BABTT Study Day 2025: Children with spasticity and dyskinesia

Annual BABTT Study Day 2025

'Therapeutic management of children with a mixed presentation of spasticity and dyskinesia'

Content

The pathophysiology of tone, and medical interventions

Dr. Dan Lumsden

Discrimination between spasticity, dystonia & choreathetosis

Dr. Elegast Monbaliu

Cerebral Palsy with mixed presentation: treatment challenges

Susan Horsburgh, physiotherapist

Varying definitions of tone & implications for practice – PANEL discussion

Dr. Lumsden, Dr. Elegast, Prof Mayston, Susan Horsburgh

Shared journeys: understanding parental perceptions of progress in children

Dr. Kirstie Rees, Child & Educational Psychologist

Please note that these sessions will not be recorded.

Speaker information:

Dr. Dan Lumsden is a Consultant Pediatric Neurologist at the Evelina Children’s Hospital. He is part of the Jean-Pierre Lin lab, and has published extensively on management of abnormal tone in cerebral palsy.

Dr. Elegast Monbaliu is a physiotherapist by background (graduated 1998) and obtained an additional Master in Pediatric Rehabilitation (1999). He worked in clinical centers as the rehabilitation schools Dominiek Savio and Heder, first as pediatric physical therapist then as Head of Physical Therapy Department and subsequently as Staff Member Consultant Medical Service. He completed a PhD in Biomedical Sciences in 2013. Since 2017 he is leading the Neuropediatric Rehabilitation Research Team at Campus Bruges as part-time professor. In 2021, Elegast co-founded CoMoveIT, the first Spin-off of the Department Rehabilitation Sciences KU Leuven and it is based on research under his lead as Principal Investigator.

Susan Horsburgh is an Advanced Practice Pediatric physiotherapist. She started very early in Stroke Rehab, then into Spinal Cord injury before moving into pediatric neurology. After completing the Bobath Foundation Course, she joined the team at the Bobath Centre in London where she worked for 5 years. She moved to Glasgow to set up Bobath Scotland where she worked for 8 more years before setting up a physio-led Botulinum Toxin injection service for a local NHS health board.

Prof. Margaret Mayston trained initially as a physiotherapist in Melbourne, Australia and then worked at the Royal Children’s Hospital until travelling to London to undertake specialist studies in childhood neurodisability (Bobath). This was followed by pivoting to a career in science by the completion of an MSc in Human & Applied Physiology (Kings College London), a PhD in neurophysiology, and then a 3-year Wellcome Trust funded postdoctoral fellowship both at University College London (UCL). Since 2000 she has combined a clinical and academic career based at University College London where she is currently a Professor (teaching) in the Division of Biosciences at UCL teaching neuroscience and general physiology on undergraduate programmes. She also gives sessions on Child Development for the MSc Advanced Pediatrics (UCL) and as a Senior Bobath Tutor (pediatrics) she also teaches on Foundation courses and other courses globally and is involved in tutor training. She also contributes to online and in-person seminars, conferences and workshops in the UK and internationally.

Dr. Kirstie Rees trained as a child and educational psychologist and is specialised in neurodiversity, learning difficulties and disability. She has significant experience of supporting children and young people with disabilities, and their families. She has carried out research and published a book in this area and is passionate about supporting children and adults to develop coping strategies that enhance their mental health and wellbeing. Kirstie works at Cerebral Palsy Scotland as part of the multidisciplinary team and has been a tutor on the MSc in Educational Psychology at the University of Dundee. Kirstie is chair of the Scottish Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH).

Who can attend?

This event is suitable for therapists and medics with an interest in / who currently work with children and young people who have Cerebral Palsy.

Ticket Booking & Cancellations

Ticket sales for this event will close 1 week before the event.

Refunds for bookings cancelled before 28th February 2025 4pm may have the Eventbrite fee deducted from the total.

Host or Publisher British Association of Bobath Trained Therapists