This weekend the Firefly MSK Workshop takes place in Central London. The event is proving increasingly popular among podiatrists seeking to up-skill in the area of MSK and biomechanics.
With continued demand for more Firefly MSK educational events, the next workshop has been scheduled for 29th of June and you can book your place now.
The worskhop is highly practical with lots of hands on learning and covers the following topics:
Evidence-Based Practice – Alignment Vs Force
MSK Assessments
Prescription Writing
We held our first workshop in Firefly’s head office in Sligo last October where podiatrists from across the UK, Ireland and further afield attended. You can read the review from that workshop here.
CPD ACCREDITED
The workshop is fully CPD accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
SMALL CLASS SIZE
To ensure you get the most from the workshop and to maximise your time, places on the workshop will be limited and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. The workshop is highly practical with lots of hands-on learning so small class sizes are required.
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Firefly’s next MSK Workshop is scheduled for March 2nd in Central London. Build your confidence in the area of musculoskeletal podiatry with our one day practical workshop and learn how to treat complex foot and ankle pathologies.
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Correctly positioning the foot is one of the greatest challenges when capturing patient food data with digital scanning technology. We thing we’ve found a simple and affective solution.
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During the Christmas and New Year period, Firefly Orthoses will be closed from Friday December 21st and will re-open on Wednesday January 2nd.
All services will be unavailable between these dates – including production, technical support, customer service and accounting.
Christmas Deadline
Customers should also be aware, to ensure you receive orders to your clinic before the 2018 Christmas break, orders must be submitted to Firefly no later than Friday November 30th 2018. No rush orders will be accepted after this date!
Please note:
We recommend that customers allow an additional 1-2 days for shipping during the Christmas postal season.
13 podiatrists from across the UK and Ireland and one from Latvia travelled to Sligo for a full-day musculoskeletal (MSK) workshop at Firefly’s offices recently, with the goal of learning how to achieve better patient outcomes.
For podiatrist whose caseload may not regularly see them treat patients with MSK pathologies, biomechanics can seem daunting. With this in mind the Firefly workshop was designed to develop the attendees understanding of how to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate a appropriate MSK treatments.
Sports Podiatrist, Adam McIlwaine kicked off the morning session with some podiatric theory as a grounding before he demonstrated a number of key clinical MSK assessments.
The group then explored movement patterns and fundamentals of gait analysis with Adam. A topic he excels at from his professional clinical experience treating elite level athletes including his work with Ulster Rugby.
In the afternoon, Martin Mc Geough lead a discussion on prescription writing for custom made foot orthoses, offering his pearls of wisdom on how to effectively prescribe for common pathologies.
Extended Scope MSK Podiatrist, Greg Gillanders has a special interest and extensive experience in the field of bracing therapy. He led a discussion on AFO rehabilitation and demonstrated Plaster of Paris casting for bracing therapy.
The day drew to a close with Firefly podiatrist Sarah O’Connell working through a number of case histories as a re-cap and theoretical application of the day’s learning.
If you wish to find out more about Firefly’s future MSK training opportunities, join our workshop mailing list.
Firefly Orthoses has been awarded the Cyber Essentials Standard by Certification Europe. In achieving the award, Firefly Orthoses was assessed as meeting the Cyber Essentials implementation profile [BIS/14/696/1.5] and thus that, at the time of testing, the Firefly’s ICT defences were assessed as satisfactory against commodity based cyber-attack.
Firefly is committed to implementing measures that protect the data collected as part of the processes and procedures in place to deliver our services and products. The Cyber Essentials certification is further evidence of Firefly’s commitment to data security.
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The Richie Brace is a game changer. It can fundamentally change the patient’s life, elevating pain and significantly improving mobility. Read this great patient outcome from Tweed Podiatry and find out how you can prescribe the Richie Brace range of AFOs in your clinic.
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What is the connection between Crunchy Bars and Talar Dome fractures? Keep reading to find out…
The #FireflySummit was designed to highlight some of the tools and hacks the UK and Ireland’s leading podiatrists use on a daily basis to efficiently treat their patient’s. Ruth Mackie’s rapid-fire presentation got right to heart of this, focusing on metaphors and analogies she has discovered that helps her communicate complex pathologies to the uninitiated patient.
ABOUT RUTH’S PRESENTATION
Patients will place greater confidence in the podiatrist who can communicate pathologies and treatment plans in a clear manner. If you can find common ground when discussing pathologies and eaily communicate medical or anatomical terms, the patient is more likely to follow your prescription and treatment plan, positively promote you to their friends and family and return to your clinic.
View Ruth’s 10 minute presentation to discover the connection between:
rubber bands and Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
how moored cruse ships help explain Achilles Tendonitis
and how a Crunchy Bar helps patients understand Talar Dome fractures.
About Ruth Mackie
Ruth Mackie graduated from Queens University, Belfast with a BMed Sci (Hons Podiatry) in 1999. After completing an international externship at the Temple School of Podiatric Medicine in the USA she has worked in both NHS and private podiatry clinics, specialising in podiatric biomechanics, gait analysis and orthotic prescription for the last 12 years.
Ruth completed her Masters degree in Podiatric Surgical Theory in 2008 with a research dissertation on the effect of silicone heel pads on non pathological gait. She was admitted to the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2015. Ruth is one of two podiatrists in the specialist Orthopaedic Lower Limb Triage team for the South and East Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland.
ABOUT THE FIREFLY SUMMIT 2017
When we designed the Firefly Summit 2017 we wanted to create a podiatric event like no other. We invited 11 female and 10 male speakers to Sligo. Selected for their expertise and hands-on experience, these top clinicians collaborated on topics to deliver world-class podiatric presentations communicating their ‘clinical gold’ to the Summit delegates.
It wasn’t all podiatric talk. To keep things interesting, all 200 delegates and speakers immersed themselves in the beauty of the wilds of Ireland’s north west coast, taking part in surfing, hiking, stand up paddle-boarding and seaweed baths – WOW!
Don’t miss out!
Interested in finding out more about Firefly’s products and industry leading technical support? Click or tap the button below.
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Ian Griffiths is one of the UK’s most influential podiatrist, excellently leveraging social media to promote both the podiatric profession and his own research. He’s also innovatively connecting podiatrists and other lower limb professionals around the world through his weekly podiatry live streams, PodChatLive, he co-hosts with Craig Payne.
We were delighted Ian travelled to Sligo to present at the Firefly Summit – it wasn’t a hard sell. Once we had arranged for him to play 18 holes on one of the world’s finest links golf courses, his bags were packed for Sligo.
ABOUT IAN’S PRESENTATION
Managing load is key to successfully treating Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome [MTSS] in the athletic patient. Ian’s presentation explores why some athletes experience tibial pain while others don’t and what are the options available to offer treatment?
Ian’s presentation covers:
running re-training
orthotic therapy
load vs capacity balance
taking cognisance of the patient’s history
psycho-social considerations
classical mechanical overload
and communicating effectively with the patient
Note: Ian cites a paper at the end of the presentation, you can access it here.
About Ian Griffiths
Ian is the Head of Sports Podiatry at Pure Sports Medicine in London. He is the consulting Podiatrist to the PGA European Tour, RFU England 7’s squad, Bournemouth AFC of the Premier League and Surrey County Cricket Club. He has an active interest in research and is a reviewer for several Sports Medicine and
Ian is active across many social media channels, including Instagram and Twitter where he discusses his research and his visits to some fine golf courses ⛳ .
ABOUT THE FIREFLY SUMMIT 2017
When we designed the Firefly Summit 2017 we wanted to create a podiatric event like no other. We invited 11 female and 10 male speakers to Sligo. Selected for their expertise and hands-on experience, these top clinicians collaborated on topics to deliver world-class podiatric presentations communicating their ‘clinical gold’ to the Summit delegates.
It wasn’t all podiatric talk. To keep things interesting, all 200 delegates and speakers immersed themselves in the beauty of the wilds of Ireland’s north west coast, taking part in surfing, hiking, stand up paddle-boarding and seaweed baths – WOW!
Don’t miss out!
Interested in finding out more about Firefly’s products and industry leading technical support? Click or tap the button below.
All Firefly Orthoses devices are finished with a top cover, adding comfort for the patient and improving the aesthetic look of the finished orthotic device. This article explains all our top cover offerings.
