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A Clinical Approach to Myofascial Release

Instructors

Primary InstructorMartin J. Sytsema, PT, MSPT, OMPT, FAAOMPT, CIMT

Martin J. Sytsema, PT, MSPT, OMPT, FAAOMPT, CIMT
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Course Description

Registration ButtonThis class will help you to learn a clinically and anatomically based approach to myofascial release. We focus on how the muscle and fascia create dysfunction in the body, increase the stress on the system and cause symptoms that become common diagnoses that we treat every day. Learn 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 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.

 
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Course Objectives

At the completion of this seminar, the participant will be able to:

  • Understand the rationale for doing Myofascial Release and its specific effect
  • 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
  • Describe the different layers of fascia and understand when to treat each layer
  • Understand how stress and dysfunction in one part of the body can have system-wide consequences

Topics Covered

  • 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
  • Three-dimensional, functional stretching
  • Application to specific clinical situations

Course Outline

Saturday
8:00am Registration / Continental Breakfast
8:30am

Lecture: Techniques/ Types of MFR, Anatomical Considerations, Hand Placement, Symptoms and discussion of specific techniques
10:30am Break
10:45am Lecture: continued
11:30am Lab: Generalized Releases - Arm Pull, Leg Pull
12:00pm Lunch (on your own)
1:00pm Lab: Cranial - TMD, Sub-Occipital
2:30pm Lab: Neck - TOS
3:30pm Break
3:45pm Lab: Shoulder - Rotator Cuff
4:30pm Lab: Anterior Thorax - Pectorals, Diaphragm
5:00pm Adjourn
Sunday
7:30am Registration / Continental Breakfast
8:00am

Lab: Posterior thorax - spine, trapezius, rhomboids
9:00am Lab: Lumbar system/pelvis - psoas
10:45am Break
11:00am Lab: Knees - patella, IT band, plantar fascia
12:00pm Lunch (on your own)
1:00pm Lab: Quadratus lumborum, piriformis, sacrum
2:00pm Lab: UE Techniques
3:15pm Break
3:30pm Lab: Scars - cross-hand, deep technique
4:00pm Lab: Speed mobilizations
4:30pm Lab: Application to specific clinical situations
5:00pm Adjourn

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