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These training courses provide healthcare professionals with the skills to use Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) and OML stimulator devices in neuro-rehabilitation.
We now run a programme of face to face and online courses throughout the year for upper limb and lower limb electrical stimulation.
Outline:
The course is aimed at Clinicians who wish to introduce FES to their clinical practice and also those who may want to assess patients prior to referral to dedicated FES services.
The course reviews the evidence and neurological theory that supports FES and provides practical training in the use of the ODFS® Pace.
You will learn its application for correction of dropped foot, for muscle training and for its use for gait training using other muscle groups.
You must be trained in the use of FES before you can apply the ODFS® Pace and Pace XL Stimulators. Participants attending this course are able to purchase the ODFS® Pace stimulator loaned to them at a reduced rate, i.e. 20% off list price. If you would like to take us up on this offer, please indicate this in the training course registration form.
The lower limb course can be delivered either face to face or online.
Face to Face:
This is a single day course with face to face teaching. After first learning to use the device on yourself, there is an opportunity to practise on patient volunteers. The course includes a 2 month loan of an ODFS® Pace.
Course learning outcomes can be found here
Dates & Location: 2025
Friday 23rd Jan 2026 (Salisbury)
Saturday 14th Mar 2026 (Salisbury)
Friday 15th May 2026 (Salisbury)
Please contact FEScourses@odstockmedical.com for more information.
Course cost is £388 + VAT per person
Timing: 8.45 am to 5.00 pm
For courses hosted in Salisbury, travel directions and current car parking charges can be found on the Salisbury District Hospital website at Salisbury Hospital Travel Information. Please note that sometimes the pay-and-display car parks for visitors in Salisbury can get very busy – we therefore advise that you allow extra time for this.
Online:
The content is the same as the face to face course, but is pre-recorded and available for a two month period. This allows you to learn at your own pace without needing to travel to a course.
In place of the practical session, there is a live webinar. During the webinar we will discuss case studies and answer any questions you have regarding FES. A course tutor is also available by email throughout the two month period.
The course includes a 2 month loan of an ODFS® Pace.
Course learning outcomes can be found here
Dates: 2025
Monday 19th Jan 2026
Monday 20th April 2026
Please contact FEScourses@odstockmedical.com for more information.
Course cost is £388 + VAT per person
NEW- FES for Lower Limb Refresher course:
This course is designed to refresh and consolidate existing knowledge of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) and the ODFS® Pace stimulator for the lower limb. It offers up-to-date content to reflect best practice in FES set up and application.
It’s aimed at clinicians who have previously completed FES training but may not have had the opportunity to practise using it on a regular basis. Volunteer patients will be available to practise set up on.
Previous FES training doesn’t necessarily have to have been with OML, but prior knowledge of FES for the lower limb is assumed.
This course is delivered face to face.
Course learning outcomes can be found here
Dates: 2025
Please contact FEScourses@odstockmedical.com for more information.
Course cost is £185 + VAT per person
Timing: 10am to 4pm
Outline:
The Upper Limb Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) course is aimed a Clinicians who wish to introduce NMES to their clinical practice and also those who may want to assess patients prior to referral to dedicated FES services.
The course reviews the neurological theory that supports FES and provides practical training in the use of the Microstim 2v2. You will learn its application for treatment of shoulder subluxation and the training of muscles of the shoulder girdle, upper and lower arm and hand muscles.
Applications are primarily for patients with stroke, tetraplegia and cerebral palsy.
The course (both face to face and online) includes a 2 month loan of a Microstim 2v2.
You must be trained in the use of FES before you can apply the Microstim 2V2 Stimulator. Participants attending this course are able to purchase the Microstim 2v2 stimulator loaned to them at a reduced rate, i.e. 20% off list price. If you would like to take us up on this offer, please indicate this in the training course registration form.
Please click on the link to view the learning outcomes for this course.
Upper Limb Course – details and learning outcomes
Face to Face:
This is a single day course with face to face teaching. After first learning to use the device on yourself, there is an opportunity to practise on patient volunteers.
Online:
The content is the same as the face to face course, but is pre-recorded and available for a two month period. This allows you to learn at your own pace without needing to travel to a course.
In place of the practical session, there is a live webinar. During the webinar we will discuss case studies and answer any questions you have regarding FES. A course tutor is also available by email throughout the two month period.
Dates & Location: 2025
Friday 21st Nov 2025 (Salisbury)
Monday 12th Jan 2026 (Online)
Saturday 31st Jan 2026 (Salisbury)
Friday 20th March 2026 (Salisbury)
Monday 27th April 2026 (Online)
Saturday 23rd May 2026 (Salisbury)
Please contact FEScourses@odstockmedical.com for more information.
Course cost is £388 + VAT per person
Timing: 9.00 am to 4.30pm
For courses hosted in Salisbury, travel directions and current car parking charges can be found on the Salisbury District Hospital website at Salisbury Hospital Travel Information.
Please note that sometimes the pay-and-display car parks for visitors in Salisbury can get very busy – we therefore advise that you allow extra time for this.
Our courses are written and presented by experienced FES clinicians and FES researchers who are working in FES clinics. The course brings together over 30 years of direct patient experience.
OML’s clinical experience ranges from adults to children across a variety of conditions using FES to aid walking, improve upper limb function and strengthen muscles by exercising with the FES device.
The Team is led by Paul Taylor, co-founder of OML and its Clinical Director. He is a Biomedical Engineer and leads the FES research and clinical team at the National Clinical FES Centre in Salisbury. He is a researcher for the National Institute for Health Research and a visiting professor at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University and Consultant Clinical Scientist at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. Paul developed the original range of OML FES devices and assessed their use in a series of clinical trials for people with stroke, MS, spinal cord injury and Parkinson’s disease.
Please click here for more information:
Lower Limb FES Training Course
There was a good balance between theory and practical. The patient engagement elements were excellent with informal assistance/guidance.
Thought the opportunity to practice on patients was excellent and brought the theory to life.
I feel much more confident having attended this course today and would now like to clinically apply this to my daily practice.
Very clear explanations – Excellent support in practical sessions.
Fantastic resources, teaching and practical application. Excellent tutor who was extremely knowledgeable and approachable.
Well delivered. Good to have mix of theory and practical and to do practical both on each other and on patients.
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If you are interested in hosting a lower or upper one day course please click here for further details. This is where an organisation would provide a venue for members of your team (and can include external course delegates too) and our trainers come to you to deliver either of the courses.