Event Details
Dr. Philip Bull
United Kingdom
Hypermobility and the Alexander Technique
Hypermobility is a term that neither FM nor the first generation teachers would have known. It is only in this century that Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (EDS/HSD) have become better understood and recognized in the medical field as genetic conditions for which there is no cure. Many people living with these conditions spend their entire lives managing their symptoms and are increasingly seeking AT for relief. We can potentially make a big difference in their experience by providing strategies for better postural support, calming the nervous system, and improving proprioception and balance, all contributing to their quality of life.
The AT can be of immense help to this community but unfortunately, we have heard stories from those with EDS/HSD who have had negative experiences with AT practitioners who were unaware how hypermobility can affect a person and so made no allowances for it. These teachers inadvertently over-released the hypermobile students’ already lax joints and left them with a loss of both tone and internal integrated support. They felt disconnected and their painful symptoms worsened.
Dr. Bull speaks for 50 minutes outlining how hypermobility may affect not only a person’s joints but also their internal organs, their proprioceptive sensitivity and their nervous system.
The lecture will be followed by a Q&A, a 45 minutes lunch break, and a 45-minute panel discussion with Carol Boggs, Ann Rodiger, Julie Barber, and David Moore from 13.30-14.15h (1.30-2.15pm).
Biographies Dr Bull and panelists Carol Boggs, Ann Rodiger, Julie Barber, David Moore
Dr. Philip Bull: Joint Hypermobility Syndrome – an Introduction
About Dr. Philip Bull
Dr. Philip Bull is a Consultant Rheumatologist, joint hypermobility specialist, mindfulness champion and bass guitar player. Since retiring full time from the NHS (National Health Service) in 2014 he runs two private clinics and is involved in medical education. Current positions: Consultant Rheumatologist, The Chaucer Hospital, Canterbury & The One Hospital, Ashford Medical Advisor and Trustee, HMSA (Hypermobility Syndromes Association).
He is also involved in Education for Medical Students from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Medical School, Junior Doctors and GP’s at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation NHS Trust. He is the Education lead for the East Kent Community Rheumatology Nursing service.
Special interests: his main specialty interest is in the Joint Hypermobility Syndromes. He is the instigator of the Kent Hypermobility Network, working with the HMSA charitable trust to improve services for hypermobile patients through education using existing resources. Other interests include gout, soft tissue rheumatism, fibromyalgia and chronic pain.He has experience in medical leadership and works as a mentor on the IQ leadership program for Rheumatologists.
He has a particular interest in mindfulness and how it applies to the wellbeing of health service employees, working in association with the government’s Mindful Initiative leadership team.He has an ongoing interest in the Alexander Technique and has written educational articles and organized events with the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique.
See also: Philip Bull – Presenter Detail Page
Keynote Presentation
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
11:30 h - 12:45 h
Main Auditorium
CATEGORIES
Connections to other Modalities/Techniques
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WORKSHOP STYLE
Fully Practical
Lecture
OPEN FOR
Teachers||Trainees||Everyone
