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“... No localized joint abnormality,
soft tissue change, vascular or neural
abnormality can exist without ultimately
affecting the whole spine, in subtle or
manifest ways ...”
Gregory Grieve, 1988
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Where is BSI?
441 Bay Street, Brighton 3186
T: (03) 9596 7211
F: (03) 9596 7871
E: ckornberg@brightonspinal.com.au
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Systematic assessment and
investigation is the cornerstone of
“intelligent” musculoskeletal management.
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Background.
The BrightonSpineInstitute is the brainchild of Charlie
Kornberg, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist.
Charlie Kornberg attained his Bachelor of Applied
Science (Physiotherapy) from Lincoln Institute of
Health Sciences in 1982. He completed his Graduate
Diploma in Manipulative Therapy in 1985 and then was
awarded his Master of Manipulative Physiotherapy in
2000.
Until 2004, for the previous 17 years, Charlie was the
Director of Physiotherapy services at the Metropolitan
Spinal Clinic in Prahran.
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Charlie has been actively involved
in the Physiotherapy management of
musculoskeletal disorders for over
20 years. He has worked and
travelled overseas with elite
distance runners, as well as
lectured extensively in the United
States and Europe on the management
of musculoskeletal conditions. His
spinal research has been published internationally.
Charlie's special interest is the
assessment and management of spinal
conditions, with a particular
emphasis on lower back pain and its
rehabilitation.
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Charlie has been involved
in the teaching of postgraduate
physiotherapists, a guest lecturer
for the Australian Association of
Musculoskeletal Medicine and Sports
Medicine Australia, as well as
writing a book entitled “Common
Lower Back Problems in Sport”.
Currently, Charlie is involved in
the teaching of Exercise Physiology
students at Victoria University, is
about to undertake teaching 5th year
Osteopathic students at RMIT and is
a regular panelist on 3RRR’s
“RadioTherapy” program.
Charlie travels to the United States
and Europe regularly, presenting
courses entitled "Basic Neural
Mobilisation". They are 2 day
courses aimed at teaching the
Therapist skills pertaining to the
assessment and treatment of
neuromusculoskeletal disorders, with
particular emphasis on the nervous
system.
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