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Ron A Alexander

Sports Medicine Australia

Australian Association of Massage Therapists

Institute of Registered Myotherapists of Australia

Association of Massage Therapists

	Enhances your effectiveness as a therapist
	Reduces the physical strain of manual therapies
	Immediately incorporated into current treatments.
	Improves patient compliance

This clinically based workshop teaches the FFT method which is ideal for those therapists who need to instantly control their patients pain to reduce muscle inhibition and allow you to proceed with your treatment.

The FFT method has a unique objective assessment procedure and tape application, to create pain relief and provides therapeutic load that encourages treatments to last longer. This gives your patients/athletes the freedom to continue activity and rehabilitation with ongoing analgesia.

FFT is currently the subject of a PhD which includes a randomised controlled trial.

FFT is now used by Physiotherapists, Osteopaths and Massage Therapists (recently Chiropractors) in Finland, Israel, Middle East, Guernsey, USA, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, England, Scotland, New Zealand and Australia.

Please see the Workshop dates Page.

You will learn taping techniques, FFT principles and concepts that can be applied to most musculoskeletal pathologies and can be immediately incorporated in your clinic/club.

The following programme is taught to serve as a framework for the treatment of multiple conditions presented to therapists.

	FFT Workshop at a glance
	Level 1, "A stretch in the right direction"
	Introduction. Case studies. Demonstration. - Review conventional taping. - The current researched mechanisms of effect tape. - FFT theoretical basis and current level of evidence. - Local real time ultra sound investigation (RTU) demonstrating the effect of FFT on the body (see FFT posters). - Practicals: FFT's unique objective assessment procedure and tape application. - Short / mid / longer term treatment options, patient advice and monitoring. - Contraindications, precautionary measures and skin care [physical / chemical advice]. Interface Taping [Neurological - Connective Tissue]: Global Trunk Flexion / Specific Median Nerve. Pain: Many Regions and Most Musculoskeletal Pathologies/Complex musculoskeletal pathologies. Predetermined Load Taping: Global Cervical and Thoracic / Specific wrist. Lower back pain and Achilles Tendonosis. Recipes: Plantar Fasciosis and Iliotibial Band. Techniques for Shoulder, tennis elbow and knee Hands on treatments enhanced: Global Myofascial Release / Specific Trigger Points / Mobilisations Level 1 Workshop includes: The FFT DVD, notes, case study proformas, products, statement of attendance.
	Level 2, Lower Quadrant and FRT
	The second stage teaches principles and concepts for movement and complex muscluskeletal conditions. These principles and concepts assist in the treatment of a broader range of conditions. Topics covered FFT for when pain can not be reproduced Pain reproduced on dynamic movements Case study presentations Osteo Pubis and post surgical conditions. Refinement of your skills & the objective assessment stages 4-5 and subgroups with RTU support. Impingement syndromes. Hip, Shoulder, knee including Ankle ant/post impingement. Neuromas and retrocalcaneal bursitis Muscle tears (acute/repair phases) This workshop includes Functional Restrictive Taping. (FRT) limits the harmful range/s of movement while allowing other pain free ranges, the freedom of movement. Athlete user friendly. You must have completed Level 1 before doing Level 2 Level 2 Workshop includes: Notes, Products, Statement of attendance, Certificate and FFT® Accreditation on completion case studies.

Therapists are offered 2 types of course participation:

The workshop is taught over two sessions. If you choose the competency part of the program, level 1 and 2 have guided learning between the sessions. Or you can do it as an intenesive over one weekend followed by assessment for accrediation which also gains extra points from assoications. See below for insurance* and accrediation details

Participants are given the choice of 2 types of participation at the workshops. One is to attend the workshops and receive a Statement of Attendance including hours of training for continuing education points from associations.

The second type of participation is to actively participate in the program by demonstrating competency in the method. This is our own accreditation process which is accepted by the major Australian Associations. Those who successfully demonstrate competence receive a Certificate of Accreditation in the practice of FFT® and will receive additional continuing education points from their Associations. The option of achieving competency and accreditation provides a means of ensuring quality control, as well as a means of ensuring that participants have a good practical and theoretical understanding of the method.

Practical and case study proformas are required for both workshops.

*Insurance: The FFT® Accreditation of Competence allows for insurance cover (Australian Remedial Massage/Myotherapist) specific requirement.

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