3605 ~ Manual Techniques for Upper Extremity Dysfunctions

Advanced / Pre-Symposium Pool Workshop

Fort Myers, FL / Tuesday, July 1 – 7:00-11:20 am – 4.0 credit hours equal to 4.0 CECs/.4 CEUs

(Classroom: 7:00-9:00 am / Pool: 9:20-11:20 am)

Faculty: Michael Dufresne, BA, DO

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Gain an understanding of the most common causes of upper extremity dysfunctions. A brief review of the major links between scapula, clavicle, humerus, ulna, radius and wrist will be followed by experimenting with osteopathic manual techniques to release myofascial and articular dysfunctions of these structures as they interfere with the physiological functions of the upper extremity.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

· Discover the importance of the key role of the clavicle in upper extremity physiology.

· Evaluate and apply the techniques for most common dysfunctions of the following: clavicle, scapula, humerus, ulna, radius.

FACULTY: Michael Dufresne, BA, DO, holds a degree of Osteopathy from Le College d’Etudes Osteopathiques de Montreal (C.E.O.) and a Bachelor in psychology from Bishop’s University, Canada. He practices traditional and aquatic osteopathy in his current practice in Canada. Michael has co-written a research paper on the adaptation of therapeutic principles of osteopathy into the aquatic environment and does extensive research in this area. He holds seminars and workshops on Aquatic Osteopathy internationally and has been a faculty instructor with the Aquatic Therapy & Rehab Institute since 2000.

Michael also is an assistant professor at C.E.O. in Montreal (Canadian Campus of the University of Wales, England), where he has been teaching clinical approach to the treatment of disabled children. Michael brings a practical approach to multiple musculoskeletal dysfunctions with the use of Aquatic Osteopathy techniques in the area of osteoarticular, visceral as well as cranial systems.