Workshop objectives

Workshop objectives and learning outcomes

At the end of the three days, participants should be able to:

1. Use the techniques demonstrated to screen patients for ME/CFS and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) in their clinical practice.
2. Know how to examine the patient for the early physical symptoms and diagnostic signs for possible CFS/ME and fibromyalgia.
3. Be able to identify aetiological and maintaining factors that may have predisposed the patient and increased their susceptibility to develop ME/CFS and FMS.
4. Accurately assess the level of severity of the patient’s illness and calculate the prognosis for their condition.
5. Understand the principles and gain the skills to practice the manual treatment of the neuro-lymphatic system that is the Perrin Technique.
6. Understand the pathogenesis of CFS/ME and fibromyalgia from a biomechanical perspective.
7. Have an understanding of the wider management of the CFS/ME and fibromyalgia patient to support patient wellbeing.