Janet G. Travell, MD Seminar Seriessm
Manual Trigger Point Therapy (MTT) Program
MTT-6: Review and Examination
Program Overview
Day 1 of the final course in the series will be a review day. The theory component will emphasize many of the main points covered in the previous five courses and will include time to practice many of the trigger point deactivation techniques previously taught.
Prerequisites
MTT-1, MTT-2, MTT-3, MTT-4, MTT-5
Eligibility Requirements
This workshop is designed for licensed healthcare profession using manual or hands-on techniques to reduce pain and dysfunction, especially licensed massage therapists (LMT) and branches of that profession, and physical therapy assistants (PTA). This is also an alternative course for physical therapists who live in states where dry needling/intramuscular manual therapy has not been approved. Physicians and physician assistants, dentists, chiropractors, occupational therapists, athletic trainers, nurses, and nurse practitioners are also eligible.
All participants are expected to participate in the hands-on portion of the course. By registering for this course, participants agree to practice the various manual techniques on each other, including access to muscular attachments on the pubic bones. Prior to the course, all participants must sign a waiver (view sample waiver) absolving Myopain Seminars, the program directors, and the instructors of any liability in the event of injury. All participants should have adequate malpractice insurance.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Successful completion of theory and practical exams to become a Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist (CMTPT).
- Full inclusion in the Myofascial Pain community, including the National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists (NAMTPT).
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 |
Theory lecture, excerpts from former lectures “Trigger Points” and “Pain Sciences” |
| Muscle practical reviews of each of the course muscles as determined by the students | |
| Day 2 8:00 am–12:00 pm |
The theory examination consists of a 75 question multi-choice exam. A seventy percent pass mark is required. Questions are based on information from the course manuals, anatomy and physiology from the text Muscle Manual by Nikita Vizniak, lecture presentations, and research articles that have been handed out in hard copy form during the courses. Two and a half hours are allowed. |
| The practical examination consists of treatment of five muscles chosen at random. Eighty percent competency is needed, with no major failure permitted in any one part. Forty five minutes are allowed. The successful candidate will be able to do the following: outline the chosen muscle and describe the muscle attachments and fiber direction, perform a trigger point search by palpation and attempt to de-activate a trigger point whether it is real or not in that muscle, verbalize the common referred pain pattern from trigger points in the selected muscles, apply other reinforcing techniques (myofascial release, muscle play, local and global stretching), and recommend a homecare exercise. |
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