Review and Practicum:

Cervico-thoracic Spine, Thorax, Shoulder, and Tempero-mandibular Joint:

April 5, 2015

9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (16 CEUs pending)

at 200 7th Ave., Santa Cruz CA

Course Content:

Practicum/review modules will focus on areas of particular technical challenge, and provide an opportunity for presentation, treatment demonstration and discussion of challenging cases. The goal of the practicum/review modules is to apply, re-inforce and expand upon the material covered in the previous didactic module.

Note: Practicum/Review modules are open only to participants who have completed the prior associated didactic module.

Cervico-thoracic spine review:

• Spinal AROM, upper extremity reflex and motor exam

• Trigger point needling and manual therapies for cervico-thoracic musculature

Shoulder girdle review:

• AROM/PROM, joint-play/end feel testing for acromio-clavicular, gleno-humeral, and sterno-costal joints

• Muscle strength testing for the shoulder girdle

• Gleno-humeral, acromio-clavicular, sterno-costal joint stabilization needling

• Manual and exercise therapies and taping for the shoulder girdle

Case presentation/treatment demonstration and discussion:

• Cervico-thoracic spine and thorax

• Shoulder girdle

• Combined cervico-thoracic spine and shoulder girdle