PPL course programmes are written in a multidisciplinary format, by Podiatrists and Physiotherapists using current research, promoting evidenced based best practice from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Our primary goal is to make Biomechanical Assessment and Prescription Writing, practical and easy to understand. This gives you the practitioner the ability to confidently prescribe a wide range of devices for your patients, ensuring good outcomes at all times.

COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Appropriately trained medical practitioners, with an up to date understanding of anatomy & physiology.

PPL Courses are very popular and often oversubscribed. Places are allocated on a First come, First served basis. It is recommended that you leave your contact details with us so that when new dates are released we can give you advanced notice. Email name, profession, landline, mobile, postal address and email address to courses@pplbiomechanics.com to register your interest.

Practical Biomechanics course (2 day) - Assessment & Prescription Writing (Basic/Intermediate Level)

This intensive workshop based course explains the new theories of biomechanics, dispelling many of the old myths. Being Non Root based we have been able to dispense with angles, tractographs, bisection lines, numbers and all the old methods that were often found confusing. We advocate a functional, practical approach to biomechanical assessment & prescription.

• Rearfoot complex
• Medial Column
• Rearfoot and forefoot pathomechanics & assessment
• Clinical gait analysis
• Casting
• Common conditions and prescription solutions
• Using the Prescription Platform
• Clinical reasoning & prescribing

The objective following this course is that the practitioner will have the knowledge, skills and confidence to biomechanically assess their patient, quantify the prescription, clinically reason the most appropriate type of device to prescribe, cast if appropriate and develop a treatment plan looking at all modalities available.

INCLUDED IN THE COURSE

 All delegates on the 2 day Basic/Intermediate PPL Biomechanical Assessment & Prescription Writing course will receive a course certificate detailing CPD points, extensive detailed course book and their own prescription platform assessment & quantification kit.

 Following your attendance on a PPL course we continue to build our relationship with our practitioners by offering continuous support with telephone technical advice and inservice training where possible.

PLEASE NOTE*: The 2-day practical biomechanics course can be booked as a group booking. Please contact us for further details.

Introduction to Biomechanics course

This one day workshop based course explains the basic theories of biomechanics.  It is deisgned for those practitioners who are beginning to prescribe and may or may not have already used off the shelf devices. 

Advanced Biomechanics course (Experienced casted orthoses prescribers)

Designed for practitioners who have a minimum of 1 year experience of prescribing a range of devices including casted orthoses.

It is advised that delegates have attended the 2 day Practical Biomechanicals Assessment & Prescription course. 

A fast paced course to introduce experienced practitioners to new biomechanical theories and a review of current research and new methods of quantification.

This course includes case studies and interactive discussions.

• New Models & Theories
• Functional Units
• Footwear
• Axes & Foot types
• Advanced Pathomechanics (concentrating on the forefoot)
• Developmental flatfoot
• Case Studies
• Interactive diagnostic and treatment discussions
• Assessment tools & techniques
• Orthotic therapy
• Overuse injuries

Podiatric Acupuncture Course 

The course is presented by Australian Podiatrist, Shane Toohey BSc(Pod). Post Grad Dip Acupuncture. Shane has been practicing podiatry for 30 years, acupuncture for 20 years and owns an orthotics laboratory. He has also lectured on undergraduate podiatry courses in Australia for the past 12 years. Shane has presented this acupuncture workshop 30 times over the past 4 years in the UK and Australia and is now offering the course in Dublin.

The course will be in a workshop format and will be broadly conducted in five practical components. It has been designed specifically for Podatrists and will train you to use acupuncture, in various forms, in the treatment of conditions you routinely face in your clinics.

The promise of this workshop is to enable you to immediately use the skills learned in training on your first day back at your clinic. During the workshop you will be trained to combine a simplified version of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture with Myofascial Trigger Point release (dry needling) and other forms of Western Medical Acupuncture. The focus in the workshop is on the areas of acupuncture that are useful for Podiatrists and how to incorporate this with your other Podiatric skills including orthotic and manual therapies. This workshop will create a breakthrough in your clinical effectiveness and expand your practice if that is your desire.