There are many of these courses run throughout Australia for post-graduates.
Heather Head.
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> From: Wayne Hing[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Tuesday, 17 October 2000 9:03
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: evidence based practice...
>
> They're learning them from New Zealand!!!
>
> >>> [log in to unmask] 10/17/00 12:27 >>>
> Henry
>
> Although South African trained, I am working in the UK and have
> worked
> with or been associated with numerous physios from OZ. Almost
> without
> exception, they have all used elements of Maitland, Mulligan, soft
> tissue work akin to Travell and Simons, rehab and very little
> electrotherapy .
>
> Where are they learning these 'radical' techniques if not in
> Australia?
>
> dave riddell
>
>
> > From: Henry Tsao [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 16 October 2000 11:43
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: evidence based practice...
> >
> > Recently, since I have joined the mailbase, I have found myself
> > searching
> > for research and looking for answers behind what I am actually
> doing.
> > I have
> > continued to question my work. From what I know, it seems that
> > everybody is
> > interested in evidence based practice.
> >
> > However, I was talking to Megan Dalton, who is a well known
> > physiotherapist
> > in Australia early last week. She is a very out spoken Physio and
> a
> > very
> > interesting physio to talk to (I have seen her talk in 2
> occasions,
> > and she
> > just has so much energy!!). She told me that it seemed ridiculous
> that
> >
> > Physiotherapy departments in Australia don't teach Mulligan's,
> > Mckenzie and
> > other radical techniques, for the pure reason that there is not
> enough
> >
> > evidence. However, (and I know that this is true for me) they teach
> so
> > much
> > electrotherapy, most of which does not have too much research
> anyway
> > (due
> > mostly to the difficulty of these techniques), and this seemed
> very
> > ironical
> > to her and to me also.
> >
> > Megan perceived the future of physiotherapy to be with little or no
>
> > electrotherapy (which to me is a very big step), and I just wanted
> to
> > ask
> > what people in this mailbase thought about this claim. To let
> people
> > know,
> > the electro I use is a Likon, ultrasound, at time the
> interferential
> > (which
> > I do not use too often these days), and very rarely the magnetic
> wave.
> > I
> > tried to search for research the other day, but obviously was
> limited
> > in
> > what I found. any thoughts or ideas??
> >
> > Henry***
> >
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