about the course

Conditions like sciatica, obturator neuralgia, and pelvic floor pain often have a neurofascial driver — a pattern of inflammation, neural tension, and protective spasm. In this class you will learn to assess and treat systematically the nerves of the lower extremity and their fascial environment.

Fundamentally, we need to stop conceiving of nerves as ‘wires’ strung through a musculoskeletal world. Nerves and their related tissues precede the mature skeleton, and will drive muscular behavior for their own protection. We need a model that starts the physiologic needs of peripheral nerves -- ample circulation and free movement -- and then flexes with the various ecological crises that nerves encounter.

We need nerve palpation skills, and also a respect for the limits of palpation. We need neurodynamic tests that localize and characterize the entrapment at hand. We need a language that lets us work effectively with the whole healthcare team.

Muscle-bone concepts are not doing the trick — let’s get people better!

info and skills covered

• Local Fascial anatomy of nerves in the lower extremity

• Lower extremity nerve mechanics

• Pathogenesis of Sciatica and related conditions

• Basic physiology of peripheral neuroinflammation

• Palpation of common sites of neurovascular entrapment

• Systematic assessment and treatment strategies for Sciatica and related conditions

continuing education certification

ONLINE

• This 3-hour Continuing Education class is open to all healthcare practitioners licensed in Manual/Massage Therapy

NOTE: THE ONLINE VERSION OF THIS CLASS ALONE DOES NOT MEET THE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A MASSAGE THERAPY INTRAORAL ENDORSEMENT IN WASHINGTON STATE

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You can expect the following to successfully complete the class​:

• Watch two 10-15 minute pre-videos prior to class

• Attend a live web class with lecture, demo, and QA session (link provided via email post-registration). A recording of the session will be provided at the end of class.

  • To participate you will need a phone or a webcam-enabled computer, and be available to participate in a focused way during the live class.

• Complete a follow-up quiz to grant you a Continuing Education certificate

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IN-PERSON

• This 8-hour Continuing Education class is open to all healthcare practitioners licensed in Manual/Massage Therapy.

• Other practitioners are welcome to join for the first 2 hours of class. (i.e. Movement Teachers, Allied Healthcare Practitioners, and body nerds).