Myofascial Therapy: Program Design to Promote Flexibility and Function Across the Lifespan – Theresa A. Schmidt

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Improve your patients’ quality of life by incorporating myofascial therapy into rehab. Gain breakthrough evidence-based techniques that you can use to achieve improved flexibility and function with video demonstrations and interventions you can apply immediately. This session will teach you how to transform activity limitations and promote function across the lifespan.

1. Distinguish the anatomy and function of the fascial system. 
2. Determine types of fascial impairments and diagnostic categories.
3. Apply myofascial interventions to improve mobility and function and to reduce pain. 
4. Analyze the evidence-based research on fascial and the efficacy of myofascial release. 

Fascial System: Function and Anatomy 

• How fascia is organized 
• How adhesions develop 
• Indications and contraindications for myofascial release (MFR) 

Identify Fascial Impairments 

• Types of fascial impairments 
• Diagnostic categories 
• Differential diagnosis of myofascial pain, fibromyalgia, myositis/myalgia, trigger point

Myofascial Interventions

• Improve mobility 
• Improve function 
• Reduce pain 
• Demonstrations of: skin glide, skin roll, cross hands release, muscle plan, distraction and deep releases.