Courses

Excellent Course

Excellent course. Merv is a great presenter, providing a balanced amount of theory and practical teaching. Has certainly challenged my knowledge and will change my practice. The homemade sausage rolls get a big tick from me.

Another Great Course!!

Another great course!! Strength and conditioning for physiotherapist had a great spread of theory and practical component to remove the fear of getting patients active in the gym!

Great course for healthcare professionals

Great course for healthcare professionals, and would be my first recommendation for both newly graduated and experienced clinicians. Excellent blend of current best practice evidence and practical application.

Fantastic Course

Thoroughly researched course taught with a great sense of humour & enthusiasm

Thoroughly researched course taught with a great sense of humour and enthusiasm. I would recommend optimise rehab to any physios looking to expand their theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

I Can’t Recommend This Course Enough!!

Fantastic course which explored the current literature whilst also demonstrating the application of strength and conditioning for physios. Merv was an excellent presenter and I can’t recommend his course enough!!

Great Mix of Theory & Practical Components

Excellent delivery of evidence based information with a great mix of the theory and practical components. Thanks Merv

Evidence Based. Practical. Relevant. Brilliant.

Evidence Based. Practical. Relevant. Brilliant. Thanks Merv (and Cath for the awesome food and hospitality)

I would highly recommend to any physio

The beginners strength and conditioning course was amazing. Merv is a great teacher who has synthesised all the latest evidence based research into a jam packed and fun theoretical and practical course. I would highly recommend to any Physio. I’ll be back soon for the advanced course

Highly Recommend

Just completed SNC for Physio course. Highly recommend. Fun, fact filled, applicable, practical, common sense with evidence base. Cheers Merv, Kathryn and Evan

Applied In Such A Real World Way

Very knowledgeable with the most updated evidence but applied in such a real world way. Really knows his stuff and is so keen to share his knowledge with others. Thanks Merv

I Highly Recommend This Course

I highly recommended this course. Merv is a fantastic Educator with stacks of knowledge. There is certainly alot to take away from this course and apply clinically.

Immediately Applicable To Clinical Practice

Merv, Catherine & Lucy are a great team! I strongly recommend these courses. Merv’s knowledge is second to none, and they are immediately applicable to clinical practice.

Couldn’t Recommend Merv’s Courses More!

Any physio will benefit hugely from attending the S&C course

Merv critiques and synthesises the evidence extremely well. Any physio will benefit hugely from attending the S&C course. Thanks, Merv!

Would recommend 100%

Merv is so passionate about strength training for physio’s and it’s reflected in his courses. Would recommend 100%

Super Applicable Course

Super applicable course – I’ve been able to apply skills/knowledge straight away in clinic and I wasn’t even able to attend the practical sessions due to covid! Essential knowledge for private practice and stuff that should be in uni curriculum.

Fun, interesting & highly applicable course

Fun, interesting and highly applicable course. Great evidence basis and caters to all levels.

Most informative and evidence based approach

Hands down the most informative and evidence based approach to strength training for physios

Extremely well researched, comprehensive course

Extremely well researched, comprehensive course. Pitched appropriately at physios and plenty of practical components. Highly recommend this to physios of any level of experience. Merv and Catherine dedicated to making this course a top quality experience.

Brilliant synthesis of evidence-based practice & vast experience in the field

The advanced S&C course was a brilliant synthesis of evidence-based practice and vast experience in the field. It’s allowed me to think about planning rehab far beyond the acute phase. In terms of practical application, I’ve increased my vertical and horizontal exercise integration and have been writing formal strength programs for patients. I found this course far more useful than the ASCA level 1 although would still consider that or the initial Optimise course as pre-requisite for this course.

He’s given me my life back

Practical & Meaningful

Merv’s courses are something I think all physio’s should do at some point if you’re working in the rehab space. He does a fantastic job of translating a vast amount of strength and conditioning literature into what is practical and meaningful to us as physio’s for our patients. Thanks Merv and Catherine!

Great review of current literature delivered exceptionally well

I recently did the 2 day S&C course. Great review of the current literature delivered exceptionally well. On top of that his wife Catherine spoiled us with delicious food and snacks! Thank you and all the best!

This Will Change The Way We All Operate

Great presentation, excellent knowledge base and clinically practical. This will change the way we all operate in a really positive way.

Highly Recommend

I would highly recommend this course to all physios. I left this course feeling well equiped to create good exercise plans individualised for patients. Everything Merv recommended was research based. It’s always great to have that all put together in an easy and efficient way. It’s become something that I feel confident to recommend to my patients, I can now put together an effective plan all within a patients consultation time. Thank you Merv for giving me some great skills that I could apply in the clinic straight away. And Catherine, thank you for the great food and coffee too

Immediately transferable to clinical practice!

The course was excellent and exceptionally well run. The attendees leave feeling confident in their theoretical knowledge and practical application of rehabilitation which is immediately transferable to their clinical practice!