A Functional Neuromuscular Approach to Treatment of Oral Motor, Respiratory, and Postural Control of Head, Neck and Torso
Description
This course is designed to establish a protocol for evaluating and treating oral motor, respiratory, emotion, and postural problems as a first step in viewing children with oral control, developmental, and sensory processing problems. Evaluation and treatment of these areas is essential for resolving structural problems that impair information from the cranial nerves, emotions, and senses.
These problems often occur with low muscle tone, difficult births, low vision, stress, excessive pressure/pull on the structural system, excessive positioning on the back, and falls. Training will be performed in using the foundation of breath, emotion, and oral for recognizing motor and sensory programs.
Objectives
Following the course, participants will be able to:
This course is designed to establish a protocol for evaluating and treating oral motor, respiratory, emotion, and postural problems as a first step in viewing children with oral control, developmental, and sensory processing problems. Evaluation and treatment of these areas is essential for resolving structural problems that impair information from the cranial nerves, emotions, and senses.
These problems often occur with low muscle tone, difficult births, low vision, stress, excessive pressure/pull on the structural system, excessive positioning on the back, and falls. Training will be performed in using the foundation of breath, emotion, and oral for recognizing motor and sensory programs.
Objectives
Following the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the anatomical structures related to common symmetry issues neck/torso/cranial nerve problems.
- Diagnose and treat oral motor, breath, sensory motor, and developmental problems related to early developmental issues.
- Diagnose and treat sensory processing problems related to the neuromuscular and reflex issues.
- Design integrated habilitation programs for the oral area, sensory motor, breath, emotion, and developmental areas.
- Understand the effect of unresolved emotion on developmental skills.
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Agenda
Day 1 8:15-8:30 Check In 8:30-9:00 Overview and Introduction 9:00-10:00 Review of Structures of Head, Neck, and Torso 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15-12:00 Cranial Base / Breath Treatment / Emotion 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:30 Breath Treatment / Cranial Nerve Treatment / Reflex Treatment, RRR 2:30-2:45 Break 2:45-4:15 Combined Treatment of Cranial Base, Breath, and Nerve Treatment 4:15-4:30 Q&A 4:30 Adjourn |
Day 2 8:15-8:30 Check In 8:30-9:15 Treatment of the muscles of the spine, shoulder girdle, and pelvic girdle 9:15-10:00 Treatment of the muscles of suprahyoid area, infrahyoid area, chewing, and facial expression 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15-12:00 Oral Motor Labs 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:00 Reintegration of the face / Oral Motor lab 2:00-2:30 Treatment of the whole body for Specific Functions with Breath and “Oral Core” and Reflexes – including defensiveness 2:30-2:45 Break 2:45-3:45 Continued - Treatment of the whole body 3:45-4:15 Physical and Oral Motor Assessment / Oral Motor Habilitation Plan & Sensory Diet 4:15-4:30 Q&A 4:30 Adjourn |