The Higher Diploma course is for qualified bodywork professionals who want to advance their clinical knowledge and skills to offer advanced intervention procedures for patients with chronic soft tissue pain, muscle and nerve pain.

The course is delivered over a two and a half year period with practical weekends taking place every 8 weeks (Friday evenings / Saturdays & Sundays) and online lessons in between. With only a short flight away from the UK to Dublin, the course is very accessible to students in the UK who can book flights well in advance and get good deals. We already have some students enrolled from the UK and we would love to be able to get the word to other therapists in the UK who would like to attend.

The tutors on the course include Joanne Avison, Professor Carol Davis, Jan Trewartha, Dr Wilbour Kelsick, John Sharkey and Kevin Prunty.

Below is an overview of the advanced content involving sports massage and soft tissue manipulation techniques based on the model of Biotensegrity that is covered on the course:

• Advanced functional anatomy based on BioTensegrity and Four Bar Kinematics
• Pathophysiology of chronic pain
• Arthrokinematics – A new explanation of human movement
• Cranial manipulation and Intra-oral tissue release for effective treatment of chronic pain problems
• TMJ Treatment – effective interventions for TMJ pain and associated symptoms including ear fullness / pressure, ear pain, tinnitus, dizziness, and hyperacusis
• Breathing patterns disorders and chronic pelvic pain
• The Art of Structural integrity to include:
• • Biotensegrity
  • the art of seeing
  • structural isolation versus structural integration
  • The superficial and deep architecture and the Four Series Protocol

• Advanced management of fascial dysfunction
• Rehabilitation Sequencing – neurodynamic stabilisation and efficiency
• Laws of European Neuromuscular Therapy™ and their implications in effective NMT interventions
• Medical Exercise Science – exploring the science of safe, effective and appropriate physical activities to restore neuromuscular efficiency and chronic pain resolutions
• Advanced neurodynamic stress assessment and ENMT resolutions to restore normal nerve function
• Fascia, skin and myokinetic chains and links
• The science and clinical applications of Neuromuscular Techniques – European and American influences
• Nutrition and biochemical factors that positively influence or help manage chronic pain and dysfunction
• Tensegrity informed treatment for scars and adhesions

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