DAVID BUTLER

Qualifications

Area of Expertise

Pain

Courses

David Butler obtained his primary degree from the University of Queensland and subsequently earned a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Manipulative Therapy in 1985 and a Masters by research in 1996 from the University of South Australia.

He has written and co-written many publications and is the author of the texts, Mobilisation of the Nervous System written in 1991 and published by Churchill Livingstone, and The Sensitive Nervous System, published by NOI. David has also recently completed the text Explain Pain, a patient directed book, co-authored with Lorimer Moseley.

David has taught concepts of clinical reasoning, physical health of the nervous system and pain sciences for many years and in many countries. In Australia, he is an adjunct lecturer at the University of South Australia.

David has research interests in pain measurement and mechanisms based classifications of pain. Food, wine and fishing are also research interests.

FEATURED COURSES

Mar

MUSCLE ACTIVATION COURSE - Cape Town

PLEASE NOT THAT THIS COURSE HAS BEEN MOVED 1 WEEK BACK FROM 6/7 MARCH TO THE PRESENT DATES 13/14 MARCH!

This new and exciting course is for all health clinicians especially physios, chiros, kinesiologists, osteopaths, trainers and exercise specialists and will teach you how to identify and unlock the defensive patterns of the body.

This course will also look at how these patterns interrupt the body's normal biomechanics and how we can use Muscle Activation methods to release these patterns and in turn treat associated injuries and tissue dysfunction...

Start Date & Time :	Mar 13 2010 9:00AM
End Date & Time :	Mar 14 2010 5:00PM
Organiser :	Doug Heel
Location :	Cape Town
Seats :	30
Cost :	R 1,600.00

Mar

MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS COURSE - Cape Town

A good awareness of the medico-legal and ethical aspects relating to physiotherapy is essential to all professionals. Medical Negligence litigation is showing a steady increase in South Africa and personal injury lawyers are looking at this branch of law with more interest. Physios need to be aware of the basic legal rights and duties relating to their practice to better protect themselves against the unsavory experience of a legal action.

Start Date & Time :	Mar 20 2010 9:00AM
End Date & Time :	Mar 20 2010 5:00PM
Organiser :	Club Physio
Location :	Cape Town
Seats :	40
Cost :	R 950.00

Mar

MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS EVENING LECTURE - Cape Town

A good awareness of the medico-legal and ethical aspects relating to physios, OT's, Bios etc is essential to all professionals. Medical Negligence litigation is showing a steady increase in South Africa and personal injury lawyers are looking at this branch of law with more interest. Physios need to be aware of the basic legal rights and duties relating to their practice to better protect themselves against the unsavory experience of a legal action.

Start Date & Time :	Mar 24 2010 7:00PM
End Date & Time :	Mar 24 2010 9:00PM
Organiser :	Johann Roux
Location :	Cape Town
Cost :	R 200.00

Mar

THE MAP COURSE - Cape Town

MAP provides a fresh approach to assessment, diagnosis and treatment of LBP. Discover the role of the Pelvis and Sacrum (to get to the base of) in LBP. Myotatic Activation Procedures will MAP out the different impairments (dysfunctions) of the SIJ, ISJ, Pubis symphysis and L5/S1 to identify and treat the cause of LBP.

Start Date & Time :	Mar 27 2010 9:00AM
End Date & Time :	Mar 28 2010 5:00PM
Organiser :	Leoni Viljoen
Location :	Cape Town
Seats :	30
Cost :	R 1,600.00

Mar

MUSCLE ACTIVATION COURSE - Joburg

This new and exciting course is for all health clinicians especially physios, chiros, kinesiologists, osteopaths, trainers and exercise specialists and will teach you how to identify and unlock the defensive patterns of the body.

This course will also look at how these patterns interrupt the body's normal biomechanics and how we can use Muscle Activation methods to release these patterns and in turn treat associated injuries and tissue dysfunction...

Start Date & Time :	Mar 27 2010 9:00AM
End Date & Time :	Mar 28 2010 5:00PM
Organiser :	Doug Heel
Location :	Joburg
Cost :	R 1,600.00

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