Learning Outcomes for Practical MovementTM – Targeted Movement for Massage Therapy
Basic Concepts
At the end of the seminar, the participant will be able to apply the basic concepts of Practical Movement when developing a treatment program for a client. To demonstrate this skill, the student will be able to:
Describe the benefits of Practical Movement.
List the steps for applying Practical Movement and demonstrate how the steps may be applied to any movement learned in the seminar or any stretch.
Describe the situations in which Practical Movement is used instead of stretching.
Discuss the importance of postural assessment as a methodology to apply the movements and why postural assessment is used as opposed to orthopedic testing.
Describe the development of dysfunctional movement and postural patterns (and by extension, muscular imbalances).
Describe and implement at least three strategies for teaching the client how to move and at least three strategies for motivating clients to perform movement in their daily lives.
Describe and implement two strategies for incorporating movement into current massage / bodywork / therapeutic sessions.
Demonstrate how to use the seminar manual to locate appropriate movements.
Specific Applications
At the end of the seminar, the student will be able to:
Perform a postural assessment of the client for a hemipelvis in the sitting position, differentiate between a measurement that indicates a hemipelvis or a flexion imbalance in the pelvis, and perform the muscular/soft tissue treatment protocols for the sitting position.
General knowledge concerning the issues of a hemipelvis is demonstrated by describing/stating the following when a hemipelvis is present:
How to identify a hemipelvis.
Scope of practice issues.
At least five treatment issues.
Why balancing the soft tissues for this anomaly must be performed in both the sitting and standing positions.
Perform an evaluation of the foot and describe when a referral for functional or accommodative orthotics is appropriate. To perform this objective, the student will:
Locate the three arches of the foot. Describe the anatomical structures involved in maintaining proper positioning of each and their role in rebalancing the musculature of the foot.
Measure the landmarks of the talus bone to determine subtalar neutral.
Describe a common mistake practitioners make in treating plantar fasciitis.
Describe how forced inhalation and exhalation are used to address rib rotation.
Describe two hydrotherapy interventions for disorders of the elbow, forearm, hand and wrist.
Perform the following movements. Describe which muscles each movement affects and how the movement can be used:
Two movements each for spinal rotation and spinal flexion.
One breath movement affecting the respiratory muscles.
Two activating movements that affect the shoulder girdle.
Two balancing movements that address pectoralis major and minor.
A movement to create space in the sacroiliac joint.
A sequence of movements to rebalance the musculature of the arches of the foot.
At least five movements that affect the musculature of the lower leg and foot.