Programme

Aims

This novel conference aims to create and expand participants' utilisation of the nervous, motor, immune, pain, endocrine and other biological coping systems in clinical and research strategies. Changing the way participants understand and manage problem states that are conventionally considered to be 'musculoskeletal' will be a major focus of the conference.

NOI 2010 has a broad biopsychosocial orientation with an emphasis on evidence, and where evidence is lacking, on knowledge of biological, psychological and social processes in order to promote freedom for research and clinical expression.

Plenary sessions

Plenary sessions will include therapeutic neuroscience education, immune and endocrine contributions to chronic musculoskeletal problems, brain contributions to chronic pain states (brain imaging updates), pain and stress, plasticity, physical health of the nervous system, and exploration of new paradigms to guide and nourish modern rehabilitation practice.

Our world class keynote speakers include Herta Flor, Elspeth McLachlan, Michel Coppieters, Lorimer Moseley, Mick Thacker and David Butler, backed by an impressive array of invited clinicians and emerging researchers.

Workshops

The plenary sessions will be backed by numerous repeated workshops. Those currently proposed include fine nervous system manual handling, graded imagery programs including mirror therapies and laterality recognition, place of art and music in rehabilitation, the deep neurobiology, therapeutic education techniques, health literacy, setting up a pain management group, motor freedom and control and many more.

Full day by day programme available September 2009.

Call for papers - submit abstracts and workshop ideas online. Closing date August 31st.