Course Description
Your SCS journey starts here with an advanced manual therapy approach to somatic dysfunction! Here, you'll learn treatment techniques that will allow you to alleviate pain and restriction within the musculoskeletal systems, balance the nervous systems, and optimize vascular flow. With its thorough introduction to whole-body dysfunction and pain, SCS Complete Body is the perfect starting point for beginners.
This course will cover the cervical spine, thoracic spine, ribs, lumbar spine, sacrum, pelvis, upper extremities, and lower extremities with lectures, demonstrations, and labs for each. In addition, we'll emphasize the development of palpatory and hands-on treatment skills to enhance your effectiveness. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to understand the neurophysiologic basis for Counterstrain, perform the general Counterstrain procedure, and feel relatively comfortable applying over 185 learned techniques.
To further increase your effectiveness, we'll introduce facilitatory advancements and new concepts in treatment strategies! As you progress in your practice, you'll be able to rely on additional techniques to reduce hold times down to 3-10 seconds. We'll also introduce you to the dural release strategy, myofascial pain strategy, modified neuro-tension strategy, cranial strategy, and more.
Note: SCS Complete Body is a hybrid course comprised of prerecorded lectures and demonstrations (which students are expected to study and review at their own pace) followed by a 3-day in-person lab.
Prerequisites
None
Goals and Objectives
• Understand the neuromuscular basis for Strain Counterstrain
• Perform a full body Strain Counterstrain evaluation
• Perform Strain Counterstrain treatment techniques for common joint dysfunction
• Use the Strain Counterstrain documentation format
• Design a home program using the Counterstrain philosophy
Lab Dates and Locations
The following lab dates/locations are currently open for registration:
• May 13-15, 2022 | Spokane, WA | Instructor: Larry Ham, MS, PT, ATC, JSCCI
• June 10-12, 2022 | Carlsbad, CA | Instructor: Randall Kusunose, PT, OCS, JSCCI
• October 21-23, 2022 | Carlsbad, CA | Instructor: Randall Kusunose, PT, OCS, JSCCI
• November 4-6, 2022 | Milwaukee, WI | Instructor: Robert Dowd, PT, DPT, OCS, JSCCI
Important: To register for SCS Complete Body, purchase the course below, then log in to select your preferred lab. Login credentials will be provided upon purchase. We highly suggest signing up 6-8 weeks prior to the date of the course to allow yourself time to complete online lessons and attend weekly debriefs.
Continuing Education Hours
23