On-line Urban Poling and Activator course for Health Professionals

Pole Walking Australia presents our popular Urban Poling and Activator day course (Australian version)  on-line. The course is designed for Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Exercise Physiologists, and other health professionals. It covers Nordic walking with Urban Poles as well as a comprehensive overview of the uses of Activator poles in rehabilitation settings.

This course covers:

• Research – Nordic walking and Activator poles
• Practical sessions for Nordic walking, Activator, exercise and clinical techniques
• The use of Activator poles as a gait aid
• The use of Urban poles as an exercise and wellness tool
• Using poles to enhance posture
• Low and high functioning clients
• Clinical uses and precautions for using poles in older adults, Parkinson’s disease, Stroke and ABI, spinal and orthopaedic conditions

Core topics (webinars): introduction to Urban Poling/Nordic walking, including research; introduction to Activator poles, including research; posture and poles, other conditions

Primary conditions (webinars): older adults; Parkinson’s disease; stroke/ABI; hip/knee rehabilitation; spinal injuries; cancer care

Tutorial session (live on-line) – The course comes with an optional one-on-one tutorial session (either live or via zoom).

Course cost of $229.00 is inclusive of a set of Activator poles and conversion boot tips (valued together at $169.50), up to 7 hours of webinar and video content, and tutorial session.

Presenter: Physiotherapist, Dr. Juliette Fritschi

For registration, please proceed to checkout and your link and instructions will be sent when we receive your order.