Jones Institute Europe

Low Extremity Region:

The “Clinical Strain Counterstrain IV°” course is a specific class program for the low extremity dysfunctions for those medical figures that do not have sufficient time to spend with the patient or whom are specialist in one specific area of the body and have few chances of evaluating and treating the entire body. The course is divided into 6 seminars of the duration of one day and half in which will be taught how to precisely evaluate and treat the most common dysfunction of that singular area and which pathology can be faced. The classes can be picked singularly or the entire course of seminars can be followed. The course is open only to Medical Doctors and Doctor of Dental surgery as well as students of the last years of course.

Intensive lecture will be spent on:

• Neurologic basis for somatic dysfunction
• Review of phisio-anatomy concepts of the pelvis and low extremity region
• Comprehension of the concept of articulatory lesions
• Basic Rational of Strain Counterstrain
• General rules for Strain Counterstrain technique
• Explanation of the low extremity movements and limitations
• Explanation of different muscle behavior affected by neurological dysfunction
• Evaluating & relating the major postural asymmetries in the low extremities
• Explaining the ortho & parasympathetic relation for the various dysfunctions
• Explain of local and far away referral pain patterns for low extremity dysfunctions
• Teaching correct strategy sequencing in the low extremities
• Description of other manual techniques adjunctive for low extremity dysfunctions

Extensive lab time will be spent on:

• Active, passive & resistance movement of the low extremity related to SCS
• Anterior, posterior and lateral palpatory evaluation of the pelvis & low extremity
• Palpatory evaluation of the different low extremity articulations (hip, knee, foot)
• Palpatory evaluation of the muscle layer in with the low extremities
• Palpatory evaluation of all the low extremity articulatory movements
• Palpatory evaluation of the main low extremity muscle movements
• Palpatory diagnosis of the low extremity articulatory dysfunctions
• Palpatory diagnosis of the main low extremity muscle dysfunctions
• Teaching how to feel a “Tender Point” on different body tissues
• Teaching how to feel precisely a “Mobile point” sensation
• Manual treatment for the most common somatic dysfunctions in low extremities
• Manual treatment for the most common muscle dysfunctions in low extremities

Big emphasis is placed on teaching the students how to develop and improve their palpatory skills. Particular attention is spent on teaching how to palpate and discern the various muscular layers and the exact articular lesion, so to be able to place a precise diagnosis on the various articulatory & muscle dysfunction and treat them with the SCS philosophy.

On completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Understand the neuromuscular basis for the articulatory dysfunctions
• Establish a complete evaluation of the low extremity area
• Place a diagnosis on muscle-skeleton dysfunction with SCS philosophy
• Establish a plan therapy aimed on the various lesions diagnosed
• Design a home program using the SCS philosophy

The main dysfunction treated with this course are:

Unequal leg length, Gluteus muscle pain pattern irradiation, Trochanter bursitis, Iliotibialis band pain, Inguinal region complains, Hamstring & Quadriceptal pain, knee cap pain, Medial and Lateral meniscus complains, Collateral ligaments sprain, Anterior & Posterior cruciate ligament dysfunctions, Goose-foot area complain, Tibialis & Peron complains, ankle sprain, Valgus hallux pain.

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