Myofascial Release - From Surface to the Depths

Course Outline

This two day beginning to intermediate level course has been designed to provide medical professionals with the information and techniques needed to treat myofascial restrictions. Anatomy and physiology of fascia and its relationship to proper physiological function will be discussed throughout the course. This course will provide extensive laboratory time to develop assessment and palpation skills to identify and treat fascial restrictions. Techniques for surface and deep membranes, joints, selected organs and rib excursion enhancement will enhance the clinicians ability to develop more comprehensive evaluation and treatment programs for orthopedic conditions, neurological problems, chronic pain and sports injuries. The techniques can benefit patients of all ages with fascial restrictions and bring better balance back to the patients body. Each participant will receive a comprehensive manual detailing the information and techniques and will be able to immediately apply the information in the clinic.


Course Objectives

• Identify key fascial restrictions through proper posture analysis.
• Understand the anatomy and physiology of fascia and its contribution to dysfunction, postural problems, loss of motion and pain.
• Develop enhanced palpation skills to identify areas of tension and treat fascial restriction.
• Utilize palpation skills to identify postural dysfunction.
• Evaluate and treat diaphragmatic restrictions and improve rib excursion.
• Identify fascial restrictions within the joints of the extremities and develop skills to improve range of motion and decrease pain.
• Perform techniques to decrease visceral restrictions.
• Decrease headaches and spinal pain by utilizing fascial release skills along the spinal cord.
• Increase spinal mobility and decrease back pain by applying fascial release techniques to the spinal region.
• Incorporate myofascial release into a rehab program to enhance functional and physiological outcomes.
• Apply myofascial release to a variety of diagnoses to obtain improved physiological and functional outcomes.
• Gain an understanding of how the physical body works together with the emotional body and incorporate techniques into a comprehensive program.

Schedule of instruction

  Day One   Day Two
7:30 8:00 Registration 8:00 8:30 Questions and Review
8:00 9:00 Anatomy and Physiology of Fascia 8:30 9:30 Specialized Fascia
  • Embryonic development   • Carpal tunnel
  • Repair of connective tissue   • Scar tissue release
9:00 10:00 Posture Evaluation
(lecture/Lab)		 9:30 10:30 Neck Release (Lecture/Lab)
  • Find fascial restrictions   • Anterior
  • Quality of ROM   • Posterior
10:00 10:15 Break   • Mid neck fascia
10:15 11:15 Direct and Indirect Techniques 10:30 10:45 Deeper Fascial Release
(Lecture/Lab)
  • Signs of tissue release   • Along brain and Spinal Cord
  • Palpate directions of bind  
• Indirect cranial membranes
  • Fascial release of diagrams using fulcrums 12:00 1:00 Lunch (on your own)
11:15 12:30 Techniques for Joint Surfaces
(Lecture/Lab) 		1:00 2:00 Fascial Release for Nerve Roots (Lecture and Lab)
  • Enhancing joint play within the upper extremity joints   • Exacting palpation
  • Enhancing joint play within the lower extremity joints   • Refining subtle touch
12:30 1:30 Lunch (On Your Own) 2:00 3:00 Rib Release (Lecture/Lab)
1:30 2:30 Release for Vertebra, Muscles
(Lecture/Lab)		   • Improve inhalation
  • Palpating fascia between each
vertebra		   • Free between the ribs
  • Learn palpation skills for releas- ing the membranes around the muscles   • Increase rib excursion
  • Biceps, gastrocnemius 3:00 3:15 Break
2:30 3:30 Evaluation Tools to Find Key Restrictions (Lecture/Lab) 3:15 4:00 Body Oriented Gestlat Application (Lecture)
  • Perform gentle fascial drag through the feet   • Use of imagery
  • Feel from the head   • Learning techniques to support emotions
  • Group practice 4:00 5:00 Applying Techniques in the Clinic (Lecture)
3:30 3:45 Break   • Working with specific diagnoses
- neurologic clients
3:45 4:45 Release for Visceral Restrictions (Lecture/Lab)   - chronic pain and sports injuries
  • Small intestine membranes   • Questions and Answers
  • Sigmoid area fascia    
  • Thoracic membranes    
4:45 5:30 How to Stay Present
(Lecture/Lab)		    
  • Lessons in grounding    
  • Lessons in centering    
  • Lessons in boundaries    
       

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Scheduled Dates and Locations

Start DateEnd DateLocation - **Click to Map It**TuitionHrsHotel
Mar 21, 09Mar 22, 09St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD$399.0015.00View Hotels
Oct 10, 09Oct 11, 09St. Vincent Healthcare, Jacksonville, FL$399.0018.00View Hotels
Oct 31, 09Nov 01, 09Mercy Hospital, Chicago, IL$399.0015.50View Hotels
Dec 05, 09Dec 06, 09Sunrise Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV$399.0015.00View Hotels

 

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Beth Ventre, PT, graduated from the University of CT in 1982 with a BS in Physical Therapy. Beth has worked in a variety of settings including a community hospital, sports medicine clinic, and an outpatient manual therapy clinic. She is currently working in private practice in North Carolina. Beth began her training in manual therapy in 1986. She combines her skills in Muscle Energy Technique, Strain/Counterstrain, Craniosacral Therapy, Somato Emotional Release, Myofascial Release, energy Balancing, visceral manipulation, acupressure, and manual lymph drainage with traditional physical therapy to achieve successful patient outcomes. Beth also trained at the Hartford Family Institute for 3 years of Body Oriented Gestalt Therapy in order to become skilled in dealing with the emotional support that is often needed for clients. In 2002, Beth began teaching Muscle Energy, and Myofacial Release courses across the US and Canada. Beth incorporates her 25 years of experience to provide an eclectic approach to her teaching style.

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