Course Description

MFR1: Learning the essentials
Myofascial Release: Lower Extremities, Psoas, Shoulder Girdle & Cervical Spine
Myofascial Release Level I
Contact Hours: 16

This class enables participants to respond more precisely and efficiently to soft tissue restrictions throughout the entire body. Emphasis is given to understanding the physiological and mechanical properties of fascia as a way of maximising efficiency and minimising pain during treatments. This becomes the basis for mastering a range of techniques and approaches that open joints, realign muscles and repattern the neuromuscular system. The class focuses on learning via extensive student exchange

Students will:

• Expand their ability to make specific responses to restrictions
• Develop palpatory sensitivity and accuracy
• Achieve predictable outcomes in treatments

• Ankle Retinaculum
• Anterior Compartment
• Hamstrings
• Ilio Tibial Band
• Hip Triangle
• Quadratus Lumborum
• Thoracolumbar Fascia
• Fasciae of Axilla
• Cervical Myofasciae
AND More

• AAMT - 20 CEUs
• AMT (5 CEUs per hour of attendance)
• The California Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
• ARM
• The Rolf Institute
• Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners