If you can't breathe you can't function
Abletools is pleased to bring for the first time to Cyprus the seminar: “If you can’t breathe you can’t function”.
This course will challenge the practitioner to make a paradigm shift: connecting breathing mechanics and postural control with management of trunk pressures. Through her model of postural control (Soda Pop Can Model), the speaker will link breathing mechanics with motor and physiologic behaviors (a multi-system perspective).
She will present novel research demonstrating the role of vocal folds as postural stabilizers, extending the concept of “core stability” from the vocal folds on the top of the trunk to the pelvic floor on the bottom. Numerous interventions will be presented that use positioning and ventilatory strategies to optimize motor performance. Neuromotor breathing retraining techniques, manual assistive cough techniques, and musculoskeletal techniques related to breathing, will be the focus of treatment labs. Multiple patient cases will be presented throughout the course, as well as two live patient demonstrations if possible. The emphasis of the course will be on developing practical, quick clinical solutions for pediatric and adult patients in all practice settings.
Mary Massery
PT, DPT, DSc1
At the conclusion of Day 1, participants should be able to:
1. Describe how trunk pressures link breathing and postural control using the Soda Pop Can Model.
2. Describe the multiple, simultaneous roles of the diaphragm as related to breathing, postural control, gastroesophageal reflux, constipation, and venous return.
3. Demonstrate the role of the vocal folds in normal postural stability responses (balance) and make the case for using speaking valves for patients with tracheostomies.
4. Contrast normal infant chest wall development to those with impaired breathing mechanics.
5. Position patients for optimal physiological and biomechanical support of breathing with simple equipment (towels, pillows, etc.).
6. Use a ventilatory strategy algorithm presented in class to optimally match breathing with movements from bed mobility to athletic endeavors.
At the conclusion of Days 2- 4, participants should be able to:
7. Perform a multi-system (physical and physiologic) evaluation of motor impairments.
8. Identify the variations of “normal” breathing patterns and discuss the efficiencies/inefficiencies for individual patient conditions.
9. Evaluate need for, and demonstrate, appropriate neuromotor retraining techniques for patients with ineffective breathing/postural control strategies (health or participation deficits).
10. Participate in live patient demonstrations (if available) and suggest possible evaluation and treatment ideas based on the course material.
11. Design a targeted airway clearance program using the principles of mobilization, expectoration and oral management.
12. Demonstrate airway clearance techniques, with a heavy emphasis on manual assistive cough techniques, and apply an airway clearance algorithm to specific patients.
13. Identify thoracic cage/spine restrictions as they pertain to breathing mechanics and postural control (a very brief introduction to musculoskeletal issues).
14. Evaluate need for, and demonstrate, neuromotor retraining techniques to improve breath support for voicing and eccentric trunk control.
15. Suggest means for incorporating the course material into therapy activities in your clinical setting immediately.
Mary Massery
Dr. Massery received her BS in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University in 1977, her DPT from the University of the Pacific in 2004 and her DSc from Rocky Mountain University in 2011. Her publications and interests focus on linking motor behaviors to breathing and/or postural mechanics in both pediatric and adult 1patient populations.
Dr. Massery has been invited to give over 900 professional presentations in 49 US states, 9 Canadian provinces, and 15 countries worldwide, including more than 100 presentations for the American Physical Therapy Association, and a full-day post-conference program at the World Congress of Physical Therapy in Singapore. Mary has delivered keynote and major addresses on topics such as cystic fibrosis and posture, neuropulmonary deficits, pectus excavatum (chest deformities), and connections between posture & breathing.
Mary has received national awards from the APTA, including its highest clinical award, The Florence Kendall Practice Award, honoring “one’s outstanding and enduring contributions to the practice of physical therapy." She has been honored as Outstanding Alumnus of the Year by each of her 3 alma maters. And in 2016, she was awarded Northwestern University’s Alumnae Research Achievement Award. Mary continues to maintain a private practice in Chicago, specializing in breathing and postural dysfunction.
Place: Cleopatra Hotel
Address: <p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps?gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyEwgBEC4YrwEYxwEYgAQYmAUYmQUyBwgCEC4YgAQyDQgDEC4YrwEYxwEYgAQyBwgEEC4YgAQyFggFEC4YrwEYxwEYgAQYmAUYmQUYngUyBwgGEC4YgAQyBwgHEC4YgAQyBwgIEC4YgATSAQgxNDE0ajBqNKgCALACAQ&um=1&ie=UTF-8&fb=1&gl=cy&sa=X&geocode=KW3j15dXF94UMe9FbkGUYIsG&daddr=Florinis+8,+Nicosia+1065">8 Florinis Street, 1065 Nicosia, Cyprus</a></p>
Description
Option A: 1st Day of the Seminar - Theory only - Early registration and settlement of full amount applies until Sunday 16th of June for 1 day seminar: €250.00 - Registration and settlemetn of full amount must be given later than the 16th of June for 1 day seminar €280.00 Option B: 4 day Seminar, Theory - Lab - Early registration and settlement of full amount until Sunday 16th of June for 4 day seminar: €895.00 - Registration later that the 16th of June for 4 day seminar will be €995.00 * Prices are not include 19% VAT
Terms:
To ensure a position to the seminar you should register through:
- The website www.abletools.com.cy or
- Via FAX +357 22250116 or
- Via email education@abletools.com.cy
You can donlwad the registration form from our website.
In order to register for the course "If you Can’t Breathe, you Can’t Function" please fill in the application form and email it to education@abletools.com.cy or send it by fax +357 22250116.
To secure and successfully complete your registration, you are required to pay a deposit within five days from the registration day, otherwise the registration will be considered as cancelled:
• Option A (One Day Seminar): Deposit of €166, 00 incl. 19% VAT
• Option B (Four day Seminar): Deposit of €592, 00 incl. 19% VAT
We will then contact you to confirm your registration.
Cancellation policy:
Cancellations must be received in writing at education@abletools.com.cy no later than Friday 23 August, 2019 to receive a refund minus a €70 processing fee.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations received on Saturday 24 August, 2019 or later.
Registrations may be substituted for another attendee.
If the organizers cancel the course, the full amount of the registration fees will be returned.
Liability:
The organizers assume no responsibility for any loss or damage to property or any injury to a participant that may take place during or outside the duration of the seminar. The organizers assume no liability for any additional travel, accommodation, or other expenses that may arise in connection with this seminar.
Participants will be responsible for any damage and/or additional fees.
