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CORE STABILITY-part one 6th June-QEII Hospital, Herts The National Sports Medicine Institute of the United Kingdom (NSMI) is a registered medical charity that works in partnership with the Osteopathic Sports Care Association (OSCA) to provide a series of one day post registration Advanced Sports Care courses for all NHS approved health care professionals. The Core Stability course provides a special opportunity for you to learn essential skills which will benefit numerous patients, especially those with chronic or recurrent low back pain. Core Stability is the control of the abdominal muscles and their interaction with the surrounding muscles in the trunk and lower extremities. The aim is to reduce injury and enhance athletic performance by having balance and control of the musculo-skeletal system. The course is mainly practical and workshops provide demonstrations of tests for trunk and pelvic stability, pattern of recruitment and exercise prescription. Lectures include an introduction to the basic principles and theoretical foundations of core stability and anatomy review. The sessions are being given by Mark Buckingham who is a Chartered Physiotherapist. Mark works with UK Athletics as a team physiotherapist and is responsible for the Core Stability screening programme for the England Rugby Team. Costs: OSCA member £65.00 Non OSCA member £90.00 (Fee includes morning and afternoon refreshments, lunch and lecturer handbook) For details please contact Dawn Walling, NSMI Education Officer on 0171 251 0583 x 238 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%