Clinical Observations & Implications
- Evidence-based practice and clinical observation
- Clinical implications for patient populations
- Chronic low back and SI joint pain
- Scoliosis and trunk weakness in the elderly
- Chronic hip and lateral knee pain
- Chronic cervical pain and headaches
- Shoulder impingement
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Balance and gait deviations
- Athletic performance
- Case histories — Could this be your patient?
- Chronic pain
- Marathon runner/triathlete
- Chronic low back and neck pain
Anatomy
- Respiratory and thoracic anatomy/biomechanics
- Thoracic anatomy
- Rib anatomy
- Thoracic biomechanics
- CT junction biomechanics
- TL junction biomechanics
- Trunk musculature
- Core-inner group
- Outer group
- Posterior oblique
- Deep longitudinal
- Anterior
- Lateral
- Psoas/hamstring integration
- Scalenes, SCM, C spine muscles
- Muscles of inspiration
- Muscles of expiration
- Mechanics of respiration
- Normal breathing-mechanical effects
- Physiology of respiration
- Lung volumes
- Lung perfusion
- Hyperventilation/alkalosis
- Fascial integration
- Thorocolumbar fascia
- Lateral femoral fascia/IT band
- Abdominal fascia
- Cervical/UE and Pelvis/LE biomechanical relationships
Neuromuscular Control
- Central nervous system on muscle tone and movement
- Sympathetic and parasympathetic responses
Lab Demonstration
- Evaluation and treatment techniques
- Evaluation of posture as it relates to respiratory function, UE, pelvis and lumbar function
- Mechanics of respiration
- Diaphragmatic, lateral costal, sternal, apical breathing
- Diaphragm position
- Seated arm raise
- Seated trunk rotation
- Standing torque
- Muscle function testing
- Supine active SLR
- Prone active SLR and active arm raise
- TA, multifidus, and pelvic floor function
- Posterior oblique system
- Anterior oblique system
- Lateral system
- Rib position and mobility testing and active mobilizations
- Length testing and lengthening techniques
- Core facilitation entry training program
- Case histories evaluations, treatments, and outcomes
Theory & Evidence-Based Practice
- Suboptimal breathing patterns
- Over-inflation
- Upper chest breathing
- Diaphragm and thoracic restrictions effects on the lumbar spine/hips/LE, C spine and UE- trunk rotation, or lack of trunk rotation effects
- Posture and flawed load transference
- Trunk stability and the diaphragm/core/incontinence
- Hypertonicity/over activation of the superficial trunk muscle
- Chronic low back and SI joint pain with poor control
- Scoliosis and trunk weakness in the elderly
- Chronic hip and lateral knee pain
- Chronic cervical pain and headaches
- Shoulder impingement issues
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Balance and gait deviations
- Athletic performance
- Respiratory alkalosis/hyperventilation and the consequences
- Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, chronic pain