Hello all

MTI is excited to announce the 2021 line up of Continuing Education courses. We believe you will enjoy these courses as each of them will advance your problem-solving skills and hands on techniques.

Daryl Herbert DO will teach a 2-day course on Advanced Joint Manipulations on August 5-6 at Texas State University-Round Rock. This two-day seminar will focus on Minimal Lever Mid Range (MLMR) Manipulation of the spine and extremities. Special emphasis will be put on areas we traditionally have problems with (upper cervical spine, CT junction, TL junction, L5-S1, elbow), paying particular attention to safety, comfort, control, effectiveness and efficiency. MLMR techniques will be clearly defined and described. The course will be 75% practical and 25% theory, with clearly demonstrated and rehearsed hands-on practice with exercises for developing the different types of practical skills required and necessary to develop optimum manipulation.

A course hand out will be provided and a series of videos of the techniques can be purchased at the course.

Class size will be limited to 20 participants, to ensure proper hands-on instruction. A CCU certificate (15 CCU’s) will be provided upon completion of the course.

Course date: August 5-6, 2023

Location: Texas State University-Round Rock

Tuition fee: $575

Shirley Sahrmann PT, PhD, FAPTA will teach a 2-day course at Texas State University-Round Rock on Sept. Topic: Movement System Impairment Syndromes of the Lumbar Spine and Shoulder

This course will describe the kinesiopathologic model, the theoretical construct of the movement system.  The model explains the relationships between the musculoskeletal and nervous systems that lead to the development of musculoskeletal pain syndromes.  The role of biomechanics and specific tissue adaptations will be described.  The key factors are relative flexibility, relative stiffness, and motor control that result in a path of least resistance for joint movement.  The movement is proposed to be a microinstability resulting from altered accessory motions.  The microinstability leads to microtrauma and microtrauma.  The model is intended to explain how movement is the cause of musculoskeletal pain and thus needs to be the focus of treatment rather than treatment for symptoms or the pathoanatomical problem.  The patterns of movement causing the symptoms can be classified and form the basis of movement system impairment (MSI) syndromes.  The role of the hip in lumbar syndromes and the scapula in the shoulder joint syndromes and the evidence for the syndromes will be discussed.

This is very likely the last time Shirley will come and teach a class for us, so if you would like to see her one more time in person, this is the opportunity to do so.

A CCU certificate (15 CCU’s) will be provided upon completion of the course.

Date: March 25-26, 2023

Location: Texas State University-Round Rock

Tuition fee: $575

To apply for the Continuing Education courses, go to the MTI website and look under “Continuing Education”. It will take you from there. Looking forward to seeing you at the courses!

Pieter