- To identify a framework for assessment and treatment of the patient with impairment of upper limb function
- To develop skills of movement observation, movement analysis, and movement facilitation with particular reference to improving upper limb function
- To link the evidence, base and clinical practice
Learning objectives
By the end of the course the participants should be able to:
- To identify key components of movement relating to scapulothoracic control, shoulder stability and recovery of functional reach
- Analyse the above movements in terms of efficiency and recognise potential causes for lack of efficiency
- Clinically reason an appropriate treatment plan with respect to facilitation of movement components for upper limb recovery
Who is this course suitable for?
Qualified physiotherapists and occupational therapists working in neurology.
Requirements:
Applicants must be a qualified PT or OT.