Physical/Energetic Interface: Neuro 1: (NEURO1) is a prerequisite for Physical/Energetic Interface: Neuo 2 and the Mentorship Program.

Class Prerequisites: Core Concepts and Manual Perception 1

Preparation for this Class: The following structures have definitions and some functions described in pages 43-46 in the Core Concepts and Skills manual. Please have a good comprehension of the structures relative to one another and their functions in the body in order to maximize your learning experience.

You may find it helpful to have one or more anatomy books and colored pens/pencils present with you at class. Many students have expressed the benefits of studying a three-dimensional model of the brain. Although certainly not required, the best model we have found is on a German website. Look over the home page and click on the "English" button. The link is http://www.somso.de/english/main.htm - cruise around just for fun.  Also, more fun sites for the brain include http://www.neuroanatomy.hpg.ig.com.br/brain9.htm .  There are photos taken of a dissected brain and some of the shots are just amazing; http://www.brainsource.com/neuropsy.htm; http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html, http://www.parkviewortho.com/animate_all.html and http://www.brain-map.org If you come up with any additional sites that go well with our classes, drop us an e-mail with a link! Thanks to those students who have already done so.

Frontal Lobe

Parietal Lobes

Temporal Lobes

Occipital Lobes

Diencephalon

Thalamus

Pituitary Gland

Hypothalamus

Epithalamus

Subthalamus

Limbic System

Basal Ganglia

Cerebellum

Brainstem

Medulla Oblongata

Pons

Dura

Cerebral Spinal Fluid

Sinus System

PHYSICAL/ENERGETIC INTERFACE: NEURO 1

Class Description: Students will be exposed to techniques and concepts for helping to balance the central nervous system, including neural motility, reflexes to affect circulation and dural motility. Original models are presented to help treat spinal mechanics and regulatory mechanisms that facilitate change in the central nervous system via systemic relationships. Biovalent® Systems Manual Therapy is a very safe modality for all bodyworkers and most clients, as it encourages the practitioner to interact with the wisdom of their client’s body. Techniques are designed to assist the rhythms of motilities in that individual, whether they are fascial, muscular, visceral, osseous, nervous or circulatory tissues. By respecting that individual’s unique rhythms, following them and providing gentle support in the process, the body is assisted toward re-establishing equilibrium or balance, promoting the return of homeostasis. Practitioners do not demand or stimulate the body towards any preconceived outcome. Therapists find patterns of tension and work with only what the body indicates needs help, in a way the body can easily incorporate that assistance, seeking only balance in the client’s body.

Learning outcomes: Students will demonstrate the ability to:

• Manually follow neural and dural motility
• Use neural motilities therapeutically
• Locate the sites of Neurovascular reflexes and use neurovascular reflexes to facilitate flow
• Expand the view of spinal mechanics to include visceral, ligamentous and myofascial relationships
• Work with the cranial map as an assessment tool for components of spinal mechanics
• Interact specifically with tissues supporting the spine to facilitate decompression and increased mobility

Course Outline: Please note that time adds up to 26 hours. The breakdown here is a guideline. Some groups prefer to have longer breaks and shorter lunches, depending on proximity of eating establishments. Some groups prefer the option of an early start and/or shorter lunch on the final day of the course to allow for travel time.

Day One: a.m . 9:00-12:30 (3.0 hours theory, .5 hours lab)

• Review of Central Nervous System Anatomy
• Lecture and Demonstrations: The Cranial Map
• Break
• Lab: The Cranial Map
• Lecture, Demonstrations and Lab: Introduction to Neural Motility
• Lunch 12:30-2:00

Day One: p.m. 2:00 - 5:00 (1.0 hours theory, 2 hours lab)

• Lecture, Demonstrations and Lab: Various Aspects of Neural Motility, Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital
• Lab: Neural Motility, Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital  
• Break
• Lecture, Demonstrations and Lab: Dural Motility and Introduction to Reflexes Affecting Dura
• Review, Questions and Answers 

Day Two: a.m. 9:00-12:30 (2.0 hours theory, 1.5 hours lab)

• Review, Questions and Answers
• Lecture and Demonstrations: Reflexes at the Posterior Cranium: Inion Reflexes, Dural, Neural and Vascular Reflexes
• Break
• Lab: Inion Reflexes, Dural, Neural and Vascular Reflexes
• Lunch 12:30 – 2:00

Day Two p.m. (2 hours theory, 1 hour lab)

• Lecture and Demonstrations: Components of the Spine and Interacting with these Tissues for Spinal Decompression
• Lab: Spinal Decompression
• Review, Questions and Answers 

Day Three: a.m. 9:00-12:30 (1.5 hours theory, 2 hours lab)

• Review, Questions and Answers
• Lecture, Demonstrations and Lab: Spinal Mechanics
• Lecture, Demonstrations and Lab: Vertebral Disks and Systemic Tissue Relationships
• Lecture, Demonstrations and Lab: Vertebral Facets and Systemic Tissue Relationships
• Lecture, Demonstrations and Lab: Vertebral Transverse Processes and Systemic Tissue Relationships
• Break
• Lab: Integrating Labs from the Morning
• Lunch 12:30-2:00

Day Three: p.m. 2:00-5:00 (2 hours theory, 1 hour lab)

• Lecture and Demonstrations: Energetic Relationships
• Lab: Energetic Relationships
• Break
• Lecture and Demonstrations: Location and Motilities of Deeper Structures
• Lab: Midbrain and Brainstem Structure Location via Landmarks and Motility
• Lecture: Visceral Relationship with Neural Motilities
• Lab: Visceral Relationship with Neural Motilities
• Review, Questions and Answers  

Day Four: a.m . 9:00-12:30 (2 hours theory. 1.5 hours lab)

• Lecture and Demonstrations: Sensory and Motor Cortex; Flow and Blockage
• Lab: Facilitating Flow
• Break
• Lecture: Cognitive Dynamics: East meets West
• Lecture: Limbic System
• Lab: Emotions and Effect on Tissues, Monitoring Movement in Limbic System 
• Lunch 12:30 - 2:00

Day Four: p.m . 2:00 - 5:00 (2 hour theory, 1 hour lab)

• Lecture and Demonstrations: Review and Integration
• Lab: Integrating the Material
• Review, Questions and Answers

Total: 15.5 hours theory and concepts, 9.5 hours lab and skills: 26 contact hours

Illuminatis/Biovalent ® Systems ( Provider Number P3337) is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education (CE) for Certified Athletic Trainers (ATs).  This program has been approved for a maximum of26) hours of Category A CE.  ATs are responsible for claiming only those hours actually spent participating in the CE activity. BOC Approved Provider Number:  P3337.

Illumatinatis/Biovalent ® Systems (Provider Number 447205-00) is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a Continuing Education Provider.

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