The Vital Glutes & Psoas Masterclass
Learn how to identify specific soft tissue dysfunction and weakness within the gluteal & psoas musculo-skeletal system.
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For therapists or students in sports therapy, osteopathy, physiotherapy, chiropractic, yoga, pilates & functional anatomy.
This Masterclass Counts Towards Your Bodymaster Diploma
Take all 10 Diploma Masterclasses to become a certified Bodymaster Practitioner, allowing you to treat more and refer less.
The Vital Glutes & Psoas Masterclass gains you 7 CPD points
This masterclass is fully certified through the Sports Therapy Organisation. On completion you’ll receive a certificate and 7 CPD points.
COURSE OVERVIEW
Course details
Next Dates:
– TBA
Duration: 1 Day
Venue: Core Elements, Swindon SN1 3DX
Trainer: John Gibbons
Price: £175
CPD: 7 units
Full Course Timetable
In The Vital Glutes & Psoas Masterclass we will look at two of the most neglected areas of the body: the gluteal & psoas muscles. During the masterclass I will take you on a fascinating journey of enlightenment, teaching you to recognize pain and dysfunctional patterns that can arise from dysfunctions found within the gluteal & psoas muscles. Addressing questions such as:
– Why do the gluteals & psoas muscles potentially cause pain and dysfunction in distant sites of the body?
– How does the gait pattern contribute to pain and dysfunction?
– How can the application of gluteal-psoas-specific Muscle Energy Techniques aid full-body well-being?
In addition, I’ll be providing step-by-step techniques to identify and correct a number of impaired patterns as well as functional gluteal exercises that promote recovery.
Is it for You?
The advanced nature of the course content requires you to have a high standard of both theoretical and practical knowledge. The minimum level of your ability, therefore, needs to be Level 3 Sport / Holistic Massage Therapist with ITEC, VTCT, IIST, Premier or similar diploma qualification.
This course is perfect if you are a Sports Massage therapist, Osteopath, Chiropractor or a Physiotherapist as the techniques you are taught on the course will compliment your treatments in your clinic. Students studying any aspect of physical therapy are also welcome.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
➔ Case Study to link the pelvis to the shoulder
➔ Tonic vs Phasic muscles / Outer Core Unit / Myofascial Slings
➔ The Gait Cycle & its relationship to upper and lower extremity
➔ Functional anatomy of the Gmax, Gmed and Iliopsoas muscles
➔ Spinal Mechanics of the Pelvis and Lumbar spine
➔ Force and Form Closure
➔ Causes of Miss-Firing Gmax and Gmed
➔ Disc pathology –L4, L5 and S1 nerve root pathology
➔ Malalignment syndrome of the pelvic girdle
➔ Gmax & Gmed and their relationship to lower/upper limb pain
➔ Case study –Gmed and the link to the opposite QL muscle
➔ How the hip joint relates to the gluteal-psoas musculature and back and knee pain
➔ Pelvis muscle length tests-psoas, rectus femoris, addcutors, TFL
➔ Treatment of the hypertonic muscles using specific modalities of MET
➔ Demonstration of Muscle firing patterns for Gmax and Gmed
➔ Gmax & Gmed and their relationship to lower/upper limb pain
➔ Muscle weakness testing
➔ Neurological screening – lower limb
➔ Specific Gmax and Gmed exercises
➔ Anterior rotation of the innominate correction
➔ Screening of the hip joint
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WHY SHOULD YOU TRAIN WITH ME?
I’m the creator of the Bodymaster Method® and I’ve spent years teaching post-graduate professionals worldwide to become the ‘go-to’ therapist in their area. My courses are built on everything I have learned as an osteopath, writer, researcher and lecturer.
The Bodymaster Method® is different from what you learned at university. You were probably taught to look at the site of pain, possibly perform hands-on therapy, and load the tissue with eccentric loading. The Bodymaster method® teaches you to look at your client as a whole person, not just at the site of pain.
On completion of the course you will have the knowledge and practical experience necessary to identify, assess and treat specific pathologies found within the gluteal-psoas musculo-skeletal framework and perform a variety of techniques that will help promote function.
Content And Brief Outline Of Programme
| 9.30 | Registration |
| 9.45 | Introduction – Chapter one – case study of patient presenting with shoulder pain. Discussion of fascial slings, form and force closure. Linking the gait cycle to pain and dysfunction to the shoulder complex. |
| 10.30 | Functional Anatomy of the Gmax, hip extension firing pattern assessment |
| 11.00 | Break |
| 11.15 | Functional Anatomy of the Gmed, hip abduction firing pattern assessment. Case study of Gmed and QL. |
| 12.00 | Differential diagnosis of weakness inhibition to the Glutes – Anterior muscles, nerves and capsules. |
| 12.15 | Functional Anatomy & assessment of the Iliopsoas, rectus femoris, adductors and TFL |
| 12.45 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Treating the causes of weakness inhibition – Soft tissue techniques – soft tissue release (STR) and muscle energy techniques (METs) |
| 14.30 | Screening the hip joint and discuss the relationship to the lower back, pelvis and knee |
| 15.00 | Break |
| 15.15 | Maximising the gluteals through functional and specific exercise protocol. Chapter 12 |
| 16.15 – 16.30 | Recap of day, Certificates, Further training and course dispersal. |
Terms and conditions
Bodymaster Method courses are subject to payment in full at the time of booking, which reserves your place on the specific course and ensures your certification is ready for handout on completion. Please note that payment is non refundable should you decide to cancel the course or fail to attend.
If you know at least two weeks in advance that you are unable to attend then you may be able to transfer to another course at the discretion of the tutor. However, after this time frame should you wish to transfer, you will be expected to pay 50% of the new course fee.
There may be the odd occasion that a course unfortunately may be cancelled. You will be notified in good time and transferred onto a later course date.
SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT TO EXPECT
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