Course Guide for Sarah Key Masterclasses.
Level 1 SKMCs Online Webinars
Lecture 1: 'Anatomy, Physiology and Biomechanics of the Lumbar Spine'
Lecture 2: 'The Stiff Spinal Segment, its Causes and Treatment'
Lecture 3: 'Facet Joint Arthropathy, its Causes and Treatment'
Lecture 4: 'The Importance of Spinal Decompression'
Content of Level 1 Practical Adjunct
1. Fine Tuning Lumbar Spine Manual Palpation
Lumbar spine assessment using the hands (Sarah palpates each participant)
2. Demonstration of the Techniques Using the Heel
Sarah shows the first basics of using the heel
3. Each Participant Experiences What It's Like
Sarah uses her heel on each participant
4. In Vivo Patient Assessment & Treatment
Participants observe a new patient being treated by Sarah:
- History taking
- Clinical examination
- Scans reviewed
- Sarah’s diagnosis and clinical reasoning
- Treatment by Sarah
- Sarah’s treatment summary read
- Powerpoint slide template
- Basic spinal conditions inventory
- Taking photographs
5. Dictating an audio-summary using iPhone
6. A Spinal Decompression Class Using the BackBlock
Level 2 SKMCs Online Webinars
Lecture 5: 'Acute Locked Back, its Causes and Treatment'
Lecture 6: 'The Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc, its Causes and Treatment'
Lecture 7: 'The Unstable Spinal Segment, its Causes and Treatment'
Lecture 8: 'To Bend or Not to Bend'
Lecture 9: 'The Trouble with Sitting'
Content of Level 2 Practical Adjunct
1. Group Presentations of the 5 Stages of Breakdown
2. Going Through Typical Treatment Protocols for the 5 Stages of breakdown
Both acute and chronic conditions - the signs and symptoms, clinical picture, palpation, mobilization and home regime
3. Going Through Correct Bending and Sitting
4. Students Learn to Use Their Heel to Mobilise the Lumbar Spine - each student is taught (in front of the group). Practice in pairs. Several sessions of this
5. Other Lumbar Spine Decompression Techniques
Level 3 SKMCs Online Webinars
Lecture 10: ‘Posture and Leg Length’
Lecture 11:’A New Perspective on Lifting’
Lecture 12: ‘Muscle Spasm: The Wild Card’
Lecture 13: ‘Understanding and Treating Crisis Situations, Common Conditions and Congenital Disorders’ (scoliosis, stenosis, spondylolisthesis, instability, lumbarisation, sacralisation, failed back surgery syndrome)
Content of Level 3 Practical Adjunct
Content of Level 3 Practical Adjunct
1. Fine Tuning Cervical & Thoracic Spine Manual Palpation Spinal assessment using the hands (Sarah palpates each participant’s neck and thorax)
2. Mobilizing the Neck from the Front
3. Demonstration of the Techniques Using the Heel on Thoracic Spine and Ribs
4. Each Participant Experiences What It’s Like Sarah uses her heel on the thoracic spine
5. In Vivo Patient Assessment
6. Participants observe a new patient being treated by Sarah:
- History taking
- Clinical examination
- Vertebral Artery Testing
- Scans reviewed
- Sarah’s diagnosis and clinical reasoning
- Treatment by Sarah
- Sarah dictates audio-summary
7. Thoracic Spine Decompression Using the BackBlock
8. Mobilisation Self-Treatment Techniques for Cervical and Thoracic Spine
9. Questions and Discussion About Treating Necks and Backs: The Content of Webinars Reviewed