Author: Sue

This is the first time we have presented, a workshop on assessment and treatment plans. The aim of the workshop was to break down piece by piece to gain a clearer understanding of the information given at the subjective assessment, making observations of our own assumptions, Asking how do we check this information out. Drawing on NLP meta positions, to greater understand how we get into rapport with our patients. We went on to investigate objective assessment, how we gather information taking a broader view of active, passive, resistive. Exploring the value of the resistive tests, as this test is often best used to re-assess, also to find that one muscle that is inhibiting full recovery.

We got some valuable feedback,

When asked what was the course highlight for you?

“Openness and honesty – being confident to trust your instincts. Feels more comfortable to sink in with the ‘wave'”
Angela Ashworth, Hendrickson Method Practitioner

“Analysing method of assessment and treatment plan and identifying when to stop treating an area. Will help me to have greater clarity of thought and therefore give more precise treatments.”
Elspeth Hirst , Hendrickson Method Practitioner

“All the pearls of wisdom from ‘seasoned campaigners’ and feedback given during hands on sessions”
Charles Petch , Sports Massage therapist

“As always Sue made me take a closer look at the way in which I approach treatments. Sue inspires me to strive to learn more”
Lisa Moustacus, Massage Therapist

Muscle Energy Technique

This one day workshop aims to give therapists a confident understanding of the science behind MET, how it can be used to establish new resting tone and improved neurological functions.

The Lower Quadrant day will explore METs for lumbar spine, hips, knees, ankle and foot.

Students will:

• Gain a broader understanding of the neurological basis of MET;
• Gain confidence in the differing methods containing MET CR – CRAC – PIR – RI etc.;
• Gain a new understanding regarding the amount of pressure required;
• Concentrate on the Lower quadrant and how to engage just one muscle at a time;
• Learn how to achieve pain-free treatment that halts secondary inflammatory response.

This workshop will be evidence based with all support literature fully referenced.

To find out more, please visit our Events Page.

My summer reading included Explain Pain. I’m a Therapist who treats many people in long term chronic pain through injury, stress, unresolved sporting injury and I’m always on the search for new information.

Explain Pain by David Butler & Lorimer Moseley

The book ‘Explain Pain’ aims to give clinicians and people the power to challenge pain and to consider new models for viewing what happens during pain. Once they have learnt about the processes involved they can follow a scientific route to recovery.

Butler and Moseley explain with all its facets of pain, how understanding ‘why’ emotions, thoughts beliefs and behaviours are important in perception of pain.

Offering varying reasons of when someone is in pain, basically it is the brain which decides whether something hurts or not, and only if the brain reads that the body in under threat. This did give reason to how different patients, having the same condition can be in such different levels of pain. They bring together the patients experiences of pain and neuroscience, no purple areas.

I found that they present their complex knowledge simply and engaging with cartoons for your patients to help them understand the mechanisms of pain of their pain. Enabling the person not to feel so afraid.

Introduction to the Hendrickson Method

This introduction is led by Sue Bennett the UK’s first Certified Hendrickson Method Teacher, and gives a comprehensive overview of the three treatment modalities that are Hendrickson Method: Wave Mobilization®, Muscle Energy Technique, and Joint Mobilization.

Students will learn the theoretical foundations and hands-on applications of this unique system and be able to give a treatment for the hip, spine, and shoulder.

The Introduction course is required for students taking other Level 1 workshops in the comprehensive Certification.

These two days will cover:

• Insights of Lauren Berry, RPT and the concepts of Vladimir Janda
• Science and practice of Muscle Energy Technique (MET)
• Wave Mobilization, a new style of soft tissue mobilization
• Anatomy and physiology of connective tissue
• Soft tissue dysfunction and injury. Recognizing stages of inflammation and repair in soft tissue
• Treatment protocol for acute, sub-acute, and chronic phases of injury
• Joint mobilization

There will be support assistants over these two days with the aim of ensuring that students leave feeling confident in their new found skills.