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SPINAL MANIPULATION UPPER & LOWER QUADRANTS

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Organization / Poster Name
SMART PT INC.
Dates
January 17-18 & February 7-8, 2025
Organization Website
http://smartpt.ca
Opportunity Location
Edmonton - Body Restoration Windermere
Opportunity Cost
$800 + gst
Closing Date
January 12, 2025
Opportunity Description
Successful completion of this course qualifies you for authorization to perform spinal manipulation in Alberta. There are options to take one or both parts of the course.
THEORY REVIEWED
- Regional Spinal Anatomy and Joint
- Spinal Biomechanics
- Biomechanical Assessment – spinal mobility and stability testing
- Post-traumatic safety assessment
- Indications and Contraindications for mobilization / manipulation
- Management of medical urgency / emergency situations
- Screening vertebral artery, craniovertebral stability, cranial nerves
- Specific post treatment exercise prescription
- Clinical reasoning / case study discussions
PRACTICAL TECHNIQUES REVIEWED
Cervical Facet Joint flexion (SAL), extension (IMP)
Uncovertebral Joint IMP & SAL
Thoracic Facet joint flexion, extension and gap
Lumbar Facet joint flexion, extension and gap
SIJ gap, inferior, anterior and posterior
RIB 1, 2-10 and rib 11-12 gap techniques
Enrollment Includes:
- online presentations of the theoretical material
- comprehensive manual covering all the theory reviewed
- thumb drive with a video series explaining and demonstrating all manipulations reviewed
- quick reference pictorial guide with set-up positions and directional arrows
About The Organization
The instruction for this course, Jonathan Reimer. He is a clinic owner with over 28 years of experience, who strongly believes manual therapy provides a framework for accurate and efficient caseload management. The mission of SMART PT is to provide practical training based on foundational anatomic and biomechanical principles that will immediately and positively influence your practice and improve your clinical outcomes. The goal is to make the complex easily understandable in a way that can be quickly applied to your daily practice. Jonathan is also very invested in ongoing mentoring and offers many different opportunities to reinforce knowledge, develop and acquire new skills.
Additional Information
INSTRUCTOR: Jonathan Reimer
BSCPT 1997
BPE – Athletic Therapy 1993
FCAMPT 2006
CGIMS 2009
Graston Certified 2010
Authorization to prescribe Diagnostic Imaging
Certified Vestibular Therapist
Certified Concussion Management Therapist
Registered Injury Management Consultant
How To Join
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