About this Event
LINKED: Breathing & Postural Control Parts 1 & 2 - A 3-day course (21 Contact Hours)
$500 tuition + ~ $35 registration/administration fee
Part 1: Friday, July 10th 7:30 - 5:30
Part 2: Saturday, July 11th 7:30 - 5:30
Part 2 Cont'd: Sunday, July 12th 7:30 - 2:00
Audience: Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists
This course, developed by Mary Massery, proposes a new definition of “core stability;” redefining it as the dynamic control of trunk pressures to optimize postural stability (balance). Dr. Massery’s “soda pop can model” links breathing mechanics to postural control using multi-system interactions. The speaker presents novel research demonstrating the role of vocal folds as postural stabilizers, extending the concept of “core stability” from the vocal folds on the top of the trunk to the pelvic floor on the bottom. In Part-1, foundational information and quick interventions will be the focus (positioning and ventilatory strategies). In Part-2, the focus shifts to hands-on techniques: assessing “normal” breathing patterns, and learning neuromotor breathing retraining techniques and manual assistive cough techniques. Multiple clinical cases will be used to cement the concepts. The course is applicable for any pediatric or adult patient (or therapist) who breathes!
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Nechama Karman received her MSPT from Columbia University in 1994, her Advanced MS in orthopedic PT from Touro College in 1998, and has completed her Health Sciences PhD coursework at Seton Hall University. Nechama is an APTA board-certified pediatric clinical specialist and the chief clinical educator at Mobility Research for LiteGait nationally and internationally. In addition, Nechama owns a private practice in NYC focusing on complex neurological conditions and complex pelvic conditions.
Nechama has completed two invited Massery faculty apprenticeships. In 2016, she became Mary’s first certified faculty member for the “Breathing” course! And in 2019, she was the first certified faculty for Mary’s “I Survived” musculoskeletal course. Two huge accomplishments! In addition, she co-authored a new one-day course with Mary: “BRAKING BAD: ECCENTRIC CONTROL FROM TALKING TO WALKING.”
One of Nechama's proudest “Mary Massery” moments occurred when she treated a man suffering from prostatectomy-related incontinence using Mary’s approach. She taught him to transfer without incontinence for the first time in 9 months - all in under 15 minutes! She is passionate about helping other therapists learn these important concepts.
Friday Agenda
Part 1 Friday
Info: 7:30 Registration
8:00 Introduction to Course
8:20 Breathing and posture: Pressure control
9:45 Break
10:00 Positioning Strategies - Lab What can you do in 90 seconds or less?
11:30 Breathing and posture: The diaphragm's many roles
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Sneak Peek: Ventilatory/Movement strategies
1:35 Breathing and posture: The internal organs. The vocal folds.
3:15 Break
3:30 Ventilatory/movement strategies: Integrating neuromsk,msk,resp, sensory
5:10 Summary, “Pearls,” sleep homework
Saturday Agenda
Saturday Agenda
8:00 Review, synthesis, and Q&A
8:30 Chest assessment: Focus on musculoskeletal alignment & breathing pattern
9:45 Break
10:00 Assessing breathing patterns and postural implications
11:30 Lunch
12:30 Airway clearance: From Sherlock to solution
1:15 Facilitating efficient breathing patterns and endurance training
2:15 Break
2:30 Facilitating breathing patterns (continued)
4:00 Brief introduction to rib cage & trunk musculoskeletal restrictions
4:30 Patient demonstration
Sunday Agenda
8:00 Review, synthesis, and Q&A
8:30 Differential diagnosis: “Find the Problem”
10:00 Break
10:15 Airway clearance lab: Focus on manual assistive cough techniques
11:30 Lunch
12:15 Eccentric trunk control: using voice for postural control & vice versa
1:30 Homework: Putting it all together Course wrap up
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Children's Nebraska, 8200 Dodge Street, Omaha, United States
USD 535.38
