1er Day
Specific LMO approach to the different concepts of musculotendinous dysfunctions.
Concept of tonic and phasic muscles.
Concept of sideration (muscle spindle VS and Golgi tendon organ).
Concept of tendon subluxation.
Concept of muscular elongation.
Concept of trigger points.
Practical application upper limb.
Shoulder: rotator cuff, biceps brachii, rotator interval, axillary fossa, etc.
Elbow: medial and lateral epicondylitis, Frohse's arch, pronator teres arch, etc.
Wrist and hand: De Quervain's tenosynovitis, carpal tunnel, trigger finger, sesamoids of the thumb, etc.
2nd Day
Practical application for the lower limb.
Pelvic girdle and hip: pelvic torsion, pelvitrochanteric muscles, gluteus medius, etc.
Knee: patellar tendinopathy, popliteal tendinopathy, goose foot tendinopathy, Windshield wiper syndrome, etc.
Ankle and foot: Achilles tendinitis, fibular tendinopathies, tarsal tunnel, plantar fascia, hallux sesamoid, etc.
3nd Day
The facial mask
Anatomical review of the mimic muscles.
Role of the muscles in facial expressions and relationship with emotions.
Reading facial wrinkles.
Correspondences between facial reflex zones and organs.
Practical application
Technique of cutaneous depressions to identify the different facial muscles based on the 3 levels (buccal, nasal and orbital).
Specific palpation of facial muscles.
Osteopathic diagnosis and treatment.