Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Course Overview

    • Review the course materials and CEU requirements.

    • Downloadable course manual

    • An introduction to this approach

    • Shared decision-making in the manual therapy setting: Letting go of control.

    • Working from a consent-based perspective

    • How might touch be impactful?

    • Sensation and communication: Potential barriers

    • Shielded manual therapy: Assuring patient safety
  • 2

    Chapter 1: The Head

    • The facial region (1)

    • The facial region (2)

    • Internal Jaw Region Introduction

    • Internal Jaw Region

    • Inner jaw variations

    • Jaw options

    • Tongue region introduction

    • Tongue region

    • Base of tongue

    • Floor of the mouth
  • 3

    Chapter 2: The Neck and Shoulders

    • Basics of neck traction

    • Neck traction with upper chest and shoulder engagement

    • The occipital lift

    • Retro-laryngeal Introduction (1)

    • Retro-laryngeal Region Introduction (2)

    • Retrolaryngeal Region (seated)

    • Retrolaryngeal region (supine)

    • Infra- and suprahyoid region (supine)

    • Lateral neck and shoulders (supine)

    • Side-lying shoulder depression
  • 4

    Chapter 3: The Arms and Shoulders

    • Arm pulls

    • The shoulder and arm drape

    • The shoulder waterfall

    • The upper chest and shoulder region

    • Prone shoulder and chest region (1)

    • Prone shoulder and chest region (2)

    • Prone shoulder and chest region (3)

    • Prone scapular and chest region (4)

    • Prone scapular (and throat) region

    • The upper arm

    • The arm and hand
  • 5

    Chapter 4: The Torso and Low Back

    • Trunk to pelvis (sidelying)

    • Lateral chest

    • Rotational trunk engagements

    • Thoracic extension

    • The diaphragm region: Supine

    • The diaphragm region: Prone

    • Anterior lower abdominal and lower back exploration

    • Supine anterior/posterior lumbosacral region

    • A simpler supine sacral traction

    • Scar and abdominal region work

    • Prone lumbosacral region

    • Sacral and coxxygeal region
  • 6

    Chapter 5: The Hips and Legs

    • Leg pull

    • Prone leg engagement

    • Leg and hip roll (1)

    • Leg and hip roll (2)

    • Treatment to the anterior leg, knee and foot

    • Treatment to the posterior leg
  • 7

    Chapter 6: Teaching self-treatment

    • Self-treatment

    • Self-treatment to the jaw

    • Self-treatment to the inner jaw region

    • Self-treatment to the neck

    • Self-treatment to the anterior neck

    • Self-treatment to the anterior cervical region

    • Self-treatment to the tongue

    • Self-treatment to the base of the tongue

    • Self-treatment to the upper thorax

    • Self-treatment to the hand

    • Self-stretch to the diaphragm region

    • Self treatment: Prone prop variations

    • Self-treatment to the hip flexor region

    • Self-stretch to the hip

    • Self-treatment to the torso, hip, and leg

    • Self-treatment to the quadriceps and knee
  • 8

    Final steps

    • Quiz

    • Thanks

    • Whole Body Course Survey

    • Whole Body FL CE Broker Questions