Finding Dysfunction: A Master Clinician's Approach to Finding the Cause of Patients' Pain - Albuquerque

Finding Dysfunction: A Master Clinician's Approach to Finding the Cause of Patients' Pain is organized by Great Lakes Seminars (GLS) and will be held from Dec 05 - 06, 2020 at Presbyterian Healthplex, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 16 continuing education hours.

Course Description:
This class will give the participant a unique and systematic framework for assessing the body and finding the true cause (what we call the driver) of a patient’s limitation of motion and / or symptoms The major focus-points of the approach are the muscle, joint, fascial, and compensatory barriers that a patient has in their system that are causing their limitation of motion and / or symptoms. The student will learn to assess the body in such a way that they will look beyond the pain area and find the dysfunctions causing the limitation of motion and / or symptoms, which are often times in other parts of the body. The 2-day course will cover the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, and foot including looking at spinal referred pain.

Course Objectives:
At the completion of this seminar, the participant will be able to:
• synthesize data from a clinical exam to develop a master-level approach to finding the root cause of upper and lower extremity pain.
• identify 4 pathological barriers to motion which can contribute to peripheral joint pain.
• apply the Joint-Muscle-Fascia-Compensation Framework to justify single and multiple dysfunctions that can contribute to peripheral joint pain.
• devise 1-2 pain pathways for upper and lower extremity joints in all 3 planes of motion.
• apply the Hypo-Hyper Compensation Model, and as outlined in the manual, and identify 4 ways in which this model contributes to the origin of peripheral joint pain.
• accurately describe the significance of applying the Test-Treat-Retest concept and justify the use of 1-2 manual therapy techniques for each pathological barrier to motion.
• explain 2 mechanisms by which mechanical pain is perceived in the brain.
• interpret 3 key pieces of the patient's subjective history that give the clinician information by which to find dysfunction effectively and efficiently.