SMRT: Hips, Lower Back, and Abdomen video

Course overview

Course Description: SMRT: Hips, Lower Back, & Abdomen live class or video course will help you to work the entire pelvic girdle. You will learn to successfully work with: Sciatica and Piriformis Syndrome Lordosis Lumbar Scoliosis Gluteus Medius/Minimus Syndrome Sacroiliac joint misalignments and sacrococcygeal joint misalignments Pelvic floor scarring and imbalances Abdominal Inflammation And much more SMRT is a positional release modality. The principles of SMRT are similar to Strain Counterstrain and PRT. When we use SMRT, we move the tissue or body part into a position of ease or comfort. In other words, if tissue is shortened, we shorten it further.  What we believe is happening when we do passively move tissue into its existing pattern is described in a theory called Proprioceptive Theory. Proprioceptive Theory states, in simple terms, that when tissue is in a dysfunctional pattern there is an imbalance in activity between the golgi tendon organs and the muscle spindle cells that leaves the muscle spindle cells more sensitive.  This sensitivity leads to increased restriction and sustained contraction.  SMRT positions decrease muscle spindle cell activity and restore length to shortened tissues. Video is NCBTMB approved for 6 CEs.