Practical Integration of Manual Therapy and Neurorehab for Chronic MSK Conditions
Part 2: Lower Limb (1-Day On-Site Seminar)
Seminar Overview
This intensive, practical course integrates lower extremity manipulation and mobilisation with clinical neurology. Building upon the foundations established in Part 1, Part 2 focuses on the lower limbs to equip practitioners with targeted adjusting techniques and sophisticated neurological rehabilitation strategies.
Participants will master clinical applications to effectively prevent and comprehensively rehabilitate lower limb musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. Through hands-on training, you will learn how to restore proprioceptive afferentation and central processing, facilitate cerebellar dominance in motor control, implement advanced cerebellar rehabilitation and optimise gamma motor function.
Practitioners and students of all registered manual therapy disciplines are welcome to attend this seminar (chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists, naprapaths).
Date: Saturday, 16th January 2027
Time: 9:30 – 18:30 (GMT)
CPD / CE Credits: 8 hours
Location: Retford, UK
Registration Fee: £210
Course Objectives
- Pinpoint the neurological root causes underlying chronic lower extremity conditions.
- Evaluate advanced cerebellar function and motor control dominance to identify (re-)injury risk.
- Perform precise extremity adjustments designed to optimise proprioceptive feedback and restore movement.
- Incorporate fast-stretching and post-isometric relaxation (PIR) techniques into advanced manual protocols.
- Formulate comprehensive rehabilitation plans aimed at restoring central motor control.
1. Proprioceptive Feedback & Central Processing
- Factors that facilitate optimal proprioceptive feedback
- Joint mechanics
- Neurological limb stabilisation strategies
- Addressing local, proximal and distal proprioceptive deficits
- The gamma motor system
- How to increase gamma motor output to enhance proprioceptive feedback
- Gamma loop deficits after ligament injury and how to manage them clinically
- Central proprioceptive processing
- Loss of proprioceptive reliance after MSK injury or concussion
- Practical rehabilitation strategies to facilitate proprioceptive utilisation in movement
2. Facilitating Cerebellar Dominance in Motor Control
- Practical strategies to facilitate cerebellar instead of cortical motor control for injury prevention and athletic performance enhancement
- Advanced Cerebellar Rehabilitation
- Why all functions of the cerebellum need to be re-trained after injury
- Function-specific training exercises to restore optimal cerebellar function
3. Extremity Techniques for the Lower Limb
- Extremity Adjusting
- High-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) adjustments for maximum mechanoreceptive afferent drive
- Joint mobilisation techniques
- Neuromuscular Integration
- Fast-stretching techniques with tendon pre-load: to address muscle imbalances driven by hypertonicity
- Modified post-isometric relaxation (PIR): a strategy to downregulate hypertonic muscles whilst improving motor control
- Condition-specific sequential blending of PIR, fast-stretching, and osseous manipulation in a single treatment window
4. Practical Integration – ‘Putting It All Together’
- The Hip and Pelvis
- Trochanteric bursitis
- Gluteus medius and adductor myofascial pain syndromes
- Iliotibial band syndrome
- Piriformis syndrome
- Femoral nerve entrapment
- The Knee
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- Peroneal nerve entrapment
- Ligament injuries
- Patellar tendinopathy
- Differential diagnosis of lateral and medial knee pain
- The Foot and Ankle
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Inversion sprain
- Plantar fasciitis
- Balance disorders: the importance of manual therapy to the foot and ankle
The seminar will be interactive, and focused on practical clinical applications.
A comprehensive set of course notes will be emailed to you in advance of the seminar.
Videos of the practical techniques will be made available to you after the seminar
Date: 16th January 2027
Time: 9:30am – 6:30pm
Location: Retford Chiropractic Wellness Centre, 67 Grove St, Retford DN22 6LA, UK
Registration fee: £210 (British Pounds) / €247 (Euros)
Please contact nicole@neuroseminars.co.uk if you require any further information.
Our Retford venue hosts a maximum of 20 attendees, ensuring you receive plenty of personalised attention during your practical sessions. Conveniently located in Nottinghamshire just off the A1, the venue offers free on-site parking. If you are travelling by train, the local station is within walking distance and is well-served by the East Coast Mainline (LNER & Hull Trains) and Northern Rail.
Because this is a highly hands-on, practical course, we are unable to offer an online streaming option.
Complimentary tea, coffee, and snacks will be provided during your morning and afternoon breaks. Please note that lunch is not included in the registration fee.
Seminar Instructors:
Karl Martin Stålaker, DC, MChiro, BSc, MSc(MSK Neuroscience)
Karl graduated from Macquarie University, Sydney in 2006. He practiced as a chiropractor in Spain for several years before returning home to Norway in 2010. During his time at university, he developed a special interest in jaw problems, balance disorders, vertigo, headaches and chronic pain, which he has pursued in his postgraduate studies. He has completed his Masters of Musculoskeletal Neuroscience, with the focus of his studies on chronic pain and central sensitisation. Karl has taught several TMJ workshops for the Norwegian Chiropractic Association’s Regional New Graduate Development Programme, and he has previously instructed extremity technique as a regular guest lecturer at Barcelona College of Chiropractic. Karl also presented at the Swedish Chiropractic Association’s 2019 Autumn Conference on the subject of TMJ influences on the vestibular system.
Nicole Oliver, DC, MChiro, BSc(Hons), PgDip(MSK Neuroscience)
Nicole graduated from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) in 2005 and began studying functional neurology in 2006. She gained the Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board (DACNB) qualification four years later. Alongside clinical practice she lectures for Neuroseminars, teaching functional neurology to chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists and other health care professionals in the UK and Europe. Nicole has presented at several conferences and conventions, including the 2014, 2016 & 2026 European Chiropractors Union (ECU) Conventions, the 2019 World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) Congress, and at the annual or biannual conferences/ meetings of the Swiss, German, Norwegian, Belgian, Finnish, Swedish, Irish and Scottish national associations.