Practitioners

• IIPT Practitioners Register
• Newsflash - IIPT Member Benefits
• Cranial Therapy Course 2009/2010

Proposed Course Dates

• Physical Therapy Year 1 (Oct 2009) Class A
• Physical Therapy Year 1 (Oct 2009) Class B
• Physical Therapy Year 2 (Sept 2009)
• Manipulative Therapy Year 1 (Oct 2009)

The Irish Institute of Physical Therapies

Welcome to the Irish Institute of Physical Therapies Register for Practitioners. This register is a professional register run by professionals for professionals. The register represents hundreds of physical therapists throughout Ireland.

This register consists of qualified practitioners who have graduated from the Irish Institute of Physical Therapies. The IIPT has been producing physical therapists trained to practitioner level since 1994 and you can be confident in knowing that all practitioners on this register have reached the highest standards set by this college(IIPT) and the Northern Institute of Massage, Bury, England. All practitioners have undertaken practical and theoretical studies, which adhere to recommended standards, have undertaken external examinations to international level, completed clinical hours and have to abide to a regulated Code of Ethics.

All practitioners have proved to be competent in their fields of practice and have provided proof of indemnity insurance. This ensures public safety, which is the main priority of the IIPT Register. If you require any further information regarding the register, college courses or require a fully qualified insured practitioner in your area, please contact the office during office hours Mon-Fri between 9.00am and 5.00pm

Please see below for details for the IIPT Register and Insurance Cover.

• IIPT Members have now VHI and Quinn Health approval for their patients.
• IIPT Members now can enjoy up to 50% reduction on insurance cover and increased indemnity cover of €5 million.
• IIPT Members are now insured by an Irish insurance provider, which means no expensive sterling payments and no long delays with queries.
• IIPT are now a force of (100 members and rising) represented at government level at the Body of Complementary Medicine Board of Ireland.
• IIPT Members now belong to a professional organisation which has been established since 1994.

As your professional representative will move forward and gain more and more recognition for all our members. Physical Therapy is now one of the highest sought after therapies for the treatment of all sports injuries both muscular and skeletal.

It is the IIPT priority to make sure that you are represented professionally and that your voice will be heard at all levels.

ALL OUR PROMISES TO YOU WILL BE KEPT

In the coming weeks we will display the list of IIPT members. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

• First Aid
• Sports Injury Strapping
• Cranial Therapy
• Lymphatic Drainage
• Baby Massage
• Sports Management/Injuries
• X-Rays

Cranial Therapy Course 2009/2010

Cranial Therapy

Cranial Manipulation is one of the fastest growing treatments of complimentary medicine over the past 20 years.

This Diploma Course will introduce the therapist to this fascinating subject and will look at aspects of treatment such as cranial structures and their mobility, the reciprocal tension membranes and cranial rhythm impulses (C.R.I.) We will also look at what drives the Cranial Rhythm and what are the clinical implications of Cranial Dysfunction. The therapist will learn how to palpate theses rhythms and how to apply safe and potent techniques that can be used safely on patients. 

This Cranial course is the first of its kind in Ireland and it includes clinical hours with some of Ireland's most experienced Cranial Osteopaths. This course is designed so that these clinical hours are completed outside of college attendance and students can gain full benefit from this before returning to class for practical tuition. All tutors are registered G.Os.C Osteopaths. Mr. Kieran Corcoran D.O. is the principal of the IIPT and a Registered Osteopath holding a degree in Osteopathic medicine since 1994. He has over 13 years clinical experience in Cranial and Myofascial techniques and has taught internationally in countries such as England, France and Canada. His Cork clinics are the busiest in Munster, seeing an average of 200 patients each week. These clinics have a substantial paediatric clinic, where he treats babies for a range of ailments from colic to ADH.

The Cranial Course will commence in Sept 2009. Details on dates and times to follow.

On completion of the course and with passing of final exams, the graduate will gain a Diploma in Cranial Therapy.

Course Content

Concepts of Cranial Osteopathy

• Craniosacral Diagnosis
• Cranial Techniques
• Reciprocal Tension Membrane
• Lesion Patterns and Treatment Plans
• Fluid Drainage Techniques
• Involuntary Mechanism

10 Weekends of Practical Tuition, 50 Hours of Clinical Observation, 6 Case Histories and Final Exam

Course Details

• Practical and Theoretical Tutoring
• Ongoing Assessments
• Tutorials
• Homework
• Courses Notes Included
• Assessment Exams
• All Tutors are Osteopaths
• Clinical Experience with Osteopaths
• Final Exams and Certification

The fee for the Cranial Therapy Course is €4000.
There is no hidden or extra cost. The fee covers all of the above.

Proposed Course Dates

Physical Therapy Year 1 (Oct 2009)

Class A

Proposed Course Dates

Physical Therapy Year 1 (Oct 2009)

Class B

Proposed Course Dates

Physical Therapy Year 2 (Sept 2009)

Proposed Course Dates

Manipulative Therapy Year 1 (Sept 2009)