OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT: COUNTERSTRAIN/FPR PROCEDURE - THORACIC VERTEBRAE

Course overview

THIS PROCEDURE OUTLINES THORACIC STRAIN-COUNTERSTRAIN AND FUNCTIONAL POSITIONAL RELEASE. THESE TWO INDIRECT TECHNIQUES ARE USED FOR SOMATIC DYSFUNCTIONS OF THE THORACIC SPINE. THE PRIMARY INDICATIONS FOR USING THESE TECHNIQUES ARE BACK/NECK PAIN AND PATIENT INTOLERANCE TO DIRECT OSTEOPATHIC TECHNIQUES OR TECHNIQUES THAT REQUIRE THE PATIENT TO ACTIVATE MUSCULATURE. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE OSTEOPATHIC CLINICIAN IN EVALUATING AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL ISSUES AND SOMATIC DYSFUNCTIONS OF THE THORACIC SPINE.