THE MYO METHOD CLINICAL BODYWORK SERIES: HIPS, LOW BACK & CORE

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Clinical Bodywork Techniques for the abdomen, lumbar spine, hips, and core.

Client symptoms: low back pain, hip pain, pain in the lateral hip flexors (TFL), lack of ROM in hips, tight hamstrings, tight quads, and deep abdominal aching

The Clinical Bodywork Series teaches advanced massage techniques and palpation skills. In this class, we will explore and analyze every facet of what makes your Clinical Bodywork session successful with each individual client from touch skills, postural assessments, effective applications of Clinical Bodywork techniques, biomechanics, knowledge and communication skills. The class will introduce you to techniques for the illiacus, psoas, obturators, and the piriformis as well as many other advanced techniques for the hips and lower body.

What you will learn:

• The theory of touch (The Myo Method 5 Point Touch Theory) and the importance of informed touch when applying techniques
• How to communicate with clients about their issues, concerns, and expectations
• Proper working biomechanics to enhance your precision while protecting your body from overuse and fatigue injuries
• How to make postural assessments and apply the correct treatment method for those assessments in real time
• How to analyze clients’ biomechanics, posture, and ROM in the areas of the lumbar spine, thoracic spine, rib cage, hips, and legs
• Clinical Bodywork techniques to expand “the core” of the body and normalize pelvic deviations, as well as integration of the hips with the tailbone and the lumbar spine