Myofascial Release for the Aging Population
Myofascial Release for the Aging Population is organized by Healthclick.
Description:
Pain management in the senior population is complicated. According to the CDC, chronic pain is one of the most common reasons adults seek medical treatment. Combining pain with loss of function and musculoskeletal dysfunction leads to a very debilitating quality of life. Myofascial techniques performed by a physical therapist or occupational therapist have proven to improve musculoskeletal balance, decrease falls risk, decrease pain, and promote functional movement.
This myofascial release continuing education course for physical therapists and occupational therapists will present evidence that supports the theory that connective tissue and fascia provide the network connection for all of the anatomical framework and is quite often the underlying factor of many postural and functional limitations. Through gentle myofascial techniques, a clinician can significantly improve age- related tissue shortening to improve range of motion, balance, function, and decrease pain.
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course the participant will be able to:
• Identify the research that supports myofascial release for the ageing population.
• Describe what connective tissue is made up and the role it plays within the body.
• Describe the process of binding.
• Describe the definition of fascial related pain.
• Discuss the physiological effects that take place when gentle myofascial release techniques are performed.
• Identify the contraindications and precautions of performing myofascial techniques.
• Perform an assessment of your ageing client, to include a fascial integrity, postural, pain and functional status.
• Set baseline objective measures utilizing the Flexicurve.
• Perform gentle soft tissue techniques to treat common postural, a range of motion, and pain syndromes that occur in the aging patient.
• Perform specific manual therapy techniques on the tissue around the sternum, pectoralis major and minor, sternocleidomastoid, suboccipitals, unchallenged ligament, C7-T1 juncture, thoracic spine, fascial sleeve, shoulder external rotators, TFL, quadratus lumborum erector spinae, hip flexors, hip external rotators, talocrural joint, achilles tendon and plantar flexors.
• Develop an appropriate treatment plan that incorporates myofascial techniques to improve function, increase range of motion and decrease pain.
• Teach your patient self stretches and exercises to maintain the gains made in treatment. Empower your patient to become part of the solution to well being.
• Teach appropriate follow-up self stretches and exercises to guide patients into independent self-maintenance and/or safe progressive program.