Sequencing 1: The Art of Finding the Key August 27-29, 2021, Indianapolis, IN
Sequencing Overview
When looking for where to start treatment in the body, there are many theories…mostly based on a “thought” paradigm (ie, “this complaint means that this structure is involved and that I should start here”). This approach can give inconsistent results and my be considered by some to be an allopathic approach to osteopathy.
Sequencing, originally developed by Fred Mitchell, Sr and further explained and expanded by Ed Stiles, is a way to palpate the body mechanically to find the key lesion or area to start. It is a principle based approach that is taught using a bony model, but, once learned, can be used to ascertain not only the most restricted layer (muscle bone, fluid, fascia, etc), but the most restricted part of that layer. This consistently reveals the key lesion.
Being principle based, sequencing always continues to grow and expand. The more you learn as a practitioner, the deeper and more things sequencing can reveal.
What we will cover in the course:
- Visual Cues
We will explore what we “see” in a patient and how to begin to interpret that information.
- Visual Diagnosis
Watching movement - like when the patient walks into the room, can reveal a wealth of information. We will examine more about what we “see”.
- Tensegrity
A term coined by Buckminster Fuller, tensegrity is way to explain how the architecture of the body is arranged. It presents a framework for understanding how the body develops an osteopathic dysfunction.
- Blended Palpation
One of the key concepts of developing excellent palpation skills, blended palpation is the art of finding just the right depth of pressure to get the most information from the body.
- Sequencing the Body:
Sequencing the cervicals
Sequencing the thorax
Sequencing the rib cage
Sequencing the upper extremity
Sequencing the lumbars
Sequencing the pelvis
Sequencing the sacrum
Sequencing the lower extremity
The basic principles are followed slowly throughout the body (discerning what each palpatory finding means) to locate the key lesion. Clinical correlations will be presented along the way to help further the learning.
This course is heavy on table time. You will be palpating many of the course participants to understand how the sequencing method works and how what you feel leads to a diagnosis and treatment.
At the end of this introductory course, the student will understand the use of the principles and how to apply them. Clinical use is required before the continuation of the material in Sequencing 2.
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