Some questions beg answers
• How do
you rehab someone with very poor coordination?
• Why
does the brain move the body in a harmful way?
• Why do
some people never regain full ROM?
• What
do I do with increased muscle tone?
This
course will answer these questions & more!
The presence of primitive reflexes will
influence motor control and can interfere with normal rehabilitation.
Primitive reflexes are brain stem-mediated, complex
automatic movement patterns that commence in utero. If primitive reflexes persist beyond their
average lifespan they may begin to interfere with normal movement, motor
control and brain development. They
present in a variety of conditions such as musculoskeletal pain, handedness
(e.g. mixed dominance), atypical birth process (e.g. c-section, forceps), early
or delayed walking, or concussion.
During
this two day course we will cover the assessment and rehabilitation of
primitive reflexes in detail. Strategies
for treatment in the clinic and home exercise will be covered in detail. You will be able to immediately improve
movement and motor control in your patients.
Specific
examples of what primitive reflexes can be used to improve highly common
clinical problems including:
• Grasp
reflex for shoulder upper limb coordination and glenohumeral medial rotation
ROM
•
Babinski and Foot Tendon Guard for lower limb & gait coordination, and
dorsiflexion ROM
•
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck & Abdominal Reflexes for abdominal hollowing, &
trunk coordination
• Landau
for hamstrings and trunk tone
The
traditional view that primitive reflexes are inhibited by normal movement is
limited. The cognitive replication, rather than reproduction of PR inhibits
them. Primitive reflexes are highly effective at rehabilitating normal
movement, and neurocognitive function.
"Finally, I have a way to treat motor morons"
"Movement changes so quickly - and maintains"
Chris Barber Physiotherapist
Course Objectives:
The participant will be equipped to:
• Use
primitive reflexes to rehab people who have very poor coordination
•
Understand the role of primitive reflexes in pain, cognitive function and motor
control.
• Assess and rehabilitate primitive reflexes in
children and adults
•
Implement a home exercise program for primitive reflex inhibition
• Use
primitive reflex inhibition strategies to improve movement & motor control
What will you get
from this course that you may not already have?
Improve Motor Control
Learn how to use
primitive reflex inhibition to reduce tone and muscle tightness, improve
movement and coordination.
Stop Wasting Time
quickly rule out
the people who can't learn specific motor control
Primitive reflexes
Understand the
role of primitive reflexes in pain, cognitive function and motor control. This is also important for neurological
rehab.
Specific Examples
Clinical examples
will be covered to illustrate how PR can be used to improve many common
clinical presentations.
Concussion
Find out how to
help rehab concussion with primitive reflexes
Learning Difficulties
Appreciate the
importance of cognitive based learning skills in rehabilitation.
Pediatrics, Neuro and Pelvic Floor Physios
The same
primitive reflex inhibition techniques can be used very effectively with these
groups
Vestibular Rehab
Understand the
role of primitive reflexes and midline for the vestibular system
Regardless of how much knowledge you have in
the lumbar spine you will benefit from knowing:
• Screening who
can learn specific motor control exercise and correct sub-classification
• Strategies to
rehab motor morons
• Postural and primitive
reflexes to immediately change movement patterns and performance on specific
motor control exercise
Where: Agility Physiotherapy and Sports Injury
6-5373
Fernbank Rd, Stittsville, ON K2S 0T7
When: Nov 22-24
Course Fee: $650
Discounts:
10% discount for the following:
• Group: 3 or more registrants from same company
(Must register together as a group at the same time)
• Early Bird: register by Sept 6, 2019
• New Physio Grads
& Students, 2018 & 2019
(cannot be combined together or used in conjunction with
below)
25% discount if Repeating the course?
(cannot be used in conjunction with above)
Installments
Paying yourself?
Pay in 2 installments:
(Must pay by cc or post dated cheque; Does not apply if
use discount rates)
For more info
contact Sean Gibbons @ 709 771 0909
email: stabilityphysio@gmail.com
Facilitator
Sean Gibbons graduated from Manchester University in
1995. He shares his time between clinical practice, teaching and research. He
has been rehabilitating movement for his whole career and has closely looked at
the underlying mechanisms as to why movement is altered. Primitive reflexes
(PR) play an important role in this. He has identified new PR, and researched
and developed clinically relevant interventions. His PhD was on the development
of a prescriptive clinical prediction rule for specific motor control exercises
in low back pain. Key new sub-classifications were identified: neurocognitive,
sensory motor function which is related to extremely poor movement and the
ability to learn; body image pain and neuroimmune-endocrine
dys-regulation. His current work aims to
further validate the sub-classification model. He has presented his research at
national and international conferences and has several journal publications and
book chapters on related topics. He is an associate researcher at MUN and is
part of the teaching faculty at McMaster's Advanced Orthopaedic Musculoskeletal/Manipulative Physiotherapy
Specialization
Some relevant
posts:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/movement-mechanism-low-back-pain-what-cause-sean-gibbons/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-happens-stretching-just-doesnt-work-get-range-movement-gibbons/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-can-do-muscle-energy-technique-primitive-reflex-sean-gibbons/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/primitive-reflex-inhibition-sensory-motor-training-improves-gibbons/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-rehabilitate-movement-should-know-primitive-reflexes-sean-gibbons/
“I can't recommend Sean Gibbons and Smarterehab courses enough. I have found the sub-classification system to be easy to use and revolutionary in removing a lot of the guesswork in my patient management. The courses have been transformative in my practice in that it has wide applicability across a spectrum of conditions that would normally constitute ‘difficult’ patients. I can't recommend these courses highly enough! Chris Barber MCSP BSc (Hons) Musculoskeletal & Sports Physiotherapist, Director: Advanced Physiotherapy Centres Ltd.
As a clinic owner and have seen a trend in Canadian physiotherapy towards spinal manipulation and needling techniques. While these techniques are valuable, the transformative learning that takes place in a SmarteRehab course is the direction I am dedicated to bringing our profession. As Physiotherapists, if we wish to distinguish ourselves from chiropractors, massage therapists, athletic therapists, osteopaths etc., we need to move away from technique based therapy. Sean is masterful at explaining the complex relationship between Central Sensitization, Central Pain, Sensori-Motor Function and how it relates to Motor Control dysfunction and pain. No other approach I have seen, heard of, or even read about does such a complete job of integrating neurological rehabilitation techniques and treatment. I now have junior therapists who are able to reason their way through the most complex of chronic pain cases and can formulate treatment plans that are effective and get results. Most importantly they can explain to these patients the nature of their problem in a way that they can understand. It is so rewarding to see patients, empowered with this knowledge, resolve problems that have sometimes existed for decades. Equally as rewarding is watching a junior Physio quickly solve by identifying the underlying movement dysfunction and easily explaining it’s cause. Thank you for what you have done and continue to do for our Profession. Dave Holmes Owner and Physiotherapist at Tower Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine
If you find yourself stuck and frustrated with chronic, generalized, weird pain patients who don't respond to usual treatments, this is what this course is all about. Sean's courses are truly unique and bring practical, guidelines that are untouched by other institutions. Jean-Michel Cormier, Physiotherapist Max Health Institute, Shediac, NB, Canada
The courses that I have taken with Sean have completely changed my pelvic floor practice and the way I practice as a physical therapist! Sean's courses are a must in order to help a variety of clientele and especially those who do not respond to conventional treatments! He has researched and developed new techniques that are essential for pelvic floor therapists. Erica Lafontant, pht, B. Sc, M.Sc.A Rééducation périnéale et . Action Physio. Ville Mont-Royal, QC,
