Manual release techniques for the commonly overactive muscles of the external rotators of the hip. Soft tissues release techniques for the adductor magnus, biceps femoris, piriformis, and deep rotators of the femur. Advanced soft tissue, massage, trigger point palpation, and mobilization techniques to inhibit antagonists. The reliability and validity of manual release techniques for knees bow out, hip pain, knee pain, asymmetrical weight shift, SIJ (sacroiliac joint) dysfunction and lumbopelvic hip complex dysfunction.

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Joint manipulations for the cervical spine. Types of manipulations, manipulations vs. mobilizations of the spine and cervical spine. Optimal intervention for forward head, shoulders elevate, arms fall, cervicogenic headache, radiculopathy, posture, jaw, shoulder, and elbow dysfunction. The risk of adverse events, accuracy vs sensitivity, screening, reliability, and validity of cervical spine manips.

Taut bands are localized areas of muscle tension that can cause pain, stiffness, and reduced range of motion. However, taut bands are easily identified by palpation and treated with a variety of accessible techniques, including dry needling, acupuncture, foam rolling, ischemic compression, and massage.

The effects of joint mobilizations and manipulations on kinematics and muscular changes. Identifying the use of joint mobs and manips on the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, and the effects on range of motion, pain, nervous system response, and motion at the neck, shoulder, hip, knee, ankle. Research showing these effects are not placebo.

Joint mobilizations for the ankle and tibiofibular joint. Types of mobilizations, self-administered mobilizations, and interventions for lower extremity dysfunction (LED) and ankle dysfunction. Optimal intervention for feet flatten, feet turn out, knee bow in, knee bow out, anterior pelvic tilt, excessive forward lean, and asymmetrical weight shift. The risk of adverse events, validity, efficacy, screening, and reliability of ankle and tibia/fibula mobs.

Joint mobilizations for the cervical and thoracic spine. Types of mobilizations, self-administered mobilizations, and interventions for the neck and thoracic spine. Optimal intervention for upper body dysfunction (UBD), shoulders elevate, head forward, and arms fall. The risk of adverse events, validity, efficacy, screening, and reliability of cervical spine and thoracic spine joint mobs.

This course defines the study of the human movement systems, including the skeletal, fascial, nervous, and muscular systems. The function, organization, and physiology of the four systems of the body are described. Further, a detailed look at human movement, sports science, and the bones (skeletal system), muscles (muscular system), and nerves (nervous systems) that produce movement during physical activity.

Manual release techniques for the commonly overactive trunk muscles. Soft tissue release techniques for the erector spinae, multifidus, psoas major and iliacus (iliopsoas), and quadratus lumborum (QL). Advanced soft tissue, massage, trigger point palpation, and mobilization techniques to inhibit antagonists. The reliability and validity of manual release techniques for excessive forward lean, anterior pelvic tilt, asymmetrical weight shift, back pain, sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunction, and lumbopelvic hip complex dysfunction (LPHCD).

Synovial joints are designed for motion. They include hinge joints, ball-and-socket joints, facet joints, pivot joints, gliding joints, saddle joints, and condyloid joints.

Safety and efficacy of joint mobilizations and manipulations (adjustments) for the cervical, lumbar, thoracic spine, and sacroiliac joints. Are manipulations and mobilizations risky? The likelihood of a cerebrovascular incident/accident, lumbar disk herniation/rupture, fracture, or hematoma with joint manips.

Joint mobilizations for the shoulder joint, acromioclavicular joint, and sternoclavicular joint. Types of mobilizations, self-administered mobilizations, and interventions for the glenohumeral joint, AC joint, and SC joint. Optimal intervention for upper body dysfunction (UBD), shoulders elevate, and arms fall. The risk of adverse events, validity, efficacy, screening, and reliability of shoulder, AC, and SC joint mobs.

Manual release techniques for the commonly overactive internal rotators of the shoulder (shoulder muscles) and posterior deltoid. Soft tissue release techniques for the latissimus dorsi (lats), pectoralis major (pecs), teres major, subscapularis (rotator cuff), and post delt. Advanced soft tissue, massage, trigger point palpation, and mobilization techniques to inhibit antagonists. The reliability and validity of manual release techniques for arms fall, anterior pelvic tilt, shoulders elevate, shoulder pain, fibromyalgia, neck pain, and upper body dysfunction.

Joint manipulations for the ankle, midfoot, and tibiofibular joint. Types of manipulations, manipulations vs. mobilizations of the cuboid, talonavicular, and proximal tibiofibular joint. Optimal intervention for chronic ankle instability, balance, ankle sprains, vertical jump height, heel pain, knee bow in, knee bow out, feet flatten, feet turn out, excessive forward lean, and asymmetrical weight shift. The risk of adverse events, accuracy vs sensitivity, screening, reliability, and validity of ankle, midfoot, and tibiofibular manips.

A ball-and-socket joint is a synovial joint in which the rounded or spherical end of one bone fits into a cup-like depression of another bone. Examples include the shoulder and hip.

The Biopsychosocial (BPS) Model is a more comprehensive approach to understanding health and illness by integrating biological, psychological, and social factors.

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Glide is an arthrokinematic motion. A linear movement of an object across a surface parallel to the plane of that surface. Similar to the way skis slide down a snowy slope. An anatomical example would be the posterior glide of the humeral head during internal rotation of the humerus to maintain congruence with the glenoid fossa.

Joint manipulations for the thoracic spine. Types of manipulations, manipulations vs. mobilizations of the spine and thoracic spine. Optimal intervention for cervical pain, CTJ, shoulder pain, TMJ, elbow pain, thoracic spine pain, forward head, arms fall, scapula elevates, and epicondylitis (epicondylalgia). The risk of adverse events, accuracy vs sensitivity, screening, reliability, and validity of thoracic spine manips.

Joint manipulations for the wrist and elbow. Types of manipulations, manipulations vs. mobilizations of the wrist and elbow. Optimal intervention for elbow pain, lateral epicondylitis (epicondylalgia), wrist pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome. The risk of adverse events, accuracy vs sensitivity, screening, reliability, and validity of wrist and elbow manips.