John Gibbons – The Vital Nerves Masterclass

John Gibbons – The Vital Nerves MasterclassTake My Vital Nerves Masterclass Face-to-Face or OnlineFor therapists or students in sports therapy, osteopathy, physiotherapy, chiropractic, yoga, pilates & functional anatomy.This Masterclass Counts Towards Your Bodymaster DiplomaTake all 10 Diploma Masterclasses to become a certified Bodymaster Practitioner, allowing you to treat more and refer less.The Vital Nerves Masterclass gains you 7 CPD pointsThis masterclass is fully certified through the Sports Therapy Organisation. On completion you’ll receive a certificate and 7 CPD points. COURSE OVERVIEWThis masterclass will give you a better understanding of what structure might be responsible for the presenting pain when your patients presents with arm or leg pain that is might be referring from the cervical or lumbar spine. In particular we will look at disc herniations as well as referred patterns of pain and how we can to decide through specific testing what level the disc has herniated.You will also learn how to differentiate between pain in the posterior part of the thigh that is potentially either from the sciatic nerve, piriformis or simply from a muscular strain of the hamstring.During the course we will focus on the upper and lower peripheral Nervous system, e.g. the brachial, lumbar and sciatic plexus.You will also learn will how to assess the nervous system using a patella (reflex) hammer, as well as specific muscle testing (myotomes) and various sensory tests (dermatomes) using specialist equipment.Is it for You?The advanced nature of the course content requires you have a high standard of both theoretical and practical knowledge. The minimum level of your ability, therefore, needs to be Level 3 Sport Massage Therapist with ITEC, VTCT, IIST, Premier or similar diploma qualification. If you are an Osteopath, Chiropractor or Physiotherapist you would also benefit greatly from this course.Pre Course Learning is essential and we would suggest some knowledge of Neurological anatomy before you book on.WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:➔ Functional Anatomy of the Nervous System➔  The Peripheral Nervous System Explained➔ Anatomy and Function of the Cervical & Brachial Plexuses➔ Radial, Median, Ulnar, Musculocutaneous & Axillary Nerve Testing➔ Anatomy & Function of the Lumbosacral Plexus➔ Deep Tendon Reflexes (DTR’s)➔ Sensory Testing – Dermatomes & Cutaneous Nerves➔ Motor Testing – Myotomes➔ Intervertebral Disc Anatomy & Pathology➔ Anatomy, Function & Assessment of the Cervical Spine➔ Common Neuropathies Associated to the Nervous System➔ Case Studies of Differential Diagnoses of Musculoskeletal Pain➔ Nerve Tension (Neurodynamic) Tests – SLR & Slump Tests➔ Upper Limb Tension Tests (ULTT) – Median, Radial & Ulnar Nerve tests➔ Anatomy of the Brachial Plexus & Branches➔ Differential Diagnosis of Referred Pain & Pathologies➔ Anatomy of the Intervertebral Disc➔ Disc Pathology of C5, C6 and C7 Nerve Root Pathology➔ Disc Pathology of L4, L5 & S1 and Referral Patterns➔ Reflex Testing – Upper & Lower Limb➔ Babinski Reflex Testing➔ Dermatome Testing – Upper & Lower Limb➔ Myotome Testing – Upper & Lower Limb➔ Assessment of the Cervical Spine using Active, Passive ROM and Specific Tests➔ Special Tests associated with the Cervical Spine➔ Thoracic Outlet Syndrome➔ Case Studies of Neurological Pathologies➔ Upper Limb Tension Testing➔ Lasegues & Slump Testing – Sciatic NerveThere are no reviews yet.Add a Review Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a review.