First developed by Hoover, and further elucidated by Stiles and his mentors, functional treatment involves taking the body part being treated to its position of ease and allowing it to gently unwind. Functional treatment can also be used effectively as a direct treatment. It is easy on the patient and the practitioner, and can be used on any age patient, from newborns to centenarians. This course teaches how to use the principles of functional treatment for all parts of the body and how to stack body parts to unwind some traumas that can’t be treated any other way (sometimes an accident can place forces into the body that need to be undone simultaneously). Functional can be applied seated, standing, prone or supine and can be used on any body part from the head to the feet. It is gentle on the patient as well as the practitioner. The results from a functional treatment seem to last longer than other methods (possibly because the patient’s body, not the practitioner, guides the treatment). This course can be tailored to any skill level.