Muscle Energy Techniques - Lumbar Spine & Pelvis
| Scheduled Courses |
| 28 Jun - 29 Jun 2008 |
location to be confirmed |
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| 05 Jul - 06 Jul 2008 |
Physio4Life, Putney, London |
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Tutor: Jay Cookson BSc AMMACP MCSP
Duration: 2 day(s)
Course Description:
Full course outline (PDF) click here
This course will provide a comprehensive outline of the biomechanics of the lumbar spine and pelvis. It will enable therapists to identify dysfunction of this area of the body and will equip them with varying treatments to correct these dysfunctions.
There will be a focus on clinical reasoning throughout the course, making the recognition of lumbar spine and pelvis problems easier.
Treatments will include all the MET’s for all the dysfunctions, as well as, basic manipulation. Close attention will be given to good handling and alternative methods where appropriate.
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Bony palpation. Palpation of all bony landmarks and soft tissue.
- Sacral Torsions and side bent sacrums. Biomechanics and identification of backward and forward sacral torsions, moving to treatments of these.
- Illial dysfunctions. Considers upslips, downslips, in-flares, out-flares, anterior and posterior rotations of the illium.
- Lumbar spine dysfunction. Looks at biomechanics (type1 and 2) to enable the identification of dysfunction in a different manner from the more widely used theories.
- Pubic Symphasis dysfunction. Considers the application of the theories to this area of the pelvis
Who Can Attend:
This course is uitable for all manual therapists wishing to refresh their MET skills or those wishing to learn new MET skills & techniques.