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Janet G. Travell, MD Seminar Series

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MPS3: Low Back and Pelvic Pain

Program Overview

This three-day workshop is designed to present an integrated approach to the diagnosis and management of low back and pelvic pain problems. The course will emphasize myofascial contributions to pain and dysfunction. The workshop will review the functional anatomy and myofascial trigger point referred pain patterns for each muscle presented. Specific pathologies covered in the workshop include acute and chronic low back pain, pelvic pain syndromes, piriformis syndrome, sacro-iliac dysfunction, and abdominal pain problems, among others. Attention will be paid to viscerosomatic pain syndromes in the pelvic region. The workshop includes the principles of dynamic vertebral stabilization concepts. The course combines lectures and hands-on labs under the direction of skilled tutors. This is a training program with immediate clinical applicability upon completion.

Prerequisites

MPS 1 or equivalent, including courses offered by the American Institute for Myofascial Studies, or the Handson Seminars workshop, “An Intensive Training on Trigger Point, MyoFascial and Proprioceptive Training.”

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the muscles of the low back, pelvic region, and hips by surface anatomy and by function
  • Demonstrate the anatomic and physiologic characteristics of the myofascial trigger point and identify it by palpation
  • Understand the relationships between the lumbar spine and sacro-iliac dysfunction
  • Understand and treat pelvic region viscerosomatic pain syndromes
    Diagnose and treat persons with low back and pelvic pain using manual trigger point therapy techniques

Schedule

Note: The actual times may vary with each program at the discretion of the instructors. Coffee breaks are provided; meals are on your own.

Day 1
8:00 am–5:30 pm		 Registration from 8:00–8:30 am
Review of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS)
Diagnosis and management of common low back problems
Diagnosis and management of piriformis syndrome
Day 2
8:00 am–5:30 pm		 Diagnosis and management of pelvic floor dysfunction
Viscerosomatic relationships
Introduction to sacro-iliac dysfunction
Principles and therapeutic application of dynamic vertebral stabilization
Day 3
8:00 am–12:00 pm		 Pelvic floor examination
Continence
Low back and hip muscle dysfunction

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