Kerry Grierson

Qualifications
1992	BSc (Phys) Degree at University of Cape Town
1999	Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy 1 diploma
2007-8	MSc OMT Physiotherapy at University of Stellenbosch
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Professional Memberships
Registration with	Health Professions Council of South Africa Health Professions Council of United Kingdom South African Society of Physiotherapy (SASP) - Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy Group (NMSPG) formerly the OMPTG - Sports Group - Pain Management Physiotherapy Group (PMPG)
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Chairperson of the Western Cape branch of the OMPTG (2009-2012) Committee member and lecturer of ANMS Course (Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy Course – previously the “OMT” course) (2006 - present) National Executive Committee member of OMPTG of South Africa (2008-2012)
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Work Experience
1993-6 1996 1997-8 1999 - present 2006 - present 2009 - present	Worked in various positions in the UK Worked for 6 months at Frere Hospital, East London SA Worked overseas in New York, USA Working at Newlands Physiotherapy in Cape Town Lecturing and supervision on the ANMS course (formerly OMT course) in various centres Part-time guest lecturing on the physio OMT masters programme at University of Stellenbosch
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Special Interests
Neuromusculokeletal physiotherapy which includes orthopaedics and sports injuries, treated by spinal and peripheral mobilization, soft tissue mobilization, neural tissue mobilization and rehabilitation and pain education
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Course Summary *indicates International Lecturers
2021	Principles of Pain (Bev Bolton and Romy Parker) The Immune System’s Impact on Pain and Fatigue: What we have learnt from COVID (Jacqui Koep)
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2020	Exercise for Pain rehabilitation (Jacqui Koep and Scott Rickard) Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course (Ivo Visic and Tracey Prowse) Evidence Based Management of Neck Pain (Annalie Basson) The Sensitive Nervous System (Ina Diener)
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2019	Cape Town Pain Academy Day (Pain SA) Exercise is Medicine (SA) Workshop (Dr G. Torres)
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2018	Too Hot To Handle: Desensitizing the Hyper-sensitive Patient (Adrian Louw*) Pain and the Immune system (Jacqui Koep) Cape Town Pain Academy Day (Pain SA)
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2017	World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017 on 2-4 July, Cape Town Using ACT(acceptance and commitment therapy) & other behaviour change approaches (Prof Tamar Pincus*)

2015	Pain Interventions (Romy Parker and Jackie Koep) Principles of Pain (Romy Parker and Bev Bolton) Move the fear away (Jo Nijs, Mari Lundberg & Romy Parker)

2014	Therapeutic Neuroscience Education (Dr Adriaan Louw) Going global lower limb (Tanya Bell) Cervical spine (Dr Duncan Reid)

2013	Motor control for low back and pelvic pain (Dr Paul Hodges) Mobilisation of the Nervous System (Dr Michel Coppieters)
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2012	Integrated rehabilitation for the lower limb (Grant Lewis) Spine Pilates for low back pain (Dr Lynn Bardin) Explain pain (Dr Lorimar Moseley) Thoracic Pain (Toby Hall*)
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2011	Kinesio-taping lower quarter (John Langendoen) Masterclass lower quarter (Tanya Bell-Jenje) Progressive Goal Attainment Programme (PGAP) (Dr. Michael Sullivan) Communication skills training (Bev Bolton, Des Perry)
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2010	Thoracic and Lumbar spine (Duncan Reid) Kinesio-taping upper quarter (John Langendoen) Specific Soft Tissue Mobilisations (Glen Hunter) Current Concepts Symposium: Research Evidence on Peripheral, Neural and Soft Tissue Dysfunction (Michael Shacklock & Glen Hunter ) Lower and Upper Quarter Courses on clinical neurodynamics (Michael Shacklock) Ultimate Upper Quarter (Tanya Bell)
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2009	SASP Congress Cape Town – The Full Circle – Educate & Exercise Classification & Management of Chronic Low Back Pain Disorders (Ass Prof Peter O’Sullivan) Introduction to the non-physical determinants of change following Physiotherapy (Dr Steve Woby) Dynamic Stability, Lower Quarter (Tanya Bell-Jenje) Anatomy Trains (Thomas Myers*)
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2008	Management of cervical headache (Gwen Jull) Peripheral neural disorders (Toby Hall ) Neck, shoulder and headache symposium (Gwen Jull, Toby Hall, Dr Jeremy Lewis*)
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2007	Kinetic control- stability training (2 courses Mark Comerford) Benign Positional vertigo course (Kathleen Shirley) Lumbar symposium (Dr Andry Vleeming, Dr Paul Watson) Discovery back care network programme
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2006	TMJ course (Steve Stavrou) Upper quarter dynamic stability (Tanya Bell-Jenje) Cervical and shoulder integration (Toby Hall) Lumbar spine (Wim Dankaerts) Pilates Training (Colleen Craig*)
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2005	McKenzie lumbar course (Helen Clare) Kinetic control - lumbar spine (Sarah Mottram ) Yoga and physio (Brett Wearne*)
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2004	IFOMT conference Neural Tissue Disorders (Toby Hall*) Amazing nervous system 2 (Duffy Sweatman)
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2003	Lumbar retraining (Paul Hodges*) Lumbar spine overview (Claire Horn) Dry needling 1 and 2 (Claire Waumsley) Craniosacral therapy introduction (D Sweatman & C Waumsley) Linking Lumbar spine and pelvis (Shari Rosenberg)
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2002	Lumbar Instability (Peter O’Sullivan*) Cervicogenic headaches (Ina Diener) Pilates matwork (Jacqui Koep) Rolfing (Marius Strydom)
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2001	Whiplash associated disorders (Ina Diener) Pilates (Colleen Craig) Pilates (Sonia Schultz) Amazing nervous system (Duffy Sweatman)
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2000	Shoulder workshop (Mary Magarey, Mark Jones) Mulligan concepts (Ina Diener) SIJ (Ina Diener and Mariette Uys) Rolfing (Marius Strydom) Strapping workshop (Janine Grey and Helene Simpson)
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Experience as Physiotherapist:
29 years

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