Practical Movement™   

Learning Outcomes for Practical Movement^TM – Lower Extremities 

At the end of the seminar, the participant will be able to:

1. Define the following terms: concentrically & eccentrically contracting muscles, feedback, engrams, proprioception, righting reactions, stretch reflex, reciprocal inhibition, micromovement, macromovement, incremental movement, activating movement, and balancing movement.
2. State the following laws: Hilton's Law, Newton's 3^rd Law of Motion.
3. List the 4 Principles of Practical Movement and describe how they are implemented when teaching movement.
4. Describe how to use the General Guidelines handout when teaching movement. 
5. List 3 things that cause dysfunctional movement and postural patterns to develop (and by extension, muscular imbalances to occur).
6. State why movement re-education (Practical Movement) is used instead of stretching.
7. Name at least two muscles that cause a particular postural imbalance in the pelvis (rotation, tilt, flexion/extension or flare distortions).
8. Describe at least 3 strategies for incorporating movement into their current massage / bodywork / therapeutic session.
9. Describe at least 3 strategies for motivating their clients to perform movement in their daily lives.
10. Demonstrate the ability to correctly use the manual to locate appropriate movements for their client by:
• Locating in the appendices which muscles cause a particular imbalance pattern.
• Then, locating in the index appropriate movements for those muscles.
11. Perform a sequence of movements to rebalance the musculature of the arch of the foot.
12. Perform at least 5 movements that affect the musculature of the pelvis and describe which muscles each movement affects.
13. Perform at least 5 movements that affect the musculature of the upper leg and describe which muscles each movement affects.
14. Perform at least 5 movements that affect the musculature of the lower leg and foot and describe which muscles each movement affects.