Advanced Spinal Mobilization and Manipulation
Course Description
This course was designed to give the clinician a practical approach to advanced spinal mobilization and spinal manipulation. At the completion of this course, each student should feel comfortable with advanced spinal techniques that they can start using on Monday morning.
Course material will include an overview of anatomy, normal and abnormal biomechanics, evaluation of the spine, and techniques for advanced spinal mobilizations and spinal manipulations.
Clinicians will develop an understanding of when to choose a spinal mobilization versus a manipulation, and a proficiency in advanced spinal techniques.
As with all of our manual therapy courses, this seminar will follow a progression of principles that will be reinforced throughout the 16 hours. This course is at least 75% hands-on lab, and will give the clinician hands-on skills they can use immediately upon their return to the clinical setting.
This course is not open to PTAs per the APTA stance on performing mobilizations.
Advanced Spine Schedule
Course Objectives
Goals of the Course
- Each participant will have a thorough and in-depth understanding of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar anatomy and biomechanics
- Each participant will have a thorough and in-depth understanding of the concepts of spinal mobilization and manipulation
- Each participant will have the skills to immediately apply the methods learned in the class
Course Objectives
At the completion of this seminar, the participant will be able to:
- Correctly and independently state the anatomy and physiology behind a joint cavitation
- Correctly and independently identify and palpate three specific spinal levels the cervical spine
- Correctly and independently identify and palpate three specific spinal levels the thoracic spine
- Correctly and independently identify and palpate three specific spinal levels the lumbar spine
- Correctly and independently perform 3 cervical mobilization/manipulation techniques
- Correctly and independently perform 3 thoracic mobilization/manipulation techniques
- Correctly and independently perform 3 lumbar mobilization/manipulation techniques
- Correctly and independently perform 3 Sacral/Pelvic mobilization/manipulation techniques
Course Instructors
John Duncombe
PT, DPT, OCS, MSPT, CIMT, CSCS, GCS
John received his Master’s of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2001. He obtained his Doctorate in Physical Therapy through the Evidence in Motion Institute of Health Professions (EIM) while simultaneously finishing a 2 year Orthopedic Residency program with EIM. He is board certified as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist from the American Physical Therapy Association. While at the University of Wisconsin he became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association as well as a Golf Conditioning Specialist. John treats a vast array of outpatient orthopedic dysfunctions, looking at a wide variety of structures, tissues, and systems that may be contributing to the source of symptoms. His special interests are in post-surgical shoulder and knee patients, cervical-thoracic injuries, and runners with varying types of lower extremity dysfunctions. John currently works for Team Rehabilitation Physical Therapy and is the clinic director and owner of an outpatient orthopedic clinic in the northern suburbs of Chicago. When any free time presents itself, you can find him running the trails training for his next Ultra Marathon or spending time with his wife and 2 children.
Patrick Hoban
PT, MS, ATC, FF-CIMT
Patrick has been a Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer since 1994. He graduated from Grand Valley State University and started Great Lakes Seminars in 1996. He is the co-owner and Clinical Director for Great Lakes Seminars and is also the president of Probility Physical Therapy. Probility is a company which has 13 clinics in the Southeast, MI area. He has created the manual therapy courses for Great Lakes Seminars and has trained the instructors to ensure high quality courses and effective, consistent delivery. He has also taught manual therapy courses around the country for 20 years, has taught in PT and PTA programs since 1994, was the head athletic trainer at a high school for 5 years and he has performed both independent medical exams and peer reviews for Physical Therapy. He has an eclectic background in biomechanics, anatomy, and manual therapy.
Course Outline
Saturday
Continental Breakfast
Lecture: Introduction, Overview of Mobilizations vs Manipulations
Lecture: Key Concepts – Cervical Spine
Lecture: Key Concepts – Thoracic Spine
Lecture: Key Concepts – Lumbar Spine
Lecture: Key Concepts – Sacrum
Lunch (on your own)
Lab - Cervical Spine
Case Study - Cervical
Review Questions and Self-Assessment
Adjourn
Sunday
Continental Breakfast
Review Questions
Lab: Thoracic Spine
Lab: Lumbar Spine
Lunch (on your own)
Lab: Sacral/Pelvic
Case Study - Lumbar
Review/Critique of Skill in Manipulation in Each Area
Questions
Adjourn
