VOSYS 401

Cardiale Rehabilitation: Prävention und Behandlung mit Integrative Manual Therapy.

Description

The leading cause of death in America today is heart disease. Cardiac status affects many patients and their quality of life. This course presents a culmination of thirty years of research on the cardiac patient. During this introductory lab course in Cardiac Rehabilitation, Integrative Manual Therapy for prevention and treatment of physical disability related to cardiac disorders will be presented. The practitioner will learn simple-to-use manual techniques to address health of cardiac tissue. These techniques will lead to changes in pain, weakness, endurance, and overall function. This approach can be used on all patient populations that present with any weakness or overall decreased circulation. Lecture time will provide critical thinking and case-based medicine. Extensive lab time during this course will focus on clinical skills training.

Outcomes

  • 1. Anatomy and physiology of the Cardiovascular System.

  • 2. Many Integrative Manual Therapy techniques to eliminate signs and symptoms related to cardiac problems.

  • 3. Manual techniques to improve joint blood flow to and from all major peripheral joints.

  • 4. Critical Thinking on how to develop short term and long term treatment plans for the cardiac patient, aimed at eliminating signs and symptoms related to cardiac disorders.
  • Outline
  • 1. A brief introduction to Integrative Manual Therapy and The Integrated Systems Approach

  • 2. Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System

  • 3. Critical Thinking on pressure related cardiac disorders

  • 4. Advanced Strain Counterstrain Technique to eliminate smooth muscle spasm surrounding major vessels in the body and to improve total body circulation

  • 6. Anatomy of the SA and AV Node system; Integrative Manual Therapy techniques to improve the function of the Heart Generators

  • 7. Treatment to eliminate Compression Syndromes surrounding the heart and major vessels of the body

  • 8. Heart Disease: What is it? How does it manifest? Integrative Manual Therapy to decrease signs and symptoms related to heart disease

  • 9. Integrative Manual Therapy to improve the Blood/Brain and Blood/Nerve Barrier

  • 10. Integrative Manual Therapy to improve joint blood flow of all major peripheral joints

  • 11. Application for various patient populations: orthopedic, pediatric, neurologic, geriatric, chronic pain

  • 12. Summary and Protocols

Voraussetzungen
CTIS 101/102, MSKEL 104/105, IMDE 101