Function, Strength, Balance and Contract/Relax With Soft Tissue Mobilization
An Intensive Lab Course
Introduction
- History and principles
- Basic patterns
Pattern Application for Strength and Function
- Upper extremity
- Lower extremity
- Mass patterns (combining trunk and extremities)
- bed mobility
- Sit and prop
PNF for Balance and ADL
- Stability
- Sitting
- Standing
- Scooting
- Sit to stand
- Gait
- PNF Contract/relax with soft tissue mobilization– resistance for fibrotic muscles or tendons at end-ROM combined with tissue strumming or oscillation
- Lower extremity
- Hamstrings,
- 2-joint hip flexors,
- hip adductors,
- ITB,
- heel cord,
- plantar fascia
- Upper extremity
- Pectorals, latissimus dorsi, triceps, rotator cuff, biceps
- Wrist extensors, flexors
- Sternocleido mastoid
- Self-massage with contract-relax
- hams, ITB, wrist extensors, flexors, plantar fascia
- Use of hand-held tools
