Two committee members were invited to attend the 2016 American Academy of Orofacial Pain conference in Orlando, Florida. Some of the most interesting topics covered of relevance to the physiotherapy profession included: the latest evidence on mechanisms underlying chronic facial pain and headache; trigeminal nerve physiology and pathology; biopsychosocial management of peripherally and centrally mediated
Read moreA member of the Dutch Orofacial Physiotherapy Association (NVOF) ran an advanced Orofacial Management course in October 2016. This included complex orofacial pain presentations and explored links between TMD and headaches, discussing management of complex case studies. ACPTMD plans to run this course in the UK in the future.
Read moreCommittee members from ACPTMD were invited to the 25th Anniversary of NVOF (Association of Dutch Orofacial Physiotherapists) on 25th April 2015. The main speaker was Susan Olivo, BScPT, MScPT, PhD, a research physiotherapist from the University of Alberta in Canada. She discussed the links between the cervical spine and craniofacial pain and investigated the relationship
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The ACPTMD was launched in November 2009 and is a group of Chartered Physiotherapists with a specialist interest in the expert management of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) who work in the NHS or in Private practice.
