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Please note that courses held in South Surrey (Akasha) will be cancelled if there is insufficient interest by one month prior to the course start date.
Also, access to the online prep portion of each course (Abdominal wall excluded) will not be provided earlier than one month to the start date of the course. The reason is habitually there are last minute cancellations. The course start date is one month prior to the in-class portion of the course. Registration by course hosts should close at this time.
Webinars
Pre-recorded Webinar: Understanding the relationship between, and within, body regions and the consequences of impaired function of one region on another is complex. Many health practitioners specialize in body regions (low back, neck, knee) and treatment is often based on the practitioner’s...
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The Series
We will come together for 3 sessions of 4 (4.5) days over a period of 6-8 months with lots of practical/clinical time to focus on acquiring the skills and clinical reasoning to put the ISM model into practice. Hours of online lecture and reading material and 12 hours of in-person lecture are...
More InfoThis 3-day highly practical course will update your skills for assessment and treatment of the cranium, clavicle and upper thorax in relationship to the pelvis. When your start screen findings keep changing there is likely an 'infinity sign'! We now are pretty good at...
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The Thorax & Pelvis
This course will introduce the functional interplay between the thorax and the lumbopelvic-hip region and how The Integrated Systems Model for Disability & Pain can facilitate the understanding and interpretation of each patient's unique clinical picture
More InfoThis course will introduce the Integrated Systems Model, an evidence-informed clinical reasoning approach for patients with persistent pain and multiple impairments.
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Women's Health
Diastasis rectus abdominis is very common in the obstetric patient. While most women recover both form and function of the abdominal wall in the postnatal period, persistent separation of the rectus abdominis muscles occurs in some.
More InfoThis course will highlight Diane’s research that led to clinical tests which reveal who can be treated conservatively and who will require a surgical intervention.
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Other
At the end of this course, you will have new skills to assess function of the knee and foot in relationship to the rest of the body. You will understand how to design a multimodal treatment program (including education, manual therapy, neuromuscular release, vector taping and motor control/movement...
More InfoAt the conclusion of this course, you will have new skills to assess function of the cranium, neck and upper thorax in relationship to pelvic control
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