Lu Mueller-Kaul – Myofascial Mobilizations for Fast Relief: A Structural Integration Perspective

Outline

PRINCLIPLES OF EVALUATION

• Considering gravity
• Big patterns vs. small details
• Find out what areas to address first in treatment

EFFECTIVE EVALUATIONS –LAB

• Recognition of common posture patterns; demonstrations and explanations of:
  • Forward head posture
  • Impingement syndrome
  • Excessive kyphosis and lordosis
  • Anterior pelvis
  • Pronated feet
• Practice fast posture evaluation in small groups
• Recognition of common gait patterns; demonstrations and explanations of:
  • Toe walking
  • Heel walking
  • Military gait
• Practice fast gait evaluation in small groups
• Practice gait corrections for heel walking and military gait
• Practice movement evaluations for stiff kyphosis and hyperlordosis/anterior pelvis

TREATMENT STRATEGIES

• Asking for the client’s goals
• Trial and error as a guiding principle
• Determining a strategy for one session or a series of sessions
• Taking guidance from the client; teaching clients to give feedback
• Discussing recent research: pain physiology and pathology
  • What does this mean for treatment

HANDS-ON LAB: MYOFASCIAL MOBILIZATION TECHNIQUES

• Palpation and treatment simultaneously
• Separating attachments
• Two-handed pull
• Mobilization under stretch

HANDS-ON LAB: TREATMENT OF COMMON PROBLEMS

• Neck pain, shoulder pain, and tension
• Low back pain and sciatica
• Practice myofascial mobilization
• Applying manual therapy with the client in various positions
  • Sitting
  • Lying on the side
  • Prone
  • Supine