Expression of Interest:
A course will run from Wednesday 26th to Sunday 30th March 2025 in Melbourne, Victoria. If you are interested in attending, please fill out the expression of interest form
If you have any further questions you can email the clinic schrothcourse@vsrc.com.au

Past Courses:
April – 2023

Current Course Outline:

Course Level:
Basic

Duration:
5 days – Face to Face

Instructor:
Dan Comerford – Osteopath, Accredited Exercise Physiologist

Course Size:
Approximately 8 participants

Cost:
$3500 excluding GST
Includes – Lunch, Snack, Refreshments and Dinner On The Saturday Evening.

Early Bird Price $3250 excluding GST if paid before 30/11/2024

Required Qualification:
Osteopath, Physiotherapist, OT or Medical Doctor

Dates:
26/03/2025 – 30/03/2025

Location:
Abbotsford Convent
1/3 St Heliers St
Abbotsford VIC 3067

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Program Overview (Times of content subject to change):

Day One – Wednesday 26th March 2025
08.30 – 08.45: Registration
08.45 – 09.00: Presentation of participants 
09.00 – 09.45: Lecture 1.1 (History of Conservative Management of patients with spinal deformities)
09.45 – 10.45: Lectures 1.2 (Rehabilitation, Bracing and Scientific evidence)
10.45 – 11.00: Break
11.00 – 12.00: Lecture 1.3 (Pattern identification)
12.00 – 12.15: Introduction to X-rays, Cobb angle measurements
12.15 – 12.45: Physio-logic (Standing, sitting and while walking)
12.45 – 13.30: Lunch
13.30 – 14.30: Experiential learning (Classification of Curve patterns, ADL, Active self-correction frontal plane, Rehabilitation of walk)
14.30 – 14.45: Break
14.45 – 15.45: Experiential learning (Physio-logic, Activities of daily living, 3D made easy exercise, Catwalk)
15.45 – 16.15: De-tethering
16.15 – 16.45: Experiential learning (Physio-logic, Activities of daily living, 3D made easy exercise, Catwalk – from start to finish by instructor)
16.45 – 17.30: Recap of the day

Day Two – Thursday 27th March 2025
08.30 – 10.00: Lecture 2.1 (Patient investigation)
10.00 – 11.00: Lecture 2.2 (Best Practice Bracing)
11.00 – 11.15: Break
11.15 – 12.30: Whole first day program + First Schroth exercise
12.30 – 13.30: Lunch (Out of house)
13.30 – 15.00: Whole program + 2nd and 3rd Schroth exercise
15.00 – 15.15: Break
15.15 – 16.30: Whole program + 4th and 5th Schroth exercise
16.30 – 17:30: Examination

Day Three – Friday 28th March 2025
08.30 – 09.00: Patient screening (Using a Scoliometer, Peak-flow, spirometer, photos)
09.00 – 09.30: Experiential learning: (Adam’s test, ATR, Spirometer, Chest expansion)
09.30 – 09.45: Patient screening (What to look for)
09.45 – 10.00: Break
10.00 – 11.00: Patient group 1 (adults): Screening, Curve patterns
11.00 – 11.15: Break
11.15 – 12.45: Physio-logic and correction of ADL, Catwalk, Systematic Self corrections, 3D made easy
12.45 – 13.30: Lunch
13.30 – 14.15: Patient group 2 (adults): Screening, Curve patterns
14.15 – 15.45: Physio-logic and correction of ADL, Catwalk, Systematic Self corrections, 3D made easy
15.45 – 16.00: Break
16.00 – 16.30: De-tethering, Stretching
16.30 – 17.00: Recap of the day

Day Four – Saturday 29th March 2025
09.00 – 09.30: Screening children recap
09.30 – 10.15: Patient group 2 – adults Screening patients
10.15 – 11.00: Physio-logic and correction of ADL, Catwalk, Systematic Self corrections, 3D made easy
11.00 – 12.30: Power Schroth I, II, III, IV, V
12.30 – 13:15: Lunch
13.15 – 14.00: Patient group 3 – children Screening patients
14.00 – 15.00: Whole program + Power Schroth I + II
15.00 – 15.15: Break
15.15 – 16.45: De-tethering and Power Schroth III, IV+V
16.45 – 17.00: Experiential learning (Repetition)
17.00 – 17.15: Recap of the day
18.00: Group Dinner

Day Five – Sunday 30th March 2025
08.30 – 09.00: Recap screening
09.00 – 09.40: Patient group 4 – children (Screening patients individually + Physio-logic, ADL)
09.40 – 10.00: Patient screening full group
10.00 – 11.00: Power Schroth I-III (Clinic and home variants)
11.00 – 11.15: Break
11.15 – 12.00: Power Schroth IV-V, Repetitions
12.00 – 12.30: Recap
12.30 – 13.00: Certification, community, evaluation and goodbye