ISRM Conference Contributors’ Profiles Keynote Speakers

Professor D. Ceri Davies BSc PhD FAS FIAS Professor D. Ceri Davies has taught Medical Students at Medical Schools for almost 30 years and is currently Professor of Anatomy at Imperial College London. He also has extensive experience of teaching Anatomy to University Students of Allied Healthcare Subjects and to Extramural Students in Physical Therapy disciplines, and for many years has conducted Anatomy teaching workshops for ISRM / LSSM students and practitioners. Professor Davies acts widely as an External Examiner in the UK and overseas, is actively involved in Postgraduate Medical Education and is a member of the Court of Examiners of the Royal College of Surgeons of . He has served as a Board Member of the Human Tissue Authority and as President of the Anatomical Society, and is currently a member of its Education Committee. Professor Davies is currently President of the Institute of Anatomical Sciences and Inspector of Anatomy for Ireland.

Neil Black MCSP SRP Neil Black has enjoyed a distinguished life-long career at the sharp end of British Athletics, first as an elite athlete himself, then as a highly skilled and versatile clinical Physiotherapist specialising in Sports Medicine, culminating in his current decisive role as Performance Director at UK Athletics (UKA). Current Position at UKA: Performance Director Key roles and responsibilities include:  Culture, people and places  Oversee delivery of the World Class Performance Plan system (Olympic and Paralympic)  Oversee delivery of sports science and sports medicine support  Management of relationship with UK Sport and English Institute of Sport (EIS)  Continuation of management of culture. Previous Roles at UKA Chief Physiotherapist from November 2004, Sports Medicine and Science Lead since December 2007 – Neil has worked with the Governing Body and athletes, attending most Championships since the 1992 Paralympic Games. Global success contribution Athletes whom Neil has worked closely with towards global success over the past 20 years include: , , , Tony Jarret, , , Steve Smith, Jonathon Edwards, Katharine Merry, Kelly Holmes, Denise Lewis, Kelly Sotherton, , Jessica Ennis, , and .

Other Neil has also fulfilled significant clinical physiotherapy roles, including running his own practice for a number of years, and has lectured on Sports Medicine and taught a wide range of Manual Therapy workshops, including tailored courses for LSSM graduates. Educated in Northumberland, Neil is a Chartered Physiotherapist and registered with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Health Professionals Council.

Mark Comerford B.Phty. MCSP MAPA 'I’m motivated by movement!' I find it amazing that some people still manage to function despite the way they move. These people are good for business! It provides a sense of satisfaction in being able to explain why their symptoms are linked to their movement habits, and then being able to change their movement patterns and habits and watch the changes in symptoms and function. I trained as a physiotherapist in 1980 and have been on a journey, searching for the ‘holy grail’ of trying to understand movement and function ever since. I have been developing models of trying to understand good movement function; developing simple and structured ways of assessing and evaluating what goes wrong with movement when pain and disability come to visit and then don’t go away; and then developing principles and strategies of movement correction to help evict these unwelcome guests. Being one of the founding Directors of Kinetic Control and Movement Performance Solutions has allowed me to work with and learn from a lot of very talented people. I have had a lot of help along the way from mentors and brilliant brains like Shirley Sahrmann, Gwen Jull, Paul Hodges and Lorimer Mosley. I now work with a great team of like-minded movement professionals such as Sarah Mottram and the rest of the Kinetic Control and Performance Stability team. Our aim is to return to movement therapies some of the knowledge, clinical insights, clinical reasoning skills and therapeutic applications of movement control that we have learned from others, and that we have developed and ‘fine tuned’ over the years. I do this through the Kinetic Control and The Performance Matrix training courses and consultancy. Being a principal partner in Performance Rehab (, ), I also keep my hands and head ‘active’ by working clinically. Performance Rehab was established with the mission of providing a multidimensional approach to the management of musculoskeletal pain, movement dysfunction and elite level functional performance. I also provide teaching, training and support for both undergraduate and postgraduate university education in the UK and Australia. I am also a current board member of the Sports Medicine Australia (Queensland). I have had the advantage of being able to gain a diverse experience working with all levels of pain, dysfunction and disability in the community. This includes people at one end of the spectrum who have a long history of chronic and recurrent musculo-skeletal pain with a ‘desperate look’ in their eyes, to elite level sporting competitors and teams at the other end of the spectrum. I have had the opportunity to have worked as a performance and rehab consultant for various sporting and professional organisations including the Chicago Bulls (NBA), Washington Wizards (NBA), West Side Dance & Physical Therapy (New York City Ballet), Vermeil Sport & Fitness (USA) and Athletes’ Performance (USA). My special interest is in the development of clinically relevant models of movement function and dysfunction, and understanding the influence of pain on movement and muscle function and the enhancement of performance. I also believe passionately in the need to for clinicians to use diagnostic subgroups of movement dysfunction and to use clinical reasoning in frameworks based on evidence-based practice to improve the standards of therapeutic exercise in ‘best practice’. I have published papers on movement and muscle function; the integration of local and global muscle training to enhance joint stability; and core stability training. I have had the opportunity to travel as an invited speaker at numerous international conferences. I also get to go to interesting places and meet lots of interesting people while delivering training courses internationally on the area of assessment of movement dysfunction and performance, and the use of exercise and movement training to best manage movement dysfunction and enhance performance. I have a wonderful family who miss me when I’m away from home and support me when I’m back causing all sorts of trouble.

Peter A Huijing PhD Most recent Academic/Faculty positions After working for the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam’s Faculteit Bewegingswetenschappen since 1974, Peter Huijing has been Prof. Emeritus at that Faculty since 2009. He has also been Visiting Professor at the Institute of Sports Science of Waseda University, , Japan, since the beginning of 2014. Degrees  BA Amsterdam Academy of Physical Education  PhD Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis USA. Teaching experience Peter Huijing has been teaching students of many backgrounds (Medicine, Ergonomics, Physical education, Engineering, Human Movement Sciences, Sports science) for over 40 years Congresses and symposia He has been an Invited (keynote) Lecturer at numerous congresses and symposia internationally for many years, and Co-organizer of a number of important international congresses, most recently the 2nd International Fascia Research Congress in Amsterdam, 2009. Fields of research Muscle physiology, anatomy, biomechanics & bioengineering, with applications in the fields of human movement sciences, surgery, sports science, physical and manual therapies, rehabilitation, etc. Publications Peter Huijing has published extensively on experimental and modelling work in the following research fields: Over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles published between 1984 and 2013, including several review articles. Concurrently, over 200 other authored and co-authored contributions were published in congress proceedings, books etc, notably: Co-author/co-editor of several textbooks or congress proceedings, most recently:  Introduction to Human Kinesiology (in Dutch). Wolters, Groningen, 1996 , fully revised edition  Fascia Research II. Basic Science and Implications for Conventional and Complementary Health Care, Elsevier, Münich  Fascia: the Tensional Network of the Human Body. Churchill-Livingstone, Elsevier. , London 2012, Polish edition 2014. Special Awards 2007 – Prestigious Muybridge Award from the International Society of Biomechanics, for Prof. Huijing’s career achievements in Biomechanics.

Workshop/Seminar Leaders James Earls James Earls is a writer, lecturer and bodyworker specialising in Myofascial Release and Structural Integration. Increasing the understanding and application of manual therapy has been a passion of James’ since he first started practicing bodywork over 20 years ago. Throughout his career James has travelled widely to learn from the best educators in his field, including Thomas Myers, developer of the Anatomy Trains concept. James and Tom founded Kinesis UK, which co-ordinates Anatomy Trains and Kinesis Myofascial Integration (KMI) training throughout , and together they authored the definitive guide to the assessment and manipulation of fascial patterns, Fascial Release for Structural Balance. James teaches a range of courses across the UK and Europe as the Director of Kinesis UK, and is also a regular lecturer at conferences and workshops around the world. Renowned for his relaxed and humorous style, James is a popular presenter whose subject is applicable to a wide- ranging audience that includes osteopaths, physiotherapists, massage and movement therapists, and is in demand from the Sports Medicine departments of Premiership Football and Premier League Rugby teams. James has collaborated with some of the leading researchers in bodywork and fascial theory including Art Riggs and Robert Schleip, and is currently involved in a number of research projects involving fascia, movement and treatment modalities. He is also the founder and Director of Ultimate Massage Solutions, one of the UK’s most prestigious providers of professional literature and workshops in the field of bodywork. Three years’ research has culminated in James recently publishing Born to Walk, an exploration of the Anatomy Trains, myofasciae and how they relate to walking. The book provides a full three-dimensional understanding of the interaction of forces through the human body, and uses comparative anatomy to explain how and why genus homo may have developed bipedalism. In his spare time, James enjoys exploring the sights and sounds of London on foot and is a patron of both the Zoological Society of London and the Natural History Museum.

Dr Jonathan E Katz PhD – Consultant Psychologist C.Psychol AFBPsS HCPC Reg BASES HPSA Dr Jonathan Katz is an authority in developing robust interpersonal communication systems, working with individuals, teams and organizations in promoting effective performance resilient to source of stress and pressure. This is achieved by providing coaching, mentoring and training support to all levels of high performance environments from individuals to organizational and management structures and systems. Jonathan has provided psychological coaching support to a range of individuals (athletes, coaches, managers and performance directors), competing at national and international levels including World Cup Events, European and World Championships, and Commonwealth, Olympic and Paralympic Games across a wide range of individual, team, amateur and professional sports. He was the Great Britain Head Quarters Psychologist for Paralympics GB at the 2004 and Beijing 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the lead psychologist for the Turin 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, and team psychologist to both the British Disabled Ski Team at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympic Games and the British Disabled Target Shooting Squad at the London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games. Jonathan’s professional portfolio includes providing training and coaching within business settings. He has co-developed and delivered bespoke training courses in coaching within the context of a multinational organization. Further training within this organization was the implementation of a workshop on ‘effective communication within line management’ with senior managers. He has provided CPD training within the NHS, running group-based experiential workshops. Jonathan provides individual coaching to senior managers and executives, supporting effective coping and management across a range of professional challenges. He also provides professional mentoring and supervision. Jonathan’s applied professional practice in business and elite performance settings is founded upon extensive support delivery, promoting mental health and wellbeing within clinical psychology settings.

Chris Gordon MCSP Chris Gordon has always had a passion for sport, and after leaving school, he worked as a sailing instructor before completing his training as a Physiotherapist at St Mary’s Hospital, London. After qualifying, he spent three years at Harlequins RFC working with international players, including Jason Leonard and Will Carling. He then moved across London to Saracens RFC, where his patients included Kieron Bracken, Francois Piennaar and Thierry Lecroix. In 1997 Chris trained in Western Acupuncture at the Royal Homeopathic Hospital in London, to complement his physiotherapy treatments. In 2003 he started working with the English Institute of Sport (EIS) with athletes from the British Olympic judo, rowing, hockey, canoeing, trampolining, athletics and Paralympic teams. Since 2004 he has worked with the British Olympic Sailing team, travelling both to Athens and Beijing as part of the most successful sailing team ever. In 2012, Chris worked with the medal- winning British Rowing Team in preparation for the London Olympic Games. Chris now runs a Physiotherapy and Sports Injury clinic equipped with a rehabilitation gym in his home town of Emsworth, where he treats a range of professional and amateur athletes.

Sarah Tidey BSc (Hons) LSSM MISRM Sarah gained a BSc (Hons) Degree in Sports and Exercise Science at University and went on to train as a Sports Massage Therapist, qualifying in 1998. Life before kids allowed her to work in professional sports, and with a particular interest in water sports, she was the Massage Therapist for the Royal Yachting Association 1999-2011. She has attended many European and World Championships with the British Sailing Team, also working with them towards their great success at Athens and Beijing Olympic Games. Working for the English Institute of Sport (EIS), Sarah provided massage and Pilates for members of the GB Diving Team between 2001-2012, and was an integral part of their support staff, based in . When the volume of massage became excessive, she decided to broaden her skills and qualified as a Body Control Pilates® Instructor in 2002, and teaches individual sessions and mat classes. Sarah shares her passion for massage by teaching and since 2003 has been a senior tutor for the LSSM on the Southampton-based Level 5 Diploma Course. Life with kids does not allow so much travelling, so she now happily splits her week between providing massage treatments in a local private physiotherapy clinic in Poole and teaching Pilates. Sarah enjoys cycling (but says she doesn’t go as often as she should!) and is a keen windsurfer. She loves all water sports from stand up paddle boarding to surfing (but says she is not very good at them!).

David Katz Dip RM, Dip MSc David Katz is a highly skilled movement consultant and manual therapist, with a passion for the biomechanics of ideal dynamic and static posture. David uses a variety of massage, mobilization and movement techniques, to maintain or restore ideal function. David runs his own busy Remedial Pilates studios and Bodywork practice. He runs his own courses, is a senior tutor at the London School of Sport & Remedial Massage, and is a lecturer on the “Balanced Body Pilates on tour” and a presenter on other mainstream Pilates courses at graduate and post- graduate level. In private practice for nearly twenty years David has worked with clients from many fields, and has a particular interest in performance and pain affecting performing artists.

Anna Pope MA (Oxon) Hon ARAM, ARCM Anna Pope studied with Maija Lielausis and later with William Bennett, after graduating from Oxford with a First in Russian. She has given many recitals in this country and in Europe and broadcast on Swedish Radio. Her ensemble 'Pipe Dreams' has recorded music for two flutes and piano. She has been a professor of flute for 20 years at the Junior RAM and has taught at the Purcell School for nearly as long. She is also on the professorial staff at Trinity College of Music. Teaching is the focus of her interest and her pupils have enjoyed notable success. They have been an almost continuous presence in the NYO since 1993, including three as principal flute. Emma Halnan in 2010 was the second of her students to be a Concerto Finalist in the BBC Young Musician competition.

Wolfgang Mittelmaier MA LSSM (Dip) MISRM Wolfgang Mittelmaier has been running a sports massage clinic in the City of London for 11 years. He has given a seminar on how to run a successful massage business at a previous ISRM conference. He encourages a confident, but gentle approach to acquiring and retaining clients, using as broad a range of tools as possible. He also has written a comprehensive appointment booking system for massage clinics. Please go to: http://www.themittelmaierclinic.co.uk/isrm-2014 to read more about this year’s talk.

Colin Paterson MSc PGCert(Ed) MCSP Colin Paterson is a Chartered Physiotherapist who lectures at Bournemouth University and is the Program Leader for the Physiotherapy program. Colin is also a freelance physiotherapist treating a variety of patients from children through to elite athletes with sports medicine being his main specialty. Previously Colin has worked for the English Institute of Sport as a Senior Physiotherapists, England Hockey, British Gymnastics and the British Paralympic Association and has experience of working with a wide variety of elite athletes. He has also worked as a headquarters physiotherapist with Paralympic, Olympic and athletes having just returned from working with Team in . Colin has a strong interest in sports medicine, movement re-education, soft tissue treatments and paediatrics and lectures on these topics regularly. Colin is currently the Chair of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports and Exercise Medicine and is one of the tutors for their soft tissue courses. Currently Colin is undertaking doctoral research aiming to look into the factors that influence the clinical decision-making of sports physiotherapists.

Tanya Ball MSc BA BCSI KCMT LSSM Clinical experience A former GB marathon runner and county level basketball player, Tanya Ball has been managing her full-time Remedial Soft Tissue Therapy practice in Hampshire for over fourteen years. She treats a broad patient-base in terms of age, background, and activity level, from sedentary people to élite/professional athletes. Her clinical work involves mutual inter-professional referrals, a strong emphasis on motor control-based postural and movement dysfunction analysis, treatment, and functional goal-orientated remedial/preventative advice and exercise prescription. Teaching A senior LSSM Tutor since 1999, Tanya has assumed joint overall responsibility for the Southampton-based LSSM Diploma course since 2003, and tutors a wide range of CPD courses at all levels for soft tissue and other manual therapists, including Chartered Physiotherapists. CPD Her extensive CPD training since graduating from LSSM in 1997 includes:  A MSc Complementary Therapy – Bodywork  A number of Kinetic Control® (KC) Motor Control courses, culminating in ‘The Movement Solution’ (TMS) 1, 2, and 3 KC Series, gaining qualification as a Kinetic Control Movement Therapist (KCMT)  Training and qualifying as a KMI® Structural Integrator in accordance with the Anatomy Trains® (AT) model developed by Thomas Myers, in turn based on Dr Ida Rolf’s earlier work. A separate exam qualified her as a Board Certified Structural Integrator CM (BCSICM). Therapeutic models – the best of both worlds... Tanya’s strong background in and familiarity with both contrasting therapeutic models – the disciplined analytical rigour of the KC-based movement dysfunction methodology, and Thomas Myers’ highly integrative Anatomy Trains®, place her in an exceptionally privileged position to engage with each client as an unique human being, whilst drawing on sound, evidence-based clinical research and principles. Research & publications Following her Poster presentation and Workshop leadership at the 2nd International Fascia Congress in Amsterdam (2009), Tanya authored a clinical paper on the benefits of fascial release (FRT) in relieving specific symptoms of Lupus Erythematosus, based on two of her own case studies, and a textbook chapter on ‘Fascia and Scleroderma’, published in 2011 and 2012 respectively. She is currently writing a research paper on the scientific evidence underpinning the various roles ascribed to the ‘controversial’ muscle Psoas Major, scheduled for publication in 2014-15. She is also a former contributor to The Coach – a specialist Athletics Coaching magazine – and has been ISRM Newsletter Editor since 2008. Event/onsite Massage provision She has been Event Work Co-ordinator for ISRM (and formerly LSSM) since 1999, providing high quality on-site SRM services at major sports/athletics events including the London Marathon and Triathlon.

Conference Sponsors ISRM are very grateful to Physique Management Company for sponsoring the Conference’s Kinesio Taping Workshops by supplying the necessary tape free of charge, and making supplies available for purchase at preferential rates at their Promotional Stands (located in Tuke’s Hall).

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