Fort Myers, FL /
Thursday, July 9 – 8:30-11:45 am – 3.0 credit hours equal to 3.0 CECs/.3 CEUs
(Classroom: 8:30-9:45 am / Pool:
10:00-11:45 am)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Aquasomatic
Therapy was developed in response to patient’s experience of discomfort during
a treatment session. Therapists will enjoy a renewed sense of efficiency in
relieving back pain as a result of learning how water facilitates deeper
pressure into tissues, how to correct postural distortions, and how the aquatic
medium enables therapists to use manual therapy with sensitive patients
suffering from conditions such as Lupus and RSD. These techniques will enable
the therapist to work deeper, faster, and with less discomfort. Learn how to
use the first portable underwater therapy table specifically designed to
perform manual manipulation techniques (INT- Integrative Neurosomatic Therapy) and
stretching.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
·
Examine the efficiency of manual manipulation techniques
(INT) to normalize tonus and structure underwater.
·
Isolate 15 muscle groups affecting the low back by the
origin, insertion and function of each individual muscle.
·
Determine possible pain-causing dysfunctions and how they
affect other functions of the body.
·
Identify trigger points along with associated patient
symptoms.
·
Explore specific stretches and strengthening exercises for
your patients to practice between treatments and after treatments
conclude.
FACULTY:
Paul St. John, LMT, CNMT, CINT, was injured very
seriously three times in his life, the last being 18 years ago, leaving him in
chronic debilitating pain. After going through four years of chiropractic,
neurology, osteopathy, and even psychiatry, he had found no permanent relief
from his pain. He then started studying pain mechanisms, spending many hours in
medical libraries researching the functioning of the nervous system and the
neurological laws that govern the workings of the body.
Through this research and by integrating the
teachings of such notables as Marianno Racabado, PT; Janet Travell, MD; John
Barnes, PT; Raymond Nimmo, DC; Dr. John Christopher; Dr. Bernard Jensen, and
other orthodox and non-conventional teachers, he developed the St. John Method
of Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT). He has presented seminars internationally on
the topic.
In 1987, he received the Massage
Therapist of the Year Award from the Florida State Massage Therapy Association,
and has been a featured speaker at the American Massage Therapy Association
National Conventions, as well as many AMTA State Conventions. In 2005, he
launched his latest innovation in manual medicine, Integrative Neurosomatic
Therapy, a structurally integrative approach to pain relief. Through Neurosomatic
Educators, the teaching outlet for INT, Paul lectures internationally on the
benefits of these innovative techniques. St. John maintains a thriving practice
at the St. John - Clark Pain Treatment Center in St. Petersburg, FL, where he
continues to pursue his passion of helping those in pain.