Breathing Essentials: Foundation Form Function of the Core
What you'll learn
- Improvement in core stability, improvement in breathing mechanics and function will be the benefit from this course.
- Learn which muscles constitute the core.
- Learn how to train your core with breathing.
- Understand how the core functions with gravity and when the core is not strong enough, which muscles take over.
Requirements
- The student does not have to have a prerequiste knowledge of anatomy to understand the function of the core and trunk stability.
Description
The respiratory system is a vital component of spinal function. The rib cage is the center of trunk rotation and is important in transferring loads from the lower extremities and upper extremities through the various regions of the spine. The rib cage is a prime base for muscle and fascial connections that affect the cervical and lumbo/pelvic regions. If we don't breathe properly, the rib cage can be altered and become dysfunctional with poor rotation and poor breathing patterns. The diaphragm functions in posture and respiration. Its intimate connections, muscularly and neurologically with the lumbar spine, deep abdominal and pelvic floor muscles and its ability to maintain intra-abdominal pressure, are vital for spinal stability.
Dysfunction of the respiratory complex, trunk muscular imbalances, muscular inhibition and weakness, myofascial restrictions, loss of axial rotation and chronic hyperventilation, all have significant effects on posture, trunk stability, chronic pain, upper extremity, and lower extremity function and motion.
Discover the correct core. Learn what will inhibit the core and how to facilitate an inhibited or delayed core. Improve your core and trunk stability by improving the function of the diaphragm and the other three vital core muscles.
This three and a half hour class has comprehensive, research, evidence-based information on the rib cage, respiration, core anatomy and function and how to regain your movement length and core strength.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who has back, neck pain or has dysfunctional breathing can benefit from the ideas and exercises given in this class.
Instructor
- 4.6 Instructor Rating
- 183 Reviews
- 1,485 Students
- 6 Courses
Debra Dent, PT is a seasoned Physical Therapist with over 45 years of clinical experience, specializing in manual therapy of the spine. She graduated from the University of Manitoba, Canada, earning her Diploma in Physiotherapy in 1977 and a Bachelor of Physical Therapy in 1979.
In 1989, Debra became a certified Part A Manual Physical Therapist through the Canadian Physiotherapy Association’s Orthopaedic Division. She went on to achieve the Advanced Diploma in Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy in 1994 and became a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manual Physical Therapists (FCAMPT), a designation she held until her retirement in 2019. In the U.S., she earned the APTA Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) designation in 1996, recertified in 2006, and was awarded Emeritus status in 2016.
Debra has been an educator in the physiotherapy field since 1989. Before relocating to the United States in 1993, she served as an instructor for the Canadian Physiotherapy Association’s Orthopaedic Division. From 2003 to 2005, she was a guest clinical instructor at the University of South Florida, teaching spinal manual therapy in the MscPT undergraduate program.
She has taught numerous manual therapy courses throughout the U.S. and Canada via Cross Border Seminars, Cross Country Education/VYNE Seminars, and TLC Physical Therapy and Rehab. Her written contributions include Segmental Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine for Northeast Seminars’ online platform, the four-part Proximal Imposters series for LiveConferences (2017), and Differential Diagnosis of the Spine for Home CEU Connections (2016). She offers a variety of courses on both ChiroCredit and OnlineCE. Her book, Differential Diagnosis of the Spine, is available in both softcover and Kindle editions on Amazon.
Debra is the owner of Cross Border Seminars and currently works as a consultant and contract physical therapist in Florida, focusing primarily on rheumatology and spinal conditions.