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TRAVELL TRIGGER POINT AND STRAIN/COUNTERSTRAIN – AN OSTEOPATHIC APPROACH
May 9 - May 12
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Please contact Eric Sanderson directly at Info@progressiveosteopathy.ca, if you are not a Canadian resident. Once he receives your request, an administrator from the Osteopathic college will contact you for enrollment and payment.
BOC Essential Level
Dr. Travell defined a Trigger Point as “a hyperirritable spot in skeletal muscle that is associated with a hypersensitive palpable nodule in a taut band. The spot is tender when pressed and can give rise to characteristic referred pain, motor dysfunction, and autonomic phenomena.
Counterstain is a system of diagnosis and treatment that considers the dysfunction to be a continuing, inappropriate strain reflex, which is inhibited by applying a position of mild strain in the direction exactly opposite to that of the reflex; this is accomplished by specific directed positioning about the point of tenderness to achieve the desired therapeutic response.
This class will tie together the two different systems into a complimentary system of assessment and treatment through the Osteopathic concepts and philosophy.
25 contact hours – 25 1-A hours anticipated – BOC Approved Provider #P8765 NCBTMB Approved Provider #1597 AMBP School Member #1084335
At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant should be able to:
- Identify the concepts and components of somatic dysfunction that are involved in the Travell Trigger points and Counterstrain points.
- Differentiate between normal and abnormal biomechanical function of the musculoskeletal system.
- Formulate a working knowledge of how Travell Trigger points and Counterstrain affects the overall biomechanics and, use this model in organizing an assessment and treatment plan.
- Assess the implications of complex somatic dysfunction in the same areas in order to provide appropriate treatment.
- Apply Manual Techniques to change the areas of somatic dysfunction.
Target Audience: Healthcare providers including, but not limited to: MD,DO,PT,AT,DC,MT,RN,OT, and other licensed or certified healthcare providers.
Instructor: Lino Cedros, AT, MT, SP, CAMTC
Class Times
Thursday, May 9, 2019 – 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday, May 10, 2019 – 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday, May 11, 2019 – 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday, May 12, 2019 – 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM