INTERNATIONAL COURSES
Myofascial Release Therapy - Part II
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Human Principles - Tom or Linda 28 Jalan Lokam, Tai Keng Court, Singapore 537872 Tel: +65 6289 5596 Fax: +65 6289 5596 Email: enquiry@humanprinciples.com www.humanprinciples.com |
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| Course Outline | - Assessing the spine - Release Techniques - Vertebral Motion - Cervical motion and unwinding - Vertebral Palpation - The Atlas and Occiput - Thoracic and Lumbar rotational unwinding - The Costals - Facet joint restrictions - The Sacrum - Group fixations - The Pelvis |
| About Myofascial Release Therapy Part II |
This course aims to build upon the palpatory techniques previously learnt in the Myofascial Release Therapy Part I course to enable you to identify and release fixations caused by structural misalignment. The skills you already possess enable you to release deep and superficial fascial ‘pulls’ throughout the body. In many cases these releases facilitate whole body postural changes. The techniques learnt in Myofascial Release Therapy Part II will address local areas of immobility and dysfunction – joint fixations of the spine, sacrum, pelvis and ribcage. Many clients will describe to you a recurrent pattern of back pain. The pain will flare-up from time to time, the client undergoes a series a treatments – Massage, Trigger Point Release, Physiotherapy, etc. – and the condition settles. The client may be pain free for a number of weeks or months, and then when performing an everyday activity like bending over or arising from a chair, they will feel the familiar stabbing pain in the back. Over a period of years their pain may become worse and/or more frequent. These are the cases where there is not simply an overworked muscle with Trigger Points. There is almost certainly an underlying structural dysfunction – most commonly a facet joint restriction. In this course you will master skills to identify and release many of these restrictions with gentle, localised Myofascial Release Therapy techniques. The unwinding and facet release techniques are based on the work of Jeffrey Maitland, an American Rolfer. Positional Release techniques for the ribcage and hips are included in the course to enhance overall body alignment. If a body cannot adapt or support the changes, then either the body will return to its original dysfunction or develop strain and dysfunction elsewhere, or both. It is important to assess and treat dysfunction along the length of the spinal column. |
| Myofascial Release Therapy Application | Myofascial Release Therapy leads to positive postural and alignment changes. The effects of Myofascial Release Therapy are measured by assessment of the body’s alignment and overall postural position. The ultimate goal of Myofascial Release is optimal body alignment, which allows for the most efficient use of energy. Soft tissue injuries, while widely diagnosed as strains, sprains or inflammation, all benefit from a Myofascial Release Therapy treatment. If the fascia is restricted at the time of trauma, forces cannot be dispersed properly and areas of the body are then subjected to intolerable impact. Eg. An athlete with fascial restrictions will not efficiently absorb the shocks of continual activity. Failure to recognise the importance of fascia with respect to the body’s function, structure and movement may explain poor or temporary results achieved by other therapies. |
| Assessment with Palpation | Palpation includes assessment of the bodies hot and cold areas and observation of skin colouring and general skin condition. Palpation also assesses various body rhythms including breathing patterns and pulses. A trained Myofascial Release Therapist will make distinctions in the tissues of the skin, superficial fascia, fascial sheaths, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, and bone. With developed palpation skills, the therapist will “feel” what is going on in the client’s body rather than depending on purely a thought process. |
| Facet Joint Restrictions | Thoracic and lumbar vertebrae usually have ‘Type One’ motion in the neutral position. When the spine is in hyperflexion or hyperextension the vertebra have ‘Type Two’ motion. Sometimes the facets become fixated. This is known as a Type Two fixation. When we forward bend or backward bend our facet joints engage. If we add sidebending to flexion or extension we are putting an increased load on the spine. If the facets are fixated the above movement will probably be painful. If your spine is free from facet restrictions the facets slide open in forward bending and slide closed in backward bending. If you have restricted facets, they will act as a fixed pivot point around which the vertebra will have to rotate in flexion and extension. Facet joints may be fixed open or fixed closed. They will either be fixed closed on the side of the prominent transverse process (the side to which it is rotated) – an extension fixation - or be fixed open on the side of the indentation (opposite to the side to which it is rotated) – a flexion fixation. |
| What will you learn in this course | Myofascial Release Therapy Part II will incorporate positional release and advanced muscle energy techniques to actively resolve these functional structural problems. You will learn techniques for correction of cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae and techniques to correct sacral and pelvic misalignments, addressing dysfunctions such as vertebral rotations, facet joint restrictions, inflare and outflare of the hips, upslip, downslip and sacral rotation. |
| Pre-requisite | Remedial Massage Certificate or equivalent + Myofascial Release Therapy Course Part I |
| Award | Australian SIBT Certificate: “Myofascial Release Therapy Part II Certificate” |
| Course Fee | TBA |
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