Joint Hypermobility in Children, Diagnosis, and Interdisciplinary team management

The presentation will cover how to assess for generalised joint hypermobility in children using the Beighton scoring system, then assessing other signs and symptoms suggestive of a hypermobility disorder. Interdisciplinary management will be described with the aim of ensuring podiatrists are comfortable to recommend appropriate additional team members for their patients if needed.

Biography

Louise (MB BS, DCH, MRCPCH, MSpMed, FAFRM, FRACP) is an accredited paediatric rehabilitation physician and paediatrician holding Australian fellowships in both specialties and a Masters in Sports Medicine (UNSW). Louise currently practices at Narrabeen Sports Medicine Centre and has recently retired from a 20-year hospital medicine career, including a staff specialist position in paediatric rehabilitation at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. She trained and practiced in London, England at St Bartholomews Hospital, The Royal London Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children.

She has expertise in hypermobility, persistent musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, difficulty learning motor skills, congenital musculoskeletal conditions, athletes with a physical disability and exercise and rehabilitation programs for children following injury or illness. Louise is currently the Chair of the paediatric working group of the Ehlers-Danlos society.

Louise is actively involved in research into hypermobility, achondroplasia, arthrogryposis and limb loss.

Conference Organisers

ApodA staff: Phil McShane, Katrina Den Elzen, Pauline Taylor and Sara Virgo

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