Integrative Myofascial Release, Hour 1 of 5, Introduction to Integrated Myofascial Release Techniques

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Dr. Jean Paul Amonte

The Integrative Myofascial Release (IMR) course is a five-hour series. Dr. Jean Paul Amonte explains and demonstrates the components of IMR, including assessment, client positioning, techniques, and rehabilitative exercises. He presents several hand techniques, including Swedish, Russian, and Western. He also covers several ways to get a muscle in contraction to relax, including ischemic compression, vibration, reciprocal inhibition, post isometric relaxation, pin and stretch, Amonte towel, and stretching techniques. Finally, he includes rehabilitation exercises to strengthen the areas involved. Take any hour alone, but if taken together, it will give the viewer insight into Dr. Amonte’s integrated approach to treating patients and clients in practice.

In this hour: Dr. Amonte introduces the components of his integrated myofascial approach. He describes how to assess a client’s posture and place them through active, passive, and resistive ranges of motion. He also explains how palpation and reproduction of pain will enable you to understand which issues need attention. He demonstrates the techniques he uses to address problem areas, including a variety of hand techniques, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, and the Amonte Towel technique for deep myofascial work. He also covers several stretching techniques exercises used for rehabilitation. 

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By watching this hour, viewers will be able to assess a client for areas of myofascial abnormality and begin employing an integrated approach using various massage and neuromuscular techniques to resolve muscle tightness and restore loss of motion range.

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