A Clinical Approach to Myofascial Release Course Description Learn a clinically and anatomically based approach to Myofascial Release. We will show you how to integrate this effective tool into your daily treatment and expand the options you have to treat dysfunction. As with all of our manual therapy courses, this seminar will follow a a progression of principles and reinforce them throughout the 16 hours, is at least 75% hands-on lab, and will give the clinician hands-on skills they use immediately upon their return to the clinical setting.

INSTRUCTOR Martin Sytsema Learn more about Marty

• Understand the rationale for doing Myofascial Release and its specific effect
• Understand and be able to demonstrate correct hand technique, grading of the level of touch,
  and the effects of a release and/ or unwinding
• Understand the importance of fluid fascial movement in a 3 dimensional system, allowing for the physiologic system to have the ability to provide resilience to dysfunction
• Understand the different layers of fascia and when to treat each layer
   

• Review of pertinent anatomy
• Introduction to the fascial system and its relationship to other systems
• Palpation of the bony structures and muscular segments
• Motion testing - static and dynamic
• Treatment of the thorax
• Treatment of the upper quadrants
• Treatment of the lower quadrants
• Treatment of scars
• Integrated fascial elongation - fascial swimming
• Rhythmic rocking
• Application to specific clinical situations

  Course Outline

     Saturday
     8:00 am–Registration / Continental Breakfast
     8:30 am–Lecture- Techniques/ Types of MFR, Anatomical Considerations, Hand Placement,
                   Symptoms and discussion of specific techniques        
     10:30 am–Break
     10:40 am–Lecture, continued
     11:30 am–Generalized Releases - Arm Pull, Leg Pull
     12:00 pm–Lunch
     1:00 pm–Cranial - TMD, Sub-Occipital
     2:30 pm–Neck - TOS
     3:20 pm–Break
     3:30 pm–Shoulder - Rotator Cuff, Scaps
     4:30 pm–Anterior Thorax - Pectorals, Diaphragm
     5:30 pm–Adjourn

     Sunday
     7:30 am  Registration / Continental Breakfast
     8:00 am–Posterior Thorax - Spine, Trapezius, Rhomboids
     9:00 am–Lumbar System/ Pelvis - Psoas, Quadratus Lumborum, Piriformis, Sacrum
     10:50 am–Break
     11:00 am–Knees - Patella, IT Band
     12:00 pm–Lunch
     1:00 pm–MFR:  Cervical-Thoracic Releases
     2:00 pm–Muscular Re-education of the Shoulder Complex
     3:20 pm–Break
     3:20 pm–Scars - Cross-Hand, Deep Technique
     3:30 pm–Speed Mobilizations
     4:30 pm–Application to Specific Clinical Situations
     5:00 pm–Adjourn