Dysfunctional Breathing Part 2: Intervention Strategies

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Abnormal or dysfunctional breathing has been identified as a clinical condition that affects one’s general health and well-being, pain levels, and neuromusculoskeletal movement strategies/efficiency. Abnormal/dysfunctional breathing has been shown in the literature to accompany many of the conditions that physical and occupational therapists, speech pathologists, and athletic trainers treat clinically such as low back and neck pain, pelvic pain, anxiety, and depression. There is also emerging empirical evidence that retraining breathing to restore normal breathing patterns has been shown to improve functional outcomes and athletic performance. During this course, participants will observe manual therapy techniques that can be applied to facilitate normal breathing patterns in patients and athletes. Evidence-based therapeutic exercise and neuromuscular retraining strategies will be demonstrated as well. By the completion of this course, participants will gain the skills necessary to effectively integrate manual therapy and exercise strategies that facilitate normal breathing patterns into their clinical practice.

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Jacqueline Shakar

Jackie has been a licensed physical therapist and athletic trainer for more than 38 years. She currently works in an outpatient facility, and her clinical focuses include a wide spectrum of patients, including those with pelvic pain, geriatrics, endurance athletes, and those experiencing persistent pain. She received her…

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Chapters & learning objectives

1. Pain Neuroscience Intervention Strategies

Provides a lecture and demonstration of evidence-based pain neuroscience treatment strategies. These strategies can be utilized when treating patients with low back and neck pain, pelvic pain, anxiety, and depression to reduce the effects of central and peripheral sensitization.

2. Manual Techniques With Focus on Graston Technique® Therapy to Facilitate Functional Breathing

Provides a lecture and demonstration of manual therapy techniques with a focus on Graston Technique® therapy that can be integrated into one’s clinical practice to restore normal breathing patterns. Participants will be able to formulate an effective treatment plan that integrates these techniques when treating patients with low back and neck pain, pelvic pain, anxiety, and depression.

3. Therapeutic Exercise and Neuromuscular Retraining to Facilitate Functional Breathing

Provides a lecture and demonstration of therapeutic exercise and neuromuscular retraining progressions that can be integrated into one’s clinical practice to restore normal breathing patterns. Participants will be able to formulate an effective treatment plan that integrates these strategies when treating patients with low back and neck pain, pelvic pain, anxiety, and depression.

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