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Pain Reset Neurology Series

Instructors:
Dr. Adam Klotzek
&
Dr. Freddys Garcia

This 5-part series provides practitioners with powerful and practical tools that are based on a modern paradigm incorporating the latest neuroscientific discoveries about pain, along with a neurological model for assessing and treating painful musculoskeletal conditions. It involves the synthesis of over 31 years of clinical practice experience and knowledge in neurology, biomechanics and rehabilitation.

The series is taught from a condition centered approach. It looks at the interplay of an individual’s nervous system and their biomechanics to allow better accuracy in assessing and treating pain.

How we stand and how we move throughout the environment is the product of our neurology and biomechanics. Any abnormalities in how these systems work and integrate can produce biomechanical faults that can manifest as painful syndromes. Participants in this seminar will learn about the biomechanical dysfunctions that are associated with each musculoskeletal condition and effective “neurological resets” to correct them.

This module moves beyond just making an appropriate diagnosis, but rather focuses on how to get the patient out of pain as quickly and effectively as possible using a neuro-biomechanical model.

The Pain Reset series highlights hands-on examination and treatment protocols, “Neurological Resets.” A great effort was made to develop this curriculum so assessments and treatments can be quickly learned, applied and used in a busy modern practice.

It is the goal of the series is to:

1. Learn a modern approach to understanding pain that opens your eyes to novel applications to maximize your clinical success.
2. Understand the neurological influences contributing to the perception of pain, breaking beyond a purely musculoskeletal model.
3. Learn a dynamic and fluid model to treat pain that combines neurophysiology and neurobiomechnics that is quick, effective and reproducible.

Who is this class for?
Each program in the series is designed for healthcare professionals who are looking to become the experts in their community for getting patients out of pain. It is of special interest to those practitioners who attend to patients suffering from chronic pain conditions that have been unresponsive to previous care.

The healthcare professions that can attend this program are: MD, DC, DO, PT, OT, ATC, LMT, ND, LAc, PA, NP, CA (If accompanied by DC).  If you have any questions about your eligibility to attend this program please contact admissions@carrickinstitute.com

Benefits for the attendees of the Pain Reset Series

1. Accuracy – Know exactly where to focus your energy to maximize the results for your patients.
2. Speed – Learn techniques that can sometimes yield instantaneous results for your patients.
3. Reproducible – Learn a model that is fluid and dynamic that can be applied to patients commonly seen in the clinical setting.
4. Results – The opportunity to have the clinical outcomes and practice you always dreamed of.

Do I have to take all the parts in the series or can I pick and choose?
You can take them all or pick and choose.  It is up to you. Each 15-hour part in the 5-part series is meant to be independent of one another so that participants can attend the ones that they have the most interest in.

However, since pain is multifactorial those who choose to attend the entire series will benefit from maximizing their clinical outcomes.

Why Carrick Institute?
The Carrick Institute has provided clinical education for healthcare professionals for over four decades. Our faculty are experienced clinicians & educators that have an international reputation for excellence.  The Carrick Institute strives to create the best clinicians in the world for the purpose of serving humankind.

Those who register for any part of the series will be provided with:

1. A flipped classroom learning portal to prepare you for the 2-day seminar.
2. A hands-on educational environment.
3. A workbook to help you better organize and retain the material taught.
4. 3 months of unlimited access to Medline after completion of any module.
5. And a few extra surprises that we cannot wait to show you!

720 Neurological Reset for the Neck and Upper Extremity

This seminar focuses on orthopedic conditions involving the neck and upper extremity. It also focuses on the influences of various neurological systems for the onset and promotion of these conditions.

This module moves beyond just making an appropriate diagnosis, but rather focuses on how to get the patient out of pain as quickly and effectively as possible using a neuro-biomechanical model.

Conditions Covered

1. Neck
   1. Cervical Myofascial Pain Syndrome
   2. Cervical Osteoarthritis
   3. Cervical Radiculitis
   4. Cervical Disc Herniations
   5. Cervical Myelopathy
   6. Cervical Sprain/Strain
   7. Segmental Dysfunction
   8. Torticollis
   9. Sub-Occipital Neuralgia
   10. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
   11. Scalenus Anticus & Medius Syndromes
2. Shoulder
   1. Impingement Syndrome
   2. Supraspinatus Tendonitis
   3. Subacromial Bursitis
   4. Biceps Tendonitis
   5. AC Joint Pain & AC Joint Separation
   6. SC Joint Dysfunction
3. Elbow:
   1. Lateral Epicondylitis
   2. Medial Epicondylitis
   3. Triceps Tendonitis
   4. Cubital Tunnel Syndromes
   5. Pronator Teres Syndrome
4. Wrist:
   1. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
   2. Guyon’s Tunnel Syndrome

For each of the above conditions, the following will be discussed:

1. History & Progression
2. Main Biomechanical Contributions
3. Relevant Orthopedic & Manual Tests
4. Neurological Influences of:
   1. Vestibular System
   2. Visual System
   3. Proprioceptive System
5. Examination skills needed to identify the above-mentioned conditions and their central neurological influences.
6. Treatment of the above conditions using effective “Pain Resets”

Types of Techniques that will be Taught

• rehabilitative exercise
• advanced muscle techniques
• dermal tissue strategies
• joint manipulation techniques
• vision system training
• sensory system applications
• vestibular system rehabilitation
• neurological layering techniques
• Neurodynamic Techniques

721 Neurological Reset for the Hips and Lower Extremity

This seminar focuses on orthopedic conditions involving the hips and lower extremity. It also focuses on the influences of various neurological systems for the onset and promotion of these conditions.

This module moves beyond just making an appropriate diagnosis, but rather focuses on how to get the patient out of pain as quickly and effectively as possible using a neuro-biomechanical model.

Conditions Covered:

1. Piriformis Syndrome
2. Weakness and Tendonitis involving the Gluteus Medius & Maximus
3. Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
4. Hip Joint Osteoarthritis
5. Greater Trochanter Bursitis
6. Meralgia Paresthetica
7. Chronic Hamstring Tightness with associated strains.
8. Patellar Tracking Issues “Chondromalacia Patella”
9. Osgood-Schlatter disease
10. Medial Collateral Knee Joint Pain
11. Lateral Collateral Knee Joint Pain
12. Shin Splints
13. Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
14. Plantar Fasciitis
15. Morton’s Neuromas
16. Achilles Tendonitis
17. Peroneal Nerve Entrapment Syndrome at the fibular head

For each of the above conditions, the following will be discussed:

1. History & Progression
2. Main Biomechanical Contributions
3. Relevant Orthopedic & Manual Tests
4. Neurological Influences of:
   1. Vestibular System
   2. Visual System
   3. Proprioceptive System
5. Examination skills needed to identify the above-mentioned conditions and their central neurological influences.
6. Treatment of the above conditions using “neurological resets”

Types of Techniques that will be Taught

• rehabilitative exercise
• advanced muscle techniques
• dermal tissue strategies
• joint manipulation techniques
• vision system training
• sensory system applications
• vestibular system rehabilitation
• neurological layering techniques
• Neurodynamic Techniques

722 Gait & Neurology: Reset the Body

Gait abnormalities can often promote your patient’s musculoskeletal conditions. Fixing gait is one of the most efficient ways to get your patient out of pain and to reinforce the positive changes you are creating.

This seminar focuses on the most common gait abnormalities and how these influence the development and maintenance of various musculoskeletal disorders.

As a participant, you will learn about the influences of higher brain centers on promoting gait abnormalities. You will learn how the proprioceptive, vestibular and visual systems influence gait and how dysfunction in those systems promotes abnormal gait patterns. After learning how to identify the abnormal gait patterns and the central influences you will learn effective “neurological resets” to correct them.

This module moves beyond just making an appropriate diagnosis, but rather focuses on how to get the patient out of pain as quickly and effectively as possible using a neuro-biomechanical model.

What You Will Learn:

1. Development of Balance & Gait Control
2. The Neural Substrates Involved in Human Gait
3. Gait Initiation & Termination
4. Nature of Cognitive Spatial Maps
5. The 8 Classification of Balance & Gait
6. The 5 Ankle & Foot Deviations
7. The 6 Sagittal Plane Knee Deviations
8. The 2 Coronal Plane Knee Deviations
9. The 7 Hip Deviations
10. Pelvis & Trunk Deviations
    1. The 2 Sagittal Plane Deviations
    2. The 3 Coronal Plane Deviations
    3. The 2 Transverse Plane Deviations
11. The observational and examination skills needed to identify the above-mentioned deviations.
12. Treatment of the above deviations using “Neurological Resets”

Types of Techniques that will be Taught

• rehabilitative exercise
• advanced muscle techniques
• dermal tissue strategies
• joint manipulation techniques
• vision system training
• sensory system applications
• vestibular system rehabilitation
• neurological layering techniques
• Neurodynamic Techniques

723 Neurological Reset for Back & Pelvis

This seminar focuses on orthopedic conditions involving the Back & Pelvis and the influences of various neurobiomechnical systems for the onset and promotion of these conditions.

This module moves beyond just making an appropriate diagnosis, but rather focuses on how to get the patient out of pain as quickly and effectively as possible using a neuro-biomechanical model.

Conditions Covered:

1. Scoliosis in the Lumbar & Thoracic Spines
2. Asymmetrical Overload Syndrome
3. Frontal Plane Asymmetry Syndrome
4. Lumbar Myofascial Pain Syndrome
5. Lumbar Osteoarthritis
6. Lumbar Radiculitis
7. Lumbar Disc Herniations
8. Lumbar Sprain/Strain
9. Segmental Dysfunction of the Thoracic & Lumbar Spines
10. Decreased Lumbar Lordosis
11. Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
12. Symphysis Pubis Diastisis
13. Quadratus Lumborum Syndrome
14. Hyper Kyphosis of the Thoracic Spine
15. Impaired rib excursion
16. Intercostal Neuritis
17. Sternal Costal Pain
18. Hiatal Hernia’s

For each of the above conditions, the following will be discussed

1. History & Progression
2. Main Biomechanical Contributions
3. Relevant Orthopedic & Manual Tests
4. Neurological Influences of:
   1. Vestibular System
   2. Visual System
   3. Proprioceptive System
5. Examination skills needed to identify the above-mentioned conditions and their central neurological influences.
6. Treatment of the above conditions using “neurological resets”

Types of Techniques that will be Taught

• rehabilitative exercise
• advanced muscle techniques
• dermal tissue strategies
• joint manipulation techniques
• vision system training
• sensory system applications
• vestibular system rehabilitation
• neurological layering techniques
• Neurodynamic Techniques

724 Manual Therapy Reset: A Brain-Based Approach

Manual therapeutics are one of the quickest and most effective ways to change the function of the neuro-biomechanical system. It has been our experience that most practitioners apply manual therapies using a purely biomechanical model. By updating one’s paradigm for applying these techniques, one can achieve improved clinical outcomes.

From an anatomical and neurophysiological standpoint, it is impossible to achieve maximum human stability and performance with the presence of neuro-biomechanical dysfunction. This seminar incorporates the unification of theories in the areas of the vestibular, visual and proprioceptive systems into a systematic manual therapy approach that will maximize the results of any practitioner.

This module moves beyond just making an appropriate diagnosis, but rather focuses on how to get the patient out of pain as quickly and effectively as possible using a neuro-biomechanical model.

What You Will Learn:

1. The basics behind articular neurology and its clinical relevance.
2. What is really needed for joint stability to occur.
3. How the interplay between the proprioceptive, vestibular and visual systems promotes joint stability
4. The interrelationship between nociceptors and mechanoreceptors and how an imbalance disrupts proper joint stability and function.
5. Master how to quickly identify areas of imbalance in the pro and anti-nociceptive systems.
6. Master what is & how to identify areas of nociceptive sensitization.
7. To understand the importance of coupled biomechanical movements of joints and how this impacts manual therapy strategies.
8. Why some manual therapies are not appropriate for certain conditions.
9. Manual therapies that are specifically used for situations where nociceptive sensitization has occurred.
10. The influences of the semicircular canals on muscle activation and the following postural patterns:
    1. The Anterior Canal Pattern
    2. The Horizontal Canal Pattern
    3. The Posterior Canal Pattern
11. The manual therapy corrections and vestibular reset techniques to correct for the above-mentioned patterns.
12. The following central adaptive postural patterns and the corrective strategies that go with them:
    1. The 2 Types of Cerebellar Adaptive Postural Patterns
    2. Cortical Adaptive Postural Pattern
    3. Midbrain Adaptive Postural Pattern
    4. Pontomedullary Adaptive Pattern
13. What is velocity storage and how it influences postural alignment?
14. How to quickly correct for asymmetries in the velocity storage mechanisms by using both manual and brain-based therapies.
15. Manual therapies for asymmetries in the vestibular ocular reflex.
16. Influences of the optokinetic system on posture and the following patterned adaptive responses:
    1. Right Lateral Maladaptation
    2. Left Lateral Maladaptation
    3. Upward Maladaptation
    4. Downward Maladaptation

Types of Techniques that will be Taught

• rehabilitative exercise
• advanced muscle techniques
• dermal tissue strategies
• joint manipulation techniques
• vision system training
• sensory system applications
• vestibular system rehabilitation
• neurological layering techniques
• Neurodynamic Techniques

Our Method & Practice of Teaching (Pedagogy)
We utilize a clinical flipped classroom where participants will have preparatory materials sent to them before the class begins. They will be able to familiarize themselves with the material beforehand to allow a greater focus on the practical skills of getting their patients out of pain.

All participants are given access to the Carrick Institute library and Medline access.  They will have direct access to published scientific papers that will complement their learning and increase their clinical skills.

What You Need To Know
Dress is casual as this module is designed to have a high degree of hands-on practicums that will ensure each learner attains a competency in the evaluation and treatment applications presented.

How do I attend?
This program, because of its hand-on nature, is only available through onsite learning. Please check the academic calendar below to see the locations and modules that are currently being offered.

Podcast 
Enjoy this podcast with Dr. Klotzek where we discussed the visual, vestibular and proprioceptive systems, and he explains why each needs to be assessed in the pain or musculoskeletal patient. You can also download the Reset Series podcast here. (right click to download)

Pre-pay Tuition
The Pre-pay tuition allows you to save $745 off the entire program. This program has been highly requested. Those who register with the pre-payment option will have priority in attendance over those who register for an individual module in the event of the program selling out.

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