What do we know about primitive reflexes for musculoskeletal pain?
- Having PR interferes with normal motor control and coordination
- Having PR interferes with learning motor control exercise or normal movement
- PR inhibition helps normal motor control and movement
- PR inhibition helps postural stability and balance
- PR inhibition helps neurocognitive function
- PR inhibition helps body image
- PR are stimulated by a sensory stimulus. Most are vestibular related and some are tactile
Want to Learn?
We are doing this course in:
Ottawa, Canada: March 6-8, 2020
Barcelona, Spain: March 20-22, 2020
Warsaw, Poland: May 8-10, 2020
Please email for further information: stabilityphysio@gmail.com
This course is suitable for orthopaedic, paediatric, neurological, pelvic floor and vestibular physiotherapists
Course Description
Some questions beg answers
How do you rehab
someone with poor coordination?
Why does the brain
move the body in a harmful way?
Why do some people
never regain full ROM?
This course will answer these questions & more!
Primitive
reflexes (PR) are brain stem-mediated, complex automatic movement patterns that
commence in utero. If PR 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 relevant to you such as MSK pain,
concussion, atypical handedness / birth, early-late walking.
The presence of PR will influence motor control and
can interfere with normal rehabilitation.
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 discussed. You will be able to immediately improve
movement and motor control in your patients.
Specific examples of what PR 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 PR are inhibited
by normal movement is limited. The cognitive replication, rather than
reproduction of PR inhibits them. PR are highly effective at rehabilitating
normal movement, and neurocognitive function.
Course Objectives:
The participant will be equipped to:
• Use primitive
reflexes to rehab patients with very poor coordination & motor skill learning
• 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
Testimonial
"This course is a game changer. Sean
continues to push physiotherapists to think beyond the standard orthopedic
model, incorporating neurological, neuro-developmental, functional medicine and
original research into a model that answers so many questions regarding each
patient's unique pain experience. His midline and musculoskeletal body image
work is revolutionary"
"Finally, I have a way to
treat motor morons"
Chris Barber Physiotherapist
"Finally, I have a way to treat motor
morons"
"Movement changes so quickly - and
maintains"
Chris Barber Physiotherapist
What will you get from this course that you may not
already have?
A rehab option for "Motor Morons". Neurodevelopmental rehab works for these
patients
Improve Muscle Tone & Motor
Control
Learn how to use PR to reduce tone and muscle
tightness, improve movement and coordination.
Stop Wasting Time: quickly rule out the people who have poor
motor skill learning
Understand the role of Primitive Reflexes in pain, cognitive function and motor control. This is also important for neurological
rehab.
Concussion
Find out how to help rehab concussion with primitive
reflexes
Pediatrics, Neuro,
Vestibular, Pelvic Floor Physios
The same primitive reflex inhibition techniques can be
used very effectively with these groups
Regardless of how much knowledge you have you will
benefit from knowing:
• Screening
who has poor motor skill learning
• Strategies to rehab motor morons
• Which Postural and primitive reflexes to immediately
change movement patterns and performance on
specific motor control exercise
Facilitator
Sean Gibbons graduated from Manchester University in
1995. He has been rehabilitating movement patterns and chronic pain for over 25
years. 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: Neurological Factors, which are related to
extremely poor movement and motor skill learning; Midline as a sensory system
which is critical to for Body Image; and Neuro-Immune-Cardiometabolic-Endocrine
dys-regulation, which is critical for Central Sensitization, Psychosocial
Factors and muscle tone. His current work follows this and aims to further
understand the mechanisms of non mechanical pain and the Individual Factors
influencing treatment. His dissection and research into psoas major, gluteus
maximus and other muscles has led to the development of new rehabilitation
options. He has presented his research at national and international
conferences and has several journal publications and book chapters on related
topics. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) at McMaster's Advanced
Orthopaedic Musculoskeletal / Manipulative Physiotherapy specialization and
lectures at Manchester Metropolitan University's Masters in Advanced
Physiotherapy program.
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