Date/Time
Date(s) - 19/10/2024
8:30 am - 5:30 pm

Location
Frimley Park Hospital

Categories

• One Day Event

South East ACPIN

Treating People with Parkinson’s Well

Study Day

In this interactive one day workshop, Thorpe’s Neuro Rehab will teach you how to support your patients with Parkinson’s to live well.

• Experience a Parkinson’s exercise class – let’s get puffy
• Keynote lectures include:
  • The science behind exercise for people with Parkinson’s
  • Delivering Parkinson’s services
  • The importance of good nutrition in Parkinson’s
• Practical workshops:
  • Cueing technique
  • Tai Chi
  • Progressions/regressions
  • Dual tasking
  • Outcome measures

This is going to be a fun and interactive day where therapists working with people with Parkinson’s can share ideas and practices so that we can best support this vibrant community.

Speakers include:

• Beccy Oliver: Co-chair Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network Exercise Hub and therapist to local PD branches
• Annie Rainbow: Founder of Annie Rainbow Neurophysiotherapy and contributor on the Fighting Fit course
• Caroline Bicheno: Clinical Specialist Neuro Physio with MSc in Human Nutrition and PGCert in Sports Nutrition
• Jenny Walker: Clinical Specialist Neuro Physio and Co-director of Thorpes Neuro Rehab
• Sonya: Senior Neuro Physio with a special interest in adapted Tai Chi for people with Parkinson’s
• Dr Stern: Consultant Neurologist at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Thorpes Neuro Rehab provide a variety of specialist Parkinson’s services including an educational programme of treatment called PD MOT, hydrotherapy classes for people with Parkinson’s and specialist land based classes.

Lunch will be provided.  ACPIN members remember to log in for the reduced price.

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