The British Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics

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Teatime Talks – Functional Neurological Disorder in Paediatrics

Functional movement disorders can be defined as “Symptoms with no organic cause, or that are out of proportion to underlying illness” (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2012). The diagnosis includes conditions with no medical explanation AND conditions where there is some underlying pathology but an exaggerated response. Often such patients get passed from service to service seeking solutions, and often report having unhelpful experiences with healthcare professionals.

Holistic treatment approaches, including physical and psychological aspects can be incredibly helpful for children and young people with functional movement disorders, however regionally and nationally accessing treatment can be challenging. Maggie has experience in managing children and young people with functional movement disorders within her inpatient service. Vic works within an outpatient service treating a range of children and young people with persistent physical symptoms, including those with functional movement disorders, and is involved in work to develop services across the North East region

They will share the background to their work and the impact it may have on those professionals who see these patients.

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Teatime Talks – Claudication; What is it all about?

Intermittent Claudication is something many of our patients, and especially our older vascular amputees, will suffer with. In the tea time talk I will cover What is it? What treatment is there? and What can we do to help?

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Teatime Talks – Using Additive Technology in Orthotics

#TeaTimeTalk: Using additive technology in orthotics
Crispin Orthotics has extensive experience in the design and manufacture of Additive Orthoses and, as a consequence now has the most comprehensive portfolio of 3D printed Orthotic products worldwide. This session will outline how the company has developed this technology and how it is being used to provide truly unique and innovative Orthotic solutions for patients. This will hopefully encourage those clinicians who do not have access to additive manufacture, to see how it can be beneficial for their own patient cohorts and look at ways they may be able to integrate this into their own clinical practice.