Manual Therapy for Spine Part II

The scientific committee found there is a learning need among participants about Manual Therapy for Extremites as follows: 

• Lack of skills in manual therapy techniques relevant to physical therapy.
•  Deficit on the application of various manual therapy techniques during laboratory sessions.
•  Weak ability about the different conditions that can benefit from manual therapy. 
• Shortage in information on criteria essential for reaching specific diagnoses in manual therapy. 
• Weakness in the knowledge of systematically and accurately applying manual therapy grades. 
• Deficiency in the principles of evidence-based practice in manual therapy.

• Demonstrate manual therapy techniques applicable to physical therapy.
• Apply various manual therapy techniques during laboratory sessions.
• Discuss different conditions that can benefit from manual therapy.
• Clarify the criteria necessary for reaching specific diagnoses in manual therapy.
• Apply manual therapy grades systematically and accurately.
• Describe the principles of evidence-based practice in manual therapy.

First Day:

• PA mobilization 

• Lumbopelvic distraction

• Supine lumbopelvic roll     

• Sidelying lumbar roll

• Sidelying lumbar roll extension

• Sidelying lumbar roll flexion

• Prone anterior innominate thrust

• Lumbar flexion mobilization

• Muscle energy techniques of hip abductors, ilipsoas and hamstring

• Leg lift technique

• Lazy man roll

• NAGS and SNAGS

• Central PA mobilization

• 2 fingers mobilization

• Segmental PA mobilization

• Seated thoracic extension

• Seated thoracic rotation

• Ribs mobilization

• Seated thoracic distraction

• AP thoracic mobilization

• Costovertebral mobilization

Second Day:

• 1st rib mobilization

• 2nd rib mobilization

• Upper rib mobilization

• Central PA mobilization

• Cervical AO mobilization

• Cervical inferior medial glide

• Cervical long axis distraction

• Lunch break

• Safety of cervical manual therapy

• Cervical Mulligan traction

• Seated cervicothoracic distraction

• Midcervical rotation mobilization

• Sideglide of cervical spine

• Cervical manipulation

• Resident/Fellow
• Physiotherapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Student/Intern