Introduction to Paediatric & Adolescent MSK Disorders.

20th September 2025

9am-5pm BST

Mr Tom Quantrell MSc MCSP

Cambridge, CB23 1LW

 “So relevant to my day to day clinical caseload”

This course is aimed at musculoskeletal physiotherapists who are interested in the assessment and management of children and young people (CYP) with musculoskeletal disorders and paediatric physiotherapists who are keen to improve their musculoskeletal knowledge.

The course will predominantly focus on a typical patient that may present in an outpatient department or clinic.

Course Aims

The aim of this one day course is to allow the delegate to leave with a basic knowledge and confidence to assess and treat a child or young person that presents in their clinic or department.

Specifically Tom will explore:

• Normal musculoskeletal development
• Normal gait development
• Common CYP lower limb disorders
• Common CYP upper limb disorders
• Common CYP spinal disorders
• Assessing a paediatric gait
• Joint hypermobility

Tutor

The course will be led by Tom Quantrell. MSc MCSP

Tom is a chartered physiotherapist with a master’s degree in sports and exercise rehabilitation with over 15 years experience of working with children and young people (CYP). For over 10 years Tom has set up and run paediatric musculoskeletal services in both the NHS and private sector. Tom has taught on this subject to a wide variety of audiences nationally and internationally from the team at Great Ormond Street to the medical department of the army foundation college. Tom continues to contribute to the CPD program for the British society for children’s orthopaedic surgery and the British Orthopaedic association. He also lectures on the Paediatric physiotherapy Master’s program at UCL. Tom has worked with numerous elite young athletes including two years with a premiership rugby club’s junior academy, five years with the age group program at England hockey and over seven years with sport England’s TASS program. Tom currently runs the physiotherapy and sports injury clinic at Cambridge university sports including his role as lead physio for the boat club as they prepare for their annual boat race against Oxford.

Member discounts apply

Join us for a one day course in Cambridge.

CPD certificates included