John Burns – 2-Day Intensive Tai Chi & Qigong Training for Rehab, Wellness & Prevention

Outline

THE IMPORTANCE OF MIND-BODY INTERVENTIONS IN HEALTHCARE

• The dangers of a strictly biomedical approach
• Problem of pain management, opioids, and mental health crisis
• Addressing more than the pain – addressing the client’s body, mind, emotions, and spiritual connectedness
• Review the research on mind-body interventions
• How to improve and motivate patients being more active in their rehab, wellness and prevention goals
• Aligning Tai Chi and Qigong with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), mindfulness and distress tolerance

WHY YOU SHOULD IMPLEMENT TAI CHI & QIGONG

• Looking at the evidence
• How this model can comprehensively treat the client
• How to utilize this method in various clinical settings

DEMONSTRATION OF INTERVENTIONS: MOVEMENTS TO IMPROVE VARIOUS DYSFUNCTIONS – LAB

• Tai Chi & Qigong warm-up – Rhythmic movements to elicit a therapeutic dopamine response, graded weight shifting and proximal to distal muscle recruitment
• Qigong to improve upper body functional strength, flexibility and ROM
• Qigong to improve lower body functional strength, flexibility and ROM
• Qigong to improve static and dynamic balance
• Qigong to improve segmental spinal control for improved stability and mobility
• Qigong to improve bone density to prevent fractures
• Qigong to improve stamina and cardiovascular endurance
• Tai Chi to improve proximal-to-distal muscle recruitment
• Tai Chi to improve an individual’s physical and emotional performance potential to face and overcome life’s physical and emotional challenges
• Tai Chi and Qigong as an ancient “physical therapy” intervention to enhance an individual’s ability to achieve their functional and sports performance goals

TAKE HOME SOLUTIONS

• Safely review all Tai Chi and Qigong exercises
• When the student becomes the instructor: how to empower your clients toward change
• Why safety is important: teaching and practicing principles of Tai Chi and Qigong safely

WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW TO UTILIZE TAI CHI AND QIGONG METHODS

• Case studies of various rehab setting
  • Orthopedics
  • Geriatrics
  • Pediatrics
  • Oncology
  • Behavioral health
• How to enhance your reimbursement using CPT codes
  • Real-life scenarios