The uniqueness in The Berry Method®
is in its recognition that much as Chiropractic recognizes
bones can get out of place, muscle tissues have an optimum natural
position and can be misplaced due to trauma, adaptation, etc.
Sometimes it is as simple as
putting the tissue back where it belongs.
The Knee class includes both
a regional and a specific in-depth precision focus on Knee anatomy.
Each student
creates a clay model of the Knee joint and supporting tissue. As
each muscle, tendon and ligament is assembled and attached, techniques
to stretch, correct and manipulate that specific muscle will be
presented, practiced, and reviewed.
The Knee - 13 hr Category
A class
April 19th and 20th, 2008...9-5
South
Lake Tahoe
$275
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Prerequisites: Basic Massage or other
bodywork license/certificate.
Muscles and tissue to be studied
after you form your femur, tibia, fibula, and patella include:
Medial and lateral collateral
ligaments.
Anterior and posterior cruciate
ligament.
Medial and lateral menisci.
Biceps femoris.
Gracilis.
Gastrocnemius
Popliteus.
Plantaris.
Semimembranosus.
Semitendinosus.
Tensor fascia latae
NOTE: The TFL does not flex or
extend the knee, however it does plays an important role in
pain and dysfunction. Consider its potential state in 'knock
knee' and its balancing relationship with the Gracilis. I
have seen (over time) legs actually straighten out when these
muscles receive appropriate corrective massage and the musculature
is returned to balance....
Sartorius.
Vastus medialis.
Vastus intermedius.
Vastus lateralis.
Patellar ligament.
Rectus femoris.
Articularis Genus.
.The
target audience for the 2-day (13 contact hr) class are therapists
seeking effective massage techniques to further enhance their
knowledge and confidence for addressing pain and dysfunction in
our clients Knees. Consider
the important role muscles play in situations throughout the body...
that according to our own CDC, more visits to physicians’
offices were made for musculoskeletal
conditions than for any other reason.
Expected outcomes for
participants include:
A greater ability to locate
and palpate specific soft tissue.
Enhancement of skills in recognizing
and understanding via visual - palpation assessment and clients
description of concerns, the tissue adhesions/distortions
within the muscle, tendon or ligament and that involvement
in dysfunction and pain in Knee region.
Enrichment of proficiency in
appropriate application of massage technique for correcting
soft tissue dysfunction to encourage restoration of pain free
function in joint movement.
Ability to demonstrate advanced
corrective massage techniques on the Knee region using accurate
contact, depth, and direction.
A better understanding of The
Berry Method® of Corrective Massage and its principles
of associating anatomy with the principles of structural Engineering.
Techniques and protocols
will be presented that include:
repositioning
misplaced muscles, tendons and ligaments towards optimum functionality
releasing adhesions
within soft tissue structures and layers
mobilizing some
of the bodies deepest tissue
correcting soft
tissue distortion
accessing and
encouraging the bodies' repair mechanisms
recognizing adaptive
compensation
passive and active stretching
techniques
Possibly one of Lauren Berry's
greatest contributions to Massage therapy was in recognizing that
muscles, tendons and ligaments have an optimal anatomical position
and can be shifted off that position via trauma, adaptation, etc.
Through recognizing, respecting and responding to that functional
organization, therapists can often reduce tension and pain rather
quickly. Often times it is a simple matter of putting the tissue
back where it belongs.... Muscles to be studied will include;
Biceps Femoris, Tensor Fascia Latae, Gracilis, the quads, hamstrings,
medial and lateral collateral Ligament....and more, including
pre-testing for ACL and PCL damage. There will be lots of 'hands
on' practice.
The next time a client comes
in for relief of any tension, these techniques will provide you
with advanced' tactile tools' that can relax the specific soft
tissue associated with many musculoskeletal conditions
and problems. There are as many styles of massage and bodywork
as there are cultures and the variations on each style are infinite.
As they are a personal art as much as a science, each personality
will add some unique feature.
As a student progress through the sequence they
begin to gather a greater appreciation for the 'inter-connectedness'
of the body...for example how carpal tunnel symptoms can often
be successfully addressed by including specific elbow massage
or that ankle issues can be traced to distortions around the knee.
(see 'The Nose Ring')
By Steve Kubby, Editor-in-Chief
"Alpine World"
If you ski, sooner or later you are going to
have a knee injury. When you do, you will be probably be told
that surgery is the only alternative. Yet many knee surgeries
are less than satisfactory and can actually make things worse.
For example, the common practice of scraping away the lining of
the knee joints, the meniscus, can sometimes result in too much
play within the knee, leading to a degenerative condition in which
the knee becomes
increasingly unstable and requires further surgery.
Two years ago, I was launching off cornices and skiing extreme
terrain with total confidence. My ski buddies included World Cup
racers and many of the stars of the extreme world. Then, towards
the end of the season, I was hit by another skier, who fled the
scene, leaving me with two blown out knees. I was told by doctors
that once the swelling was gone, I would require knee surgery
in one and possibly both knees.
My first action was to book an appointment with Taum Sayers, a
therapist that works with world class skiers and members of the
49's football team. Taum treated me with something called "The
Berry Method®," which I would describe as chiropractic
manipulation for muscles. Taum pushed and pulled muscles and ligaments
in my knees, manipulating them into position, much the way a chiropractor
manipulates bones. The results were dramatic and I soon could
walk without crutches on. my injured knees.
About two weeks later, I met with Dr. Dean Stites, an orthopedic
surgeon, for evaluation. Dr. Stites told me that he was surprised
by the improvement and wasn't sure that surgery was still required.
His recommendation was that I hold off on surgery and see how
I did.
"Taum Sayers is approved by the National
Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB)
as a continuing education provider under Category "A".
