OVERVIEW

A Manual Therapy Approach to Treatment of Headaches 2026 is organized by Great Lakes Seminars (GLS) and will be held on Jan 24, 2026 at Great Lakes Seminars, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America.

Description:
Headache treatment can be extremely overwhelming as headaches involve several different body systems and affect up to 75% of people. This course will provide you with a starting point of where to treat when patients describe head and face pain, then effective techniques allowing you to give them more headache free days.

Over this 1-day course, we’ll take a common condition that’s not commonly treated by therapists and show you how to become comfortable treating it. Treatment approaches include Muscle Energy Technique (MET) to the cervical spine, myofascial release to the neck and head, posture retraining and review of other causes/treatments in a comprehensive approach. This course is evidence-based and every technique is repeated multiple times so you have the chance to perfect them. You’ll walk away with a strong foundation for treatment of the head and neck!

Course Objectives
At the completion of this seminar, the participant will be able to:

Correctly differentiate 4 characteristics of musculoskeletal headaches from other causes
Identify 4 different referral patterns by vertebral level
Identify 5 different referral patterns by muscle
Demonstrate the ability to complete 6 mobilizations of the cervical spine
Demonstrate the ability to treat 5 myofascial dysfunctions in muscles most commonly causing headache
Demonstrate the ability to correct 4 mechanical dysfunctions leading to muscle and joint dysfunctions