IASTM: Advanced Techniques
Presented by Shawn Burger
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This course covers the principles behind stretch, shear, compression, and distraction forces and how their roles in soft tissue dysfunction are affected by manual therapy. Clinicians will be challenged to identify the targeted tissue load and the role of tissue length as it relates to treatment. Clinicians will learn the fundamental concept of position of provocation and how IASTM is utilized to advance soft tissue work and clinical outcomes. The target audience includes athletic trainers (ATs), physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs), and personal trainers.
Meet your instructor
Shawn Burger
Dr. Shawn Burger has been a licensed physical therapist since 1998, having received his master’s in physical therapy from the Loma Linda University School of Allied Health Professions and later earning a transitional doctorate from the College of St. Scholastica. Having been exposed to IASTM in 1996 as a student, Shawn is…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Intro: Why and How to Advance IASTM
In this chapter, we will answer why advanced techniques are necessary to progress in IASTM. Participants will learn new means of leveraging IASTM forces, treating for both mechanical and neurological effects. Participants will learn why adjusting load is necessary and why treating in a position of provocation is central to advanced techniques.
2. Advanced Techniques: IASTM (Dynamic Body)
In this chapter, participants will learn from 10 micro labs, treating the whole body with advanced IASTM techniques utilizing changing tissue lengths and loads.
3. Advanced Lab Techniques: Cupping (Negative Pressure)
In this chapter, participants will be exposed to cupping, or negative pressure, and its effects on soft tissue. Four modes of application will be introduced and demonstrated on the shoulder, forearm, spine, and lower leg.
4. Summary and Practical Integration
In this chapter, we will review the five steps of successful practice integration of IASTM and, in summary, discuss the clinical reasoning for IASTM. Utilizing planter fasciitis, we will demonstrate advanced techniques in standing as an example of treatment in the position of provocation.
