Joseph Muscolino – COMT Regional 2-Day Low Back and Pelvis Workshop, Sydney, Australia

Joseph Muscolino – COMT Regional 2-Day Low Back and Pelvis Workshop, Sydney, Australia

Description:

[WebRip – 2 MP4]Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy (COMT) for the Low Back and Pelvis covers the major clinical orthopedic assessment and treatment techniques for the lumbosacral region. This course is a 2-day hands-on workshop.

Day one begins with orthopedic assessment for the common neuromusculoskeletal conditions of the sacroiliac joint and lumbar spine. We then cover body mechanics for deep pressure for working the lower back in prone and side-lying positions. With proper body mechanics, you will learn how the low back can be worked deeply with little effort. We also learn how to palpate and safely and effectively work the psoas major, both abdominal and femoral bellies, in multiple positions. We then discuss fundamental concepts of stretching, beginning with basic stretching for the functional muscle groups of the lower back and then learning how to target each specific muscle with multiplane stretching.

Day two covers more advanced stretching. We begin with advanced neural inhibition stretching techniques, including Contract Relax (PNF/PIR), Agonist Contract (the basis for AIS), and Contract Relax Agonist Contract stretching techniques. We also cover pin and stretch technique. Day two concludes with Arthrofascial Stretching (AFS): Soft Tissue Joint Mobilization for Manual Therapists (including traction) for the lumbosacral spine. AFS is the only effective means of stretching the intrinsic fascia of specific hypomobilities of the lumbosacral spine.

Clinical treatment strategy as well as precautions and contraindications are also covered. These manual therapy skills will empower you to do effective clinical orthopedic work. Throughout this hands-on workshop, Dr. Joe Muscolino reinforces the underlying mechanisms for each of the assessment and treatment techniques, encouraging critical reasoning skills.

Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy for the Low Back / Pelvis is part of the COMT Regional Approach Certification. The other hands-on workshops in this series cover the neck, thoracic spine / ribcage, upper extremity, and lower extremity.

COURSE objectIVES

After attending this workshop, the participant will be able to:Explain and demonstrate the principles of using core body weight and larger muscle groups for efficient body mechanics when performing soft tissue manipulation, stretching, and Arthrofascial Stretching (AFS) – Soft Tissue Joint Mobilization.

Perform orthopedic assessment tests for the low back and pelvis to determine the ability to safely perform deep pressure massage, stretching, and joint mobilization.

Describe and be able to access and work the muscles of the low back and pelvis, including the psoas major muscle.

Explain the fundamental concepts of stretching and apply these concepts to the musculature of the low back, pelvis, and hip joint.

Demonstrate how to stretch each of the functional muscle groups of the low back and hip joint.

Explain and demonstrate how to stretch each of the muscles of the low back and pelvis in all three cardinal planes.

Explain the physiologic basis for and demonstrate how to perform contract relax (CR; also known as PIR/PNF) stretching, agonist contract (AC) stretching, and contract relax agonist contract (CRAC) stretching techniques.

Explain the physiologic basis for and demonstrate how to perform Arthrofascial Stretching (AFS, Grade IV joint mobilization) of the sacroiliac joint and lumbar spine.

Runtime:Video 1 – 06:29:47

Video 2 – 06:37:17

*These videos are 960

*540 resolution. It was lowest I could download, next one was 720p and it was double the size. For the sake of my own HDD space I chose this quality.

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