Key Approach

25/01/2022

There is hope at last!!!

Australia’s best days are ahead of us. My address to the National Press Club in Canberra. A better future is what the next government owes to every Australia...

12/03/2021

The 2021 KEY MOVES®4 SPINAL REHAB workshop series commence in 2 weeks! Better understand how movement is altered in people with spinal pain - and what to do about it. Learn hoe to re-establish the Key Fundamental Patterns of control which are basic to a healthy spine - and re-integrate these into functional patterns of movement and stretches which ensure that the spine is protected. You will help your client move out of pain and enjoy more movement freedom and improved general well-being. Details on website: www.keyapproach.com.au/workshops

24/02/2021

I have been meaning to re-post this great article for some time

Too many people have their sitz bones squeezed together in a butt grip, thereby turning off the pelvic floor and therefore their core. Yes, we are a culture of

04/02/2021

Key Approach 4 Back Pain® & the Key Moves®4 Spinal Rehab face-to-face workshop series Sydney, 2021

How effective are you in treating people with spinal pain? Do they challenge your abilities?
These unique, evidence informed practical workshops offer a novel pathway to help improve your understanding of the spine and how to best restore its intrinsic control of functional movement.
They will provide a clear pathway in manual therapy approaches to address joint and myofascial dysfunction - and formulating and teaching an appropriately tailored and staged therapeutic exercise programme.
The Key Moves® incorporate the Key Fundamental Patterns which are basic natural movements which underpin healthy spinal control. Their re-integration into physiological patterns of movement will help your client move out of pain, move more freely and become more self-reliant.
Which workshop best suits your clinical needs?

The Key Approach 4 Back Pain® series: A series of two, two and a half day and one 2 day workshops conducted during the first half of this year. They are most suitable for clinicians who wish to enlarge their scope of practice as both manual and movement therapists - settling the client’s pain and restoring joint and myo-fascial function – and encouraging self-reliance in their clients through an appropriately prescribed home exercise programme which helps restore spinal mobility and function
March 12th -14th – Module 1: The lower quadrant
May 7th -9th – Module 2: The upper quadrant
June 5th – 6th – Module 3: Putting it all together *M1 & 2 are a pre-requisite for this
Modules may be done individually or by enrolling in the whole series

Key Moves® 4 Spinal Rehab series: A series of five one day workshops held over 4 months in the first half of the year. They are most suitable for the multidisciplinary movement therapist who would like to improve their skills in exercise prescription and delivery for optimal rehabilitation of spinal and related pain disorders. Modules may be done individually or by enrolling in the whole series
March 27th - Module 1: The spinal axis and core
April 24th - Module 2: A unique look at the pelvis
May 22nd – Module 3: The upper quadrant
June 19th – Module 4: Bringing it all together
June 20th - Module 5: Constructing a series of Key Moves® classes. *Modules 1-3 are a pre-requisite to doing Modules 4 & 5
Full details about all 2021 workshops and REGISTRATION on my website: https://www.keyapproach.com.au/workshops/
All my workshops are supported by my published papers and 2 text books: ‘Back pain: A movement problem’ – and my most recent, ‘Freedom to Move: Movement therapy for spinal pain and injuries’
Workshop participant numbers are now limited to 8 people to both optimise practical learning – and provide a Covid-safe environment. So if you are interested, best to book early to ensure your place.

22/11/2020

If you missed the live streaming of the free webinar 'Moved to Learn!' - in conversation and guided practice with Elizabeth Larkam - you can catch it here on this link:
https://bit.ly/MTL-JosKey.

Over many years as a neuro-musculo-skeletal physiotherapist Jo Key has identified innate ‘key’ movements which naturally provide the sound foundations necess...

22/11/2020

Slow deep breathing has been shown to decrease pain

Slow deep breathing (SDB) is commonly employed in the management of pain, but the underlying mechanisms remain equivocal. This study sought to investi…

15/11/2020

Join me in conversation with Elizabeth Larkam on 'Moved to Learn' at 8.00 am AEST Thursday 19th November (OR: 1pm PDT / 4pm EDT / 9pm GMT on Wednesday November 18) for the event itself.
Register (free) through link in bio - or through the website https://www.handspringpublishing.com/moved-to-learn/

31/08/2020

Another great review of my latest book 'Freedom to move'. Thanks to Bruce Hildebrand on behalf of the Pilates Alliance Australasia who have reviewed it in 2 parts:

1. https://www.pilates.org.au/book-review-freedom-to-move-josephine-key/

2. https://bit.ly/3hzIz5W

Review Part Two - Freedom to Move by Josephine Key. The Author has excelled at integrating a multitude of complex concepts.

10/08/2020

Good to see a paper that recommends physiotherapy/movement for back pain!

You might be considering surgery or other intervention to treat your back pain. But less may actually be more for this common problem, and in many instances the best medicine is good old-fashioned movement and exercise. Back pain is one of the most c...

26/05/2020

Key Moves® in action: For the benefit of multidisciplinary movement therapists, I have recently begun posting some of the Key Moves® Therapeutic exercises for the spine on Instagram:

23/04/2020

Are a lot of your friends and clients suddenly getting back and neck pain and stiffness ? Chances are that its related to the way they are using their computer at home. Check out how to create a work set-up that promotes spinal health:
https://lnkd.in/gesMz5u
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Have you developed back and neck pain since working from home?

Its important to set up a home workspace that is ergonomically healthy for the spine. If you sit with your spine collapsed for long periods of time, sooner or later…

22/04/2020

What a lovely surprise to see the great coverage and review of Freedom to Move in the latest Terra Rosa Bodywork update: https://mailchi.mp/a41d0c30a403/7k8p6gr42j-2632934
- and also in Fascial Fitness: http://www.fascialfitness.net.au/articles/the-spine-its-role-in-movement-and-musculoskeletal-pain/