Specializing in Pain Relief for CPT & TMJ
6 CEU Hrs credit -$120 - $25 non-refundable deposit at least one week before scheduled class. Former students receive additional $20 discounts.
Description: TMJ
A course of continuing education designed to increase the clinical massage therapist's skill and competency in relieving muscular pains causing Temporal Mandible Joint dysfunction (TMJ). A review of the anatomy of neck, external and internal mandible, bones and muscles will be conducted. Postural influences of Robarts foot and Morton's Toe and resulting skeletal & muscle imbalances will be presented. We will look at the effects of forward head position and implications in TMJ. There will be a discussion of the stages of muscle dysfunction and recovery.
Preparation:
A general review of your anatomy book covering the neck, throat, ,jaw and mouth.
Objectives:
After taking this course the therapist will be able to:
- Describe the pain gate theory and memory
- Palpate the muscle which is ischemic and know how to prepare the tissue for release
- Learn what to look for in your visual inspections and intake
- Describe to the client toxin release and the importance of drinking water
- Determine which muscles are responsible for TMJ pains
- Relieve hypertonic muscles
- Instruct the client on importance of proper self-care through exercise and stretching
Course structure:
- Cover class rules , housekeeping, get to know each other
- Short Discussion of pain & indicators
- Review of anatomy of muscle
- Demo of techniques with Q&A
- Hands on for each pair
Presenter:
I, Charles"Hank" Krebs, am an injured chemical plant worker, and am intimately acquainted with intense spinal pain. I attended Lauterstein- Conway School of Massage in Austin. I have taken the following courses: James Waslaski's 5 day Intensive Orthopedic Sport Massage, Myofascial for Low Back, Neuromuscular Theory, Upledger Lymphatic Drainage I,II, & III, Geriatric I & II and more.
