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https://learnmuscles.com/workshops/comt-mastery-certificatio…Joseph Muscolino – COMT Regional 2-Day Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage Workshop, SingaporeCOURSE DEscriptIONClinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy (COMT) for the Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage covers the major clinical orthopedic assessment and treatment techniques for the thoracic spine and rib cage. This course is a 2-day hands-on workshop.Day one begins with postural, orthopedic, and palpation assessment for the common neuromusculoskeletal conditions of the region, including upper crossed syndrome. We then cover body mechanics for deep pressure for working the thoracic spine and rib cage. With proper body mechanics, you will learn how the thoracic region can be worked deeply with little effort.Day two covers stretching, including arthrofascial stretching (AFS) techniques. We begin with basic stretching for the functional muscle groups of the thoracic spine and shoulder girdle and then learn how to target each specific muscle with multiplane stretching. We then cover advanced neural inhibition stretching techniques, including Contract Relax (PNF/PIR), Agonist Contract (the basis for AIS), and Contract Relax Agonist Contract stretching techniques. Day two concludes with AFS (soft tissue Grade IV joint mobilization for manual therapists), including traction, for the thoracic spine and rib cage. AFS is the only effective means of stretching specific hypomobilities.Clinical treatment strategy as well as precautions and contraindications are also covered. These manual therapy skills will empower you to do effective clinical orthopedic work. Throughout this hands-on workshop, Dr. Joe Muscolino reinforces the underlying mechanisms for each of the assessment and treatment techniques, encouraging critical reasoning skills.Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy for the Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage is part of the COMT Regional Approach Certification. The other hands-on workshops in this series cover the neck, low back / pelvis, upper extremity, and lower extremity.COURSE objectIVESAfter attending this workshop, the participant will be able to:Explain and demonstrate the principles of using core body weight and larger muscle groups for efficient body mechanics.Perform postural, orthopedic, and palpation assessment tests for the thoracic spine and rib cage to determine the ability to safely perform deep pressure massage, stretching, and arthrofascial stretching (Grade IV joint mobilization).Explain the fundamental concepts of stretching and apply these concepts to the musculature of the thoracic spine and rib cage.Demonstrate how to stretch each of the functional muscle groups of the thoracic spine and rib cage.Explain and demonstrate how to stretch each of the muscles of the thoracic region and rib cage in multiple cardinal planes.Explain the physiologic basis for and demonstrate how to perform contract relax (CR; also known as PIR/PNF) stretching, agonist contract (AC) stretching, and contract relax agonist contract (CRAC) stretching techniques.Explain the physiologic basis for and demonstrate how to perform AFS of the thoracic spine and rib cage.Runtime: Video 1 – 06:36:06Video 2 – 05:56:57*These videos are 960*540 resolution. It was lowest I could download, next one was 720p and it was double the size. For the sake of my own HDD space I chose this quality. uploaded by presveti