Understanding the Interconnectivity of the Body's Connective Tissues and Articulations
and Their Interdependency for Efficient Function

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How can manual therapy address the needs of complex patients following acute injury or given chronic conditions? In this course, Gregory S. and Vicky Saliba Johnson, founders of the Institute of Physical Art and creators of the Functional Manual Therapy^® (FMT) approach, answer this question by defining and applying the mechanical pillar of their Functional Manual Therapy^® (FMT) approach to actual patient care. The course demonstrates the application of mechanical assessment and treatment techniques through management of a chronic pain patient with complex mechanical impairments.

This course is part of a six-part series with Gregg and Vicky Johnson, which is designed to provide the participant with a working understanding of the FMT system of patient care through live patient demonstrations and lectures to support the clinical reasoning behind the progression of treatment and skills used:

Functional Manual Therapy^®: A Comprehensive Patient Management System.
Understanding the Interconnectivity of the Body's Connective Tissues and Articulations and Their Interdependency for Efficient Function - Live patient assessment and treatment and mechanical components of neck and low back pain by Gregory S. Johnson.
Neuromuscular Function: Mastering the Specificity of Manual Neuromuscular Facilitation - Live patient demonstrations for the assessment and facilitation of CoreFirst^® postural and movement strategies and the integrated use of specific manual neuromuscular facilitation to address ROM, Initiation, and strength by Vicky Saliba Johnson and Gregory Johnson.
Motor Control: Principles of CoreFirst^® Strategies for Posture and Movement - Live patient demonstration utilizing CoreFirst^® strategies for posture and movement to promote an Automatic Core Engagement (ACE) by Vicky Saliba Johnson.
The Functional Manual Therapy^® Approach to the Knee - Live patient assessment and treatment of a knee patient by Gregory S. Johnson.
The Functional Manual Therapy^® Approach to the Pelvic Girdle - Live patient assessment and treatment of a low back patient by Gregory S. Johnson.

Meet your instructor

Gregory S. Johnson

Gregory S. Johnson, PT, FFFMT, FAAOMPT graduated from the University of Southern California in 1971 and completed a one year residency program at Kaiser Vallejo under Maggie Knott. He remained as senior faculty for six years. Mr. Johnson is best known for his identification of the need for Physical Therapists to integrate…

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Chapters & learning objectives

1. Assessment

The first chapter of this course features a three-part breakdown of the assessment of a complex patient, focusing on his case history, subjective report, and an objective evaluation incorporating specific and functional mechanical tests.

2. Treatment

This chapter focuses on treatment techniques applied immediately after the objective evaluation in chapter two. Gregory S. Johnson applies manual treatments focusing on soft tissue mobilization, joint mobilization, and specific mobilizations of the coccyx, psoas, and the viscera.

3. Re-assessment

The final chapter of this course demonstrates a brief re-assessment of the patient, incorporating the same tests (with split screen shots of before and after) from the assessment phase in chapter two to demonstrate the patient’s progress.

More courses in this series

Functional Manual Therapy<sup>®</sup>: A Comprehensive Patient Management System

Functional Manual Therapy^®: A Comprehensive Patient Management System

Gregory S. Johnson and Vicky Saliba Johnson

Neuromuscular Function: Mastering the Specificity of Manual Neuromuscular Facilitation

Gregory S. Johnson and Vicky Saliba Johnson

Motor Control: Principles of CoreFirst® Strategies for Posture and Movement

Vicky Saliba Johnson