Description
The Physio Surf Camp Portugal:
New dates for 2025: 13-18 May 2025!
UPDATE:
Tickets are now on sale!
The early bird period is two weeks and ends on December 1st at 10 am CET.
Are you a physio who loves to surf and travel? Then this is for you!
Learning together, socializing, surfing, having fun, being close to nature, that is what the Physio Surf Camp is about! 🙂
You will learn all things Upper Limb from experts Andrew Cuff and Thomas Mitchell in the mornings.
Then we all surf together at Lisbon’s surfing beach! All levels of surfers, as well as complete beginners, are welcome.
Only 20min. away from Lisbon, so this is great to combine with a city trip to explore Lisbon and easy travel.
Costa da Caparica is a surfer’s paradise with a very relaxed atmosphere.
This will be a great experience and a chance to meet new, like-minded people!
Refer a friend!
If you refer a friend, you get a 50 euro discount on your ticket!
Send us a Whatsapp message to get your discount code.
What does it include:
- 5 nights accommodation
- 5 days continental buffet breakfast every morning
- 2x dinner
- 4 mornings of interactive learning with The Complete Upper Limb Course by Andrew Cuff and Thomas Mitchell
- Surf gear
- 4x 2 hours of surf lessons. For more advanced surfers, we can offer an advanced surfing lesson package.
- Upskill your clinical practice, gain an in-depth understanding of upper limb injury assessment and treatment
- Freetime to socialize and connect with Andrew and Thomas and fellow course attendants during surfing and the evenings
- Enjoy beautiful sunsets and make new friends!
- Physios from Belgium, click HERE for more information.
- Physio from Holland, click HERE for more information about accreditation points.
Not included:
- Travel expenses to Lisbon and Costa da Caparica.
- Lunch
- 3x dinner. We can explore the local Portuguese restaurants!
The Complete Upper Limb COURSE with Andrew Cuff and Thomas Mitchell
Course Content
The TCULC champions high-quality, person-centered musculoskeletal care that looks to help you move beyond joint-specific silos. With the judicious use and application of contemporary evidence, combined with real-world experience and a critical appreciation, this course will equip you ready to rise to the challenges of providing MSK care in the 21st Century.
Aimed at the frontline clinician, the TCULC will demonstrate how you can work with the person presenting with musculoskeletal disorders in your clinical setting to achieve their goals whilst also encouraging you to critique course content and delivery to collectively advance thinking and consider new directions. This course will be highly practical and interactive, fast-paced and readily applicable.
Objectives.
For participants to:
• consider, understand, and apply the principles of high-quality, person-centered MSK practice.
• consider, appreciate, and approach the assessment and management of MSK complaints beyond joint-specific silos.
• promote critique, reflection, and appreciation of contemporary understanding to advance thinking and consider new directions for high-value care in an ever-changing landscape.
• discuss clinical cases and various approaches to management.
Course Content.
Your TCULC will be loosely based on the following timetable, with some variability based on the specific needs of the group identified in goal setting at the start of the course. All sessions will have practical components.
Course program
Wednesday, May 14
-Key concepts -What does good look like in MSK? -Goal setting
-Systemic presentations -Inflammatory arthropathies
-Case studies, clinical discussion
Thursday, May 15
-Is it the neck? -Assessment and practical -Upper limb entrapment neuropathies
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Tennis elbow masterclass
Location:
Costa da Caparica is located just south of Lisbon. This former fishing village is the surfing beach for local surfers from Lisbon city and is a real hotspot for a reason. Along the 30 km long coast, you will find 100 consistent breaks.
Costa da Caparica is located south of Lisbon, divided by the Tagus River. Along the boulevard of Caparica, you will find a wide sandy beach that is divided with 7 groynes, giving you a wide choice of left and right-handers. Due to the consistent swells that come in, the sandbanks are always in a good position and you can spot beautiful A-frame beach bars.
On the boulevard, you will find several beach clubs and tasty restaurants. After a wonderful surfing session, you can relax here with a drink in hand.
Because the beach, good quality waves, the city, and the boulevard are all within easy reach, a surfing holiday in Caparica is the ideal base for a surfing trip to Lisbon.
Accommodation:
The SURFinn Lisbon is located in a quiet neighborhood in Caparica.
With a garden, rooftop bar, cozy seating areas, and spacious rooms and apartments, this is an ideal place for a surfing holiday.
A breakfast buffet is available every day and you can enjoy delicious dinners in the evening.
It is the ideal basis for a day full of shredding!
Itinerary:
Tuesday, May 13
Day of arrival. Welcome meeting and dinner in the evening.
Wednesday, May 14
This first day of the Complete Upper Limb Course is in the morning.
Afternoon: surfing lessons.
Evening: Dinner together at the Surf House
Thursday, May 15
The second day of the Complete Upper Limb Course is in the morning.
Afternoon: surfing lessons.
Evening: Dinner at a local restaurant or in Lisbon.
Friday, May 16
The third day of the Complete Upper Limb Course is in the morning.
Afternoon: surfing lessons.
Evening: Dinner at a local restaurant or in Lisbon.
Saturday, May 17
The fourth day of the Complete Upper Limb Course is in the morning.
Afternoon: surfing lessons.
Evening: Dinner at a local restaurant or in Lisbon.
Sunday, May 18
On the last day, we travel back home.
Travel options:
You can book your flight to Lisbon. From there it is an easy 20min drive in an Uber.
The Rooms:
There are two types of rooms:
3-4 person room: 1225 euro per bed
5-8 person room: 1175 euro per bed
We hope to see you in Portugal!
Newsletter
You can be notified by email via the Physio Surf Camp email newsletter.
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Luca (verified owner) –
Best experience of the summer!
High quality physio formation, sport and international colleagues from all around the world
Jasper (verified owner) –
Perfect opportunity to gain a lot of knowlegde, expand your network and have a lot of fun!
Lieke –
The time in Portugal this summer was very nice. The course was educational and practical to apply. The surfing lessons were great. In addition, we always had fun in the evenings with going out or having a drink at the hostel.
Highly recommended.
Lore Mangelschots (verified owner) –
It was an awesome week in Portugal. Great course with a lot of practical information. But most important, a lot of fun during surfing, discovering Caparica, making new friends and getting to know the physio culture from all over the world. An amazing experience, I would love to join another physio camp!
Laura –
I had a very nice stay in Caparica. The hostel and good was awesome. We had a lot of fun during course, surfing and party!
If you want to expand your knowledge, have some fun and meet people all over the world. Don’t hesitate!
Nelson Goyetche (verified owner) –
The best post secondary course I’ve ever taken. You become so close with everyone in such a short amount of time. I traveled from Canada and would go back to Costa de Caparica tomorrow. The instructors were amazing, the surf was great, and it was extremely well organized. I’d highly recommend this experience and plan to do more physio camps soon!
Georg –
The surf camp in portugal was amazing. Learning physio-stuff from two great physios, meeting physios all over the world and have few surfing lessions were really entertaining. It was all well organized and I really want to thank Nils for this experience!
Izaak (verified owner) –
Great surf camp! It was a well organized trip where I got to learn and meet other physio’s, can definitely recommend!
Rita –
Amazing course! Very well structured and evidence-based. The concept of the physiocamp is very nice for meeting people and to get in touch with the teacher. I had a lot of fun while I was learning!
Wout –
The physio surf camp was the perfect combination of a valuable multi-day course and a short getaway with like minded people who, just like me, wanted to learn, network and to be physically active in a fun and friendly environment. If you like dull, boring, 8-hour long theoretical multi day courses; steer clear, because this is the exact opposite!