Course Details

Specialist Olympic Physiotherapist Tim Powell and Mike Burdon, a sports medicine Doctor for the MoD, provide an overview of lower limb tendinopathy management (focus on Achilles and patella) from medical options such as injection therapies, imaging options, other medical therapies such as GTN patches and surgery. It will also look at Physiotherapy management with eccentric loading and heavy slow resistance training and extracorperal shockwave therapy and our experiences of its use with a review of the evidence for medical and Physiotherapy options.

Dr Mike Burdon 

MBBS Msc MRCGP MFSEM( UK)

Dr Mike Burdon works as a GP with special interest in sports Medicine for the MoD. Mike is completing his specialist certificate in sport and exercise medicine (SEM) and is due to become a consultant in SEM in 2012 .
Mike gained an Msc in SEM through Bath University in 2009 and has worked in professional boxing, rugby, football and diving. With a special interest in tendinopathy aetiology and management options he has a passion for the multidisciplinary approach to patient care allowing an informed patient choice within the framework of evidence- based medicine.

Tim Powell

Bsc(Hons) MCSP PG Dip SEM MSOM Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

Tim has been qualified since 2000 and after completing 3 years working for the NHS, he worked for the MOD within a primary care rehabilitation facility, completing his post graduate diploma in sports & exercise medicine in 2008. Since 2009 he has worked as the clinical specialist in sports injuries at the Regional Rehabilitation Unit at HMS Drake, Plymouth, working with sports medicine physicians and exercise rehabilitation instructors, providing multi-disciplinary out-patient and residential rehabilitation to military personnel throughout the south west. He has recently been appointed to work for the English Institute of Sport providing support to the Plymouth based Great Britain diving team athletes.