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Patrice Berque is a Chartered Physiotherapist, member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), and registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC). He trained and qualified at Glasgow Caledonian University in 2001 with a BSc (Hons). He still works part-time in one of the Glasgow NHS hospitals as a Senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. His clinical interest lies in the field of musculoskeletal disorders and he is a member of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP). He also practises acupuncture, and is a member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP).

He has completed several postgraduate courses in the musculoskeletal field: Society of Orthopaedic Medicine, Acupuncture, Muscle Balance and Motor Control Retraining. He is presently enrolled in a Masters Programme (MSc) run jointly by Glasgow Caledonian University and the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP).

He is also involved in research in the field of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries, and has had publications in "Medical Problems of Performing Artists" (USA), "Médecine des Arts" (France), and "Physiotherapy" (UK).

He has a special interest in the field of Performing Arts Medicine, and runs clinics in Glasgow for the management of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders affecting performing artists and musicians.

Qualifications

• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
  
• Member of the Health Professions Council (HPC).
  
• Member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered
  Physiotherapists (AACP).
• Member of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP).
• Member of the Directory of Practitioners for the British
  Association for Performing Arts Medicine, London (BAPAM).
• Member of the Performing Arts Medicine Association, USA (PAMA).
  

Publications

• Berque P, Gray H, Harkness C, McFadyen A (2010) A Combination of Constraint-induced Therapy and Motor Control Retraining in the Treatment of Focal Hand Dystonia in Musicians. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. Vol.25: 149-161 (Journal Article - PDF 1MB).
  
  
• Berque P (2010) Physiotherapy and Dystonia - Hitting the Right Note.
  Dystoniamatters! The Dystonia Society. Issue 70 - Winter 2010:15-16.
  Dystoniamatters! - Issue 70, Winter 2010 (PDF - 2MB).
  
  
• Berque P, Gray H, Harkness C, McFadyen A (2009) A Combination of Constraint-Induced Therapy and Motor Control Retraining in the Treatment of Focal Hand Dystonia in Musicians - Case Studies of a Guitarist and Flautist. Manual Therapy. Vol.14 (Supplement 1): S18-S19.
  Conference Abstract (PDF - 100KB).
  
  
• Berque P, Gray H (2003) Influence de la douleur cou-epaule sur l’activite du muscle trapeze superieur chez des violonistes et altistes professionnels: une etude EMG. Medecine des Arts. Vol.43: 8-15.
  
  
• Berque P (2003) Influence of Neck-Shoulder Pain on Trapezius Muscle Activity among Professional Violin and Viola Players. Physiotherapy.
  Vol. 89: 126.
  
  
• Berque P, Gray H (2002) The Influence of Neck-Shoulder Pain on Trapezius Muscle Activity among Professional Violin and Viola Players: An Electromyographic Study. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. Vol.17:68-75.
  Journal Article (PDF - 160KB) - Study on musculoskeletal pain carried out with musicians from Scottish Opera in 2002. Reproduced with kind permision of the publishers "Science and Medicine" (USA).
  

Conference Papers

• Berque P, Gray H, Harkness C, McFadyen A (2010) A Combination of Constraint-Induced Therapy and Motor Control Retraining in the Treatment of Focal Hand Dystonia in Musicians. 28th Annual Symposium on Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Snowmass, Colorado, USA.
  Conference Abstract (PDF - 40KB).
  
  
• Berque P, Gray H, Harkness C, McFadyen A (2009) A Combination of Constraint-Induced Therapy and Motor Control Retraining in the Treatment of Focal Hand Dystonia in Musicians - Case Studies of a Guitarist and Flautist. 3rd International Conference on Movement Dysfunction, Edinburgh ICC, UK. Conference Abstract (PDF - 100KB).
  
  
• Berque P, Gray H (2003) The Influence of Neck-Shoulder Pain on Trapezius Muscle Activity among Professional Violin & Viola Players: an Electromyographic Study. 10th European Congress on Musician’s Medicine, Helsinki, Finland.
  
  
• Berque P, Gray H (2002) The Influence of Neck-Shoulder Pain on Trapezius Muscle Activity among Professional Violin & Viola Players: an Electromyographic Study. CSP Congress, Birmingham ICC, UK.
  
  
• Berque P, Gray H (2001) The Influence of Neck-Shoulder Pain on Trapezius Muscle Activity among Professional Violin & Viola Players: an Electromyographic Study. British Performing Arts Medicine Trust International Conference, Glasgow, UK.
  

Awards

• Susanne Klein-Vogelbach Special Award 2011, awarded for:
  Berque P, Gray H, Harkness C, McFadyen A (2010) A Combination of Constraint-induced Therapy and Motor Control Retraining in the Treatment of Focal Hand Dystonia in Musicians. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. Vol.25: 149-161 (Journal Article - PDF 1MB).
  The prize is awarded to researchers in neuroscience, orthopaedics, anatomy, whose work is oriented to a better understanding of the underlying principles of human movement and its rehabilitation, with the Special Award being granted to excellent papers from the field of physiotherapy. Click here to see the News entry on BAPAM's website.

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