Myotatic Activation Procedures for the Thoracic Spine & Ribs
What you will get out of this course…
- Learn to identify thoracic dysfunction and restore normal spinal alignment;
- Alleviate stubborn thoracic pain with MAP techniques and improve thoracic mobility significantly;
- Discover the Diaphragm – release it with MAP, and breathe with ease;
- Be a star: identify post-op Rib dysfunctions;
- The missing link in shoulder impingement– the stiff thoracic spine;
- Secret Syndromes: understand and treat Thoracic Outlet- and T4 syndrome;
- Be the change in the “unchangeable” thoracic spine.
Why would you want to do this course?
Thoracic pain can take your breath away! It is often described as a stabbing pain and known to persist and persevere.
Due to the composition of the thorax, shaped for support and protection, it is often viewed as a structural unit. However, a UK study revealed that 40% of patients admitted to the ER with chest pain actually suffered from musculoskeletal dysfunction. This course will shed light on the thoracic area and assist you in identifying the difference between thoracic and rib dysfunctions and ways in which to correct them, with ease.
Shoulder pathology in certain athletes present due to restriction in thoracic mobility. Repetitive trauma to the chest wall of rugby players can lead to painful, unstable ribs. The assessment of the thoracic spine should therefore be an integral part of the sport therapist’s initial examination – MAP can help with this!
MAP for the Thoracic spine and Ribs also deals with conditions such as Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and T4 syndrome due to structural changes in the thoracic spine and positional changes of the ribs.
Discover the Diaphragm in its full flair and treat it effectively! Our key to life and survival is in breathing. MAP will help you make a difference in the lives of COPD patients and elite athletes alike.
You will receive your MAP to guide you through 24 facet joints, 24 costo-transvers joints and 14 costo-sternal joints. MAP will simplify it: teach you how to distinguish between them, interpret their relation, identify the dysfunction, and finally treat it effectively.
Isn’t that a huge weight off your back?
Comments from course participants:
- New experience in assessment and treatment. New knowledge in the movements of thoracic spine and ribs. I recommend this course to all physios, especially to the sport and OMT world.
- I will be able to treat an area I never thought of intervening in!!
- Very interesting. I really knew nothing about ribs. Now I’m able to go out and treat patients with thoracic and rib conditions.
- Amazing!! I didn’t know I could help so many patients with thoracic problems. I usually avoid them.
- Instant relief of symptoms and so easy to do.
- I was introduced to a whole new world and will use it in practice every day.
- Physiotherapists can make a BIG difference like no other in patients with rib pain. I love the simplicity of it.
- Love immediate results. Presenter is engaging. Opened up a whole new world of ideas.
- Involves more than just the thoracic - shoulder, cervical and lumbar connections. Would make a big difference to the lives of patients we struggle to treat.
