Course Overview:
- Designed for : All levels of teaching experience in yoga, Pilates, strength & conditioning, fitness classes or personal trainers (from new teachers to those with 20+ years of experience).
- Purpose: Education for better understanding of injuries and student guidance and safety.
Key Points:
- Focus on simplifying common client complaints and providing reliable information.
- Acknowledge the challenge of keeping up with changes in the medical field.
- Emphasis on the importance of understanding this information post-training, as it becomes more relevant in a teaching context.
- Encouragement to stand out in the competitive landscape of classes.
Date: Sat 14th June 2025. 10am – 5pm.
Location: Clonmel. The Talbot Hotel.
Course manual and certificate of continuous professional development provided.
Tea/snacks/refreshments provided throughout the day.
Course Detail
10.00 Arrival and Welcome!
10.15 Tea/Coffee and Settle in for the first session – Relevant Anatomy review and discussion
Discussing Tendons, Ligaments, Cartilage/Bone, Fascia, Muscle, The Spine in detail.
Where are they? What are they ? What are their jobs? How can we protect them? Hypermobility, how to look out for it.
12.00 Pain and begin injuries.
What causes it? Chronic low level inflammation as a big issue. Muscle memory. Central sensitisation.. What this is and how it can affect movement.
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Current Medical Management / treatment of common issues. I will help make sense of what happens if you attend a Physio and / or a GP in relation to the issue. I’ll base this session around case examples that you send me and that I see every week in clinic. Learn how you can potentially modify your teaching to reduce the risk of problems starting. Confidently help your clients manage their issue. This is often a light bulb moment for teachers!
3.30 Women’s Health Section (1.5hrs)
Pelvic Health, my speciality topic. Tips and tricks for you and your clients. Latest research in what’s helpful and what’s not in terms of exercise/movement. And we will demystify the hormonal web and it’s effect on pain, inflammation, movement. The latest research is SO interesting.
Finish at 5pm.
COST: €369
Early bird: €319 if booked before 21st May 2025
Booking deposit is €100 per person, which is fully refundable anytime before 24th May ’25 , 3 weeks before the event. After this date the deposit is refundable if the place is filled.
Balance payable 2 weeks before event, on or before Sat 21st June ’25
Payment can be made in instalments. Receipt provided.
Payment details provided upon booking.
Anyone looking for accommodation options in Clonmel please let me know as I will help.
Email myself and/or my assistant Anwen for booking or any further information: info@orlacrossephysio.ie.
Let’s elevate the industry!
