Physiotherapy Management of Temporomandibular Disorders.
Schedule
Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am to Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Queen's Medical Centre | Nottingham, EN
About this Event
This new 2 day foundation course is aimed at those seeking to develop specialist or advanced practical skills in TMD and orofacial pain management.
It will delivered in a hybrid format. Approximately 90 minutes of pre-recording modules will be made available to attendees prior to the face to face course.
Topics covered in the pre-recorded modules
- Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Masticatory System.
- Dentition.
- Classification of TMDs.
- The relationship between the cervical spine and TMDs.
This allows for more time to be spent on the clinical and practical teaching on the Face to Face days.
The Face to Face days covers:
- Advanced anatomy and Pathoetiology of TMDs.
- Expanded Diagnostic Frameworks.
- Assessment of the masticatory system and TMDs( theory and practical).
- Assessment and management of the upper cervical spine and comorbid headaches( theory and practical) .
- Physiotherapy, interdisciplinary and post-surgical management ( theory and practical).
- Clinical reasoning via case studies involving both simple and complex TMD presentations.
For full details of both our one day and two day foundation please following this link.
- https://acptmd.co.uk/tmd-courses-and-events/
TUTOR: Alex Weden BScEcon, BScPhys, MSc (Manual Therapy)
Alex is a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Craniomandibular Disorders. Alex works full-time for the Maxillofacial service at Nottingham University Hospitals treating idiopathic and post operative TMDs. Alex has been one of our tutors for the past 5 years. He is also one of the co-authors of the 2024 Royal College of Surgeons guidelines on the management of TMDs as well as author of a number of published studies exploring physiotherapy for the management of TMDs.
To ensure the financial viability of the courses, the ACPTMD will require 5 attendees as a minimum per course. If there are insufficient attendees, then the ACPTMD reserves the right to cancel the course 3 weeks prior and reschedule it to a later date. Attendees will have the option to have their place transferred to a course at a later date (bear in mind this may not be the same venue) or receive a refund. Please be mindful of this when booking travel and accommodation, and consider cancellation policies for your travel & accommodation.
FOR ANY QUERIES REGARDING THE COURSE PLEASE 'CONTACT US' THROUGH
https://acptmd.co.uk/contact/
Where is it happening?
Queen's Medical Centre, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 395.00
