Manual therapy has long been seen as an expert-driven stretching or tissue impact model that reduces or corrects local pathology. However, newer research positions manual therapy as a form of communication to the patient’s brain, allowing them to contribute to change. 

 

This course uses newer multifactorial impact research to position tongue-based manual therapy under the umbrella of such evolutions. 
Using a shared decision-making intervention model, this course will allow the learner to incorporate manual therapy in the tongue region for issues relating to articulatory disorders, oral motor delays, post-surgical and post-radiation disorders, airway issues, and swallowing/voice concerns. 

The participant will be able to:

1. Describe how manual therapy influences reach far beyond correcting local tissue faults.

2. Tell how shared decision-making can be incorporated into manual therapy interventions.
3. Be capable of applying a range of tongue-based manual therapy interventions for the remediation of oral motor, swallowing, voice, and airway concerns.
4. Define how to combine tongue-based manual therapy with exercise to build awareness and function.

Instructor Details and Financial Disclosure 

• Walt Fritz, PT

Walt Fritz has the following relevant financial relationship to disclose: He receives royalties from similar course content delivered through Medbridge Massage, Compton Publishing Ltd., and PatCom. 

Walt Fritz will receive a speaker royalty for this course calculated quarterly based on learners enrolled therein. 

He has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Registration

• Online ONLY for 1 learner -- ACCESS TO ONLINE COURSE FOR 365 DAYS/1 YEAR (2-hour CE course, downloadable handout)

Schedule

Timed Agenda

 

• 25  minutes  Overview
• 30  minutes  Approach 1
• 15  minutes  Approach 2
• 5    minutes  Approach 3
• 15  minutes  Approach 4
• 30 minutes   Approach 5
• 5  minutes    Wrap-up

 

TOTAL: 120 minutes

 

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