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ORTHO Tabs - Schedule

Day One:
8:00 Registration
8:30 Introductions/Objectives, background of highlighted physical therapy interventions
9:00 Leg Length Discrepancy: old and new ways of assessment
10:00LAB: Assessment of LLD and use of heel lifts; LLD & assymetrical pelvic floor overactivity, discussion of orthotic use
10:45 Break
11:00Torsions within the system, fulcrums of movement, increased thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis, pronated feet: where to start?

11:30 LAB: Observe for torsions: look for junction where rotations are opposite and rationalize through treatment techniques
1:00 Lunch
2:00 LAB: Head to Toe Orthopedic Scan Sit to Stand Movement Assessment: what changes with sitting and standing?
3:00 What is fascia? Discussion of fascial shortening, scar tissues, wounds, healing and fascial dysfunction. Understanding the use of the myofascial clock. Joint arthrokinematics and mobilizations of the hip, knee, foot
3:30 Break
3:45 Joint mobilization review of pertinent hip, knee, foot mobilizations
5:00 Adjourn

Day Two:

7:30 Review of day 1, Q&A
8:00 Introduction to the Hesch Method. Ilial and sacral springing.
10:00 Break
10:15 Cranial corrections: upgrade of the occipital release, position of C1 & C7, review of cranial vertebral mechanics and joint mobilizations
11:30 LAB: Assessment of cranial position and its relationship to the sacrum, sacral position and changes of the sacral position during sitting.
12:30 Lunch
1:15 Diastesis & core training: where do we start and where do we end?
2:00 Top 8 core training exercises with progressions
3:00 Putting it together: Lab review
3:30 Adjourn