Courses, seminars and workshops
Inhouse training for Physiotherapists & OT's
in private practice, ambulatory clinics, rehabilitation centers, or hospitals ...
Course language : Dutch, English, French or German...
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These courses are primarily intended for physiotherapists or
occupational therapists who work daily with patients with neurological
disorders, whether in hospitals, clinical or outpatient
rehabilitation centres or in private practice
Receive, integrate, practice, advance, optimize...
Applied neurophysiology and practice updates
for specific topics in neurological rehabilitation...
From theory to practice...
“Postural Control , a multidimensional approach"
Module 1
« Postural Control » : Definition, Aspects and basics for movement analysis
Module 2
Postural Control in Neurological Patients : Analysis + Evaluation
Module 3
Specific treatment, adapted to the individual needs, fonctioning and environment of the patient
Course Objectives :
•Knowledge of the basic principles of Postural Control
•Know how to analyze and evaluate Postural Control in neurological patients
•Advance clinical reasoning and specific treatment to improve postural control, adapted to the individual, their functioning and environment
Discover the potential, minimize compensation, optimize recovery...
“Use or lose Upper Limb capacities after Stroke"
Course Objectives :
Knowledge of the different aspects of a post-stroke Upper Limb :
•Risks and pain :
origins, mechanisms, consequences, recovery…
•Understand the importance of correct positioning and facilitation of the Upper Limb. and learn how to apply this in practice
•Learn why and how we can integrate the Upper Limb during care, rehab-settings and in daily life
"Why do we do, what we do..."
Applied Neurophysiology Updates
Module 1
Neural Organization,
Ascending / Descending Systems
Module 2
Basal Ganglia / Thalamus / Cerebellum
Module 3
Sensori-motor Integration /
Body schema
Module 4
Neuroplasticity
Course Objectives :
•Knowledge of the different components of the nervous system
•Understand the role of neurons, synapses and neurotransmitters
•Know how neuronal inhibition, excitation and modulation works
•Understand the function of the descending and ascending systems and their clinical relevance for sensorymotor control and behaviour
•Identify, describe and relate the functions of the basal ganglia•Identify, describe and relate functional areas of the thalamus
•Identify, describe and relate functional areas of the cerebellum
•Understand how integrated motor behaviour isorganized within the CNS
•Describe and understand the meaning, evidence and mechanisms of neuroplasticity
•Understandthe process of neuroplasticity after damage to the CNS
•Identify, describe which factors can influence neuroplasticity
•Understand why and how therapeutic interventions can influence and facilitate neuroplasticity
"From dependance to autonomie..."
Adapt and optimize postural transitions and transfers
Course Objectives :
•Knowledge of the basic principles of positioning, postural transitions and transfers in neurological patients
•Understanding the different steps before starting transfers
•Learn how to adapt transfers according to the situation in neurological patients.
•Clinical observation, analysis, and reasoning to optimize postural transitions and transfersKristof Salembier
Physiotherapist
Specialization : Neurological Rehabilitation
More than 25 years clinical experience in different countries
Master in Locomotory Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
September 1992 – June 1996, KU Leuven ( Belgium )
Advanced Studies in Locomotory Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
Specialization : Neurological Rehabilitation
September 1996 – June 1997, KU Leuven ( Belgium )
Additional Qualifications :
Treatment for acute neurological patients ( Germany, 1998 )
Normal Movement ( Köln, Germany, 1999 )
Clinical Neurorehabilitation ( Zurzach, Switzerland, 1999 )
Bobath Basic Course ( Höxter, Germany, 2000 )
Bobath Advanced Course ( Burgau, Germany, 2003 )
Affolter Introduction Course ( Burgau, Germany, 2004 )
Bobath Advanced Course ( Köln, Germany, 2007 )
Motor Learning ( Leuven, Belgium, 2009 )
Bobath Basic Course and Advanced workshops ( Montpellier, France, 2013-2016 )
Postural Yoga for Physiotherapists ( Lyon, France, 2017-2018 )
Bobath Advanced Course ( Germany, 2020 ) • Bobath Update-Course ( Online , 2021 )
Certification Instructor : Design and run a Training / Course ( France, 2021 )
Bobath Advanced Course ( Germany, Juin 2022 and Belgium, Sept.2022 )
Bobath Advanced Course ( Slovenia, Mai 2023 and Finland, Sept. 2023 )
Bobath Advanced Course ( Sweden, Mai 2024 and Germany, Nov.2024 )
As a physiotherapist specialized in neurological rehabilitation (University of Leuven, Belgium)
with a lot of additional qualifications, and many years of professional experience in
rehabilitation centers in Germany, Belgium, and France
I continue to use, integrate, and further develop these experiences daily
Therefore, in recent years, I have increasingly focused on
providing continuing education and training in neurological rehabilitation
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My passions after work...
Yoga Swimming Cycling Cross - Country Skiing Snowboarding Travelling
