GLA:D™

GLA:D™ Canada is an 8-week program for individuals with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis or symptoms of osteoarthritis. Danmark developed the program, and they reduced the progression of pain symptoms by 27%, time off sick leave, reduced the use of painkillers, and improved physical activity levels at 1-year post-program. The program is made of 3 parts:

• 2-3 education sessions
• 12 sessions of neuromuscular exercises, and;
• a national database for quality monitoring where your practice will have access to its own participant’s data

 

Managing Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis

These education sessions are for people who would like more information about hip and knee osteoarthritis. Registration is for the sessions that are 45-min long and are hosted virtually using Zoom. Time is provided at the end to answer questions.

GLA:D® BACK is a treatment option for patients with persistent or recurrent low back pain that affects everyday life. The program was developed by researchers and clinicians at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU).

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For more information contact: Rhona McGlasson, Phone - 647-537-8664

 

GLA:D Back Alberta

The program follows clinical guideline recommendations for the treatment of patients with back pain and is based on principles of self-management similar to GLA:D^® for patients with knee and hip pain.

GLA:D^® BACK consists of:

1. EDUCATION of chiropractors and physiotherapists in running GLA:D^® BACK courses for patients.
2. TREATMENT PROGRAM consisting of education and a structured exercise program
3. REGISTRATION of patient data in the GLA:D^® registry

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For more information contact: GLA:D Back Alberta

 

Eligibility Requirements

For both events, each individual must have a minimum of 2 years of FULL-TIME clinical experience in Canada including working with a chronic musculoskeletal population. Application Process
If you believe you have the relevant additional training and experience you will need to apply to take the course by providing a:

• CV that provides details on clinical work including clarification of the hours (e.g. full time or part time 20 hours per week),
• letter/job description that clearly outlines clinical experience,
• letter from their manager describing how you will work with this chronic musculoskeletal population within your employment situation.

Through this documentation each individual needs to demonstrate that they have:

• at least 2 years of FULL TIME independent clinical experience working with individuals with chronic disease, including working with individuals with chronic musculoskeletal conditions

• Note that time as a student or volunteer does NOT count towards this time requirement

• experience leading group education and exercise sessions.

Documentation needs to be sent to gladback@ualberta.ca.
The application will be reviewed by the GLA:D Back Alberta team and the individual notified of their acceptance to register for the training course. Please do not register for a training course until you have received this notification.
Job descriptions/qualifications that do not typically meet the criteria are:

• Osteopathic training
• Athletic Therapy
• Massage Therapy
• individuals working under the direction of another health care practitioner (e.g. PTAs)
• individuals who run group based programming only (e.g. aerobic instructor, yoga instructors)
• individuals working exclusively with a younger/healthier clientele (e.g. sports or strength/conditioning instructors