FULL COURSE DESCRIPTION
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Patients with chronic pain or with complicated issues are the most challenging problems we therapists face. It is the worst nightmare for many therapists! Our typical, narrow approach provides only temporary relief, resulting in patients cycling through our offices, frustrating both them and us. But it does not have to be that way! These patients require a multi-faceted approach with a different set of tools than do people with acute physical injuries. If you feel inexperienced or uncomfortable assessing and treating patients with chronic pain, this course is for you. You will gain new modalities, approaches, and skills… The tools you need to successfully treat these patients.

This class is designed for therapists who are new to Myofascial Release (MFR) and Mindfulness, who want to deepen their manual therapy skills and who may or may not have some experience with treating people with chronic pain. To achieve these goals, you will be learning a multidimensional treatment approach combining mindfulness strategies with soft-tissue mobilization, deep soft tissue release, and therapeutic exercise.

Through hands-on lab sessions you will learn:

1. The John F. Barnes Myofascial Release Approach.

2. Centering and grounding skills for yourself and for your patients.

3. Advanced palpation skills in order to recognize myofascial stress patterns unique to each patient.

4. How to design home programs unique to the individual patient.

Level: Introductory | 22 contact hours

Audience: OTs, PTs, OTAs, PTAs

Fee: $624.99

Please bring/wear: 

1. Sheets, blankets and 2 pillows for comfort

2. Short nails please, clippers will be provided

3. Shorts and tank tops

please contact Michele Rozansky
to learn more