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Australia - New South Wales (Sydney) - Sydney, NSW★

Treatment of the Cervical Spine & Thoracic cage: Articular & Muscle Energy Tq

Advanced Manual Therapy Associates

Barb Hungerford is excited to be back running Face to face, practical courses again! In this course you will review biomechanics & treatment of the thoracic spine and thoracic cage, and cervical spine. Your practical sessions will cover a comprehensive assessment & diagnostic protocol for the cervical and thoracic spine, rib ring &costo-transverse joint assessment, plus inclusion of acromio-clavicular and sterno-clavicular joints. You will then progress into application of Muscle energy techniques and articular techniques, myo-fascial release & rib ring releases for this complex region so that you can effectively improve your patients injuries & treat cervico-thoracic & upper quadrant disorders with specificity
2 day course.
Course Aims:
- review anatomy and biomechanics of the thoracic spine and thoracic cage, and cervical spine
- apply a biomechanical model in order to define dysfunction in the thoracic region and cervical spine
- present a biomechanical framework as a basis for assessment of articular and muscular function in the cervical spine, thoracic spine, and rib cage
- Provide practical sessions during which muscle energy and articular techniques are applied to specific Musculo-skeletal dysfunctions of the thoracic spine, and cervical spine.
- provide practical sessions to learn MET treatment of rib dysfunctions including subluxed or fixated ribs
- Learn myofascial rib release techniques plus myofascial releases for subscapular & neck muscles
- Consider and practice MET treatment of the Sterno-Clavicular and Acromio-Clavicular joints.
- Discuss and provide practical application of exercise prescription for stabilization of the cervico- thoracic region