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Contact Hours2.5 Hours
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Foundation of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)
Course Description
This dynamic webinar on Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) will delve into the foundation of Gua Sha, review history of IASTM, cover research, principles of IASTM, physiologic effect of IASTM, strokes, and teach the viewer techniques for the cervical, shoulder, lumbar, hip, knee and ankle regions of the body.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Recall the foundation and principles of IASTM
- Identify at least 3 precautions and contraindications of IASTM
- Differentiate the physiologic effect vs. mechanotransduction effect of IASTM
- Summarize three sources of research on the effectiveness of IASTM to reduce pain and improve motion leading to the client’s ability to better engage in ADLs.
- Differentiate the framing, strumming from fanning and other strokes
- Explain how to perform 2-3 strokes to address latent trigger points in the cervical, shoulder, lumbar, hip, knee and ankle regions
- Explain how to perform 2-3 strokes to address latent trigger points in the chest and forearm regions
- Identify at least 3-5 tools that can be used to perform IASTM
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Prerequisites
None
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Educational Level
Intermediate
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