Rehabilitate Feet, Spine, and Neck with Touch To Inform & Optimal Walking [DL]

Course overview

Touch to Inform and Optimal Walking works with therapists to see, sense and study, in detail, elements for optimal walking so that injured Feet, Backs and Necks are seen as part of an integrated Whole. Participants will learn how to guide each clients Nervous System so muscular holding patterns that prevent optimal action get interrupted. Since each person has their own pattern or strategy for walking, an individualized approach is required so that each persons feet, spine and neck become freer, less painful and more efficient for a long lasting solution. Outcomes expected: Proficiency in using sensory learning to clarify diagonals through torso and an even muscular tonus between flexors and extensors. Use of Touch to Inform Methods to involve extension of spine and ease in ankles for better balanced walking. Proficient use of Touch To Inform Methods to lengthen the thoracic spine and its ability to rotate. Use of touch communicate information about the feet and ankles to clarify the brain map for elements necessary for an optimal walk.