Joseph Muscolino – COMT Regional 2-Day Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage Workshop, Singapore

Joseph Muscolino – COMT Regional 2-Day Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage Workshop, Singapore

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Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy (COMT) for the Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage covers the major clinical orthopedic assessment and treatment techniques for the thoracic spine and rib cage. This course is a 2-day hands-on workshop.

Day one begins with postural, orthopedic, and palpation assessment for the common neuromusculoskeletal conditions of the region, including upper crossed syndrome. We then cover body mechanics for deep pressure for working the thoracic spine and rib cage. With proper body mechanics, you will learn how the thoracic region can be worked deeply with little effort.

Day two covers stretching, including arthrofascial stretching (AFS) techniques. We begin with basic stretching for the functional muscle groups of the thoracic spine and shoulder girdle and then learn how to target each specific muscle with multiplane stretching. We then cover advanced neural inhibition stretching techniques, including Contract Relax (PNF/PIR), Agonist Contract (the basis for AIS), and Contract Relax Agonist Contract stretching techniques. Day two concludes with AFS (soft tissue Grade IV joint mobilization for manual therapists), including traction, for the thoracic spine and rib cage. AFS is the only effective means of stretching specific hypomobilities.