Lower Body Assessment and Treatment Techniques-Simplified!

Welcome to the course! You are about to learn how to treat your clients based on the evidence we now know about not only how pain is produced in the body but also how we need to treat our clients differently because of this.

Download these books so that you can read through them later to get a deep understanding of pain and how it is produced in the body and of course how we will then treat our clients

If you have never done IASTM or gua sha dont worry, you do not need any special tools to start with, you will have what you need in your home to get going.

Here is how we will now treat our clients using IASTM/gua sha techniques, its not what you have been taught previously

How is it possible that people have degeneration in their discs, cartilage tears, herniations, osteoathritic joints and many more pathologies but zero pain and then others have the same problems and are in lots of pain?

Now that you know how pain is produced, here is how you need to start treating your clients.

Now that you know how pain is produced, here is how you need to start treating your clients.

I have always taught you in my professional cupping therapy course and also my gua sha courses that it's completely unnecessary to make the red marks on the bodies of your clients. Now we know why I got such great results and you will too!

We are NOT doing what we thought that we were therapeutically. YES, we are increasing ROM and decreasing pain but not for the reasons we thought.

If, after just hearing the last lecture, you would like to see more evidence, no problems. I have it for you.

What I have taught you is not only probably new to you but it is also really important that you understand it so that from now on you will understand that the treatment itself is only a small part of your therapeutic effects on your clients

With the light treatments that you have been taught, would there ever be a reason to go deeper on your clients? Yes, there is.

With the light treatments that you have been taught, would there ever be a reason to go deeper on your clients? Yes, there is.

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I am going to go through these separately in the course but here is the full assessment to give you a quick idea of what you do with each client

Now it's time to do the lower back assessment on your clients. Here is how to do it

Here is what you need to do for someone that comes with central or bilateral lower back pain

These back exercises have literally helped millions of people with lower back pain worldwide. They are simply the most effective back pain exercises to give repeated loading strategies to remove lower back pain

You can use this protocol for your clients by  using this grading system to record your findings. We will use: FN (Functional No pain) in other words normal,  FP (Functional and Pain/Parasthesia) full range but painful, DN (Dysfunctional No pain) not full ROM/maybe stiffness and No pain, and DP(Dysfunctional with Pain).

When it comes to assessing the lower back, there are specific pattern and mannerisms that you should look for to give you a clearer idea of what needs to be done

Here is an alternative to load the lower back when the pain is on one side and may even be radiating into the hip and leg

This is an important lecture as well. you will need to understand this concept so that you know when the movements/strategies are improving the condition

This is incredibly important for you to know as a practitioner and also what to teach your clients to look out for.

Here are the recommendations as to how often your clients need to do the back exercises-and all exercises in the upcoming sections.

if the person cannot lie down to do their exercises, they can do this standing version instead

The side plank is a great way to test the strength on one side and the other to check for  imbalances

Here is another technique that you can add to your therapeutic toolbox if the pain is not resolving or you want to see if you get better results from using this with one sided back pain and referred pain into that leg or buttock

We need to help the clients not only remove any potential fears that they may have of bending forwards but it also increases their flexibility after doing the extensions to remove the pain

Here is what I recommend for you to advise your clients how often they should do the exercises after they are out of pain

The great news is that most of the hard work has already be done! Thats right! The treatments are a compliment to what you have already learned so far

I say it throughout the course time and time again. The end range is where the magic happens!

Here is an advanced mobilization technique to help with lower back pain and restrictions for one sided back pain and sciatica

Here is an advanced mobilization technique to help with lower back pain and restrictions

How to release the psoas and surrounding structures using abdominal breathing to relax the muscles

How to release the QL and surrounding structures using abdominal breathing to relax the muscles

Here is a beautiful deep tissue trigger point massage that you can do for your clients.

Here is a look at doing advanced IASTM Gua Sha for the lower back

Here is a look at doing advanced IASTM Gua Sha for the lower back using it actively to remove pain signals

We can also use kinesiology taping as a brilliant novel stimulus that continues to work on your clients between treatments

Here I show you the steps to applying the kinesio tape

..and of course how to remove it properly

Here I explain how to apply kinesio tape to remove pain for the lower back

Dont make this mistake that I did. What do you do for that client that really just wants a full body massage but when you ask them do they have any areas of pain or stiffness that need more attention they say that their lower back is sore. This could be a one off spa client on vacations, or you do massages on a beach or cruise ship or just someone that wants a great deep tissue massage for example and wants to relax. What do you do? By the way, this approach would also apply to someone mentioning a sore shoulder or stiff neck and shoulders.

Here is a very common type of client that you will see especially if you work in a spa, resort or hotel. The client that you can only see today and has lower back pain-you have a limited amount of time because you have a full book so you need to do as much as possible in a short amount of time. What do you do?

Here are various types of clients and scenarios that I have seen so many times over the years and a BRILLIANT way to increase your business!

The next client is maybe a new client that has been referred to come and see you because you fixed their friends back for example or they are one of your regular clients that suddenly has lower back pain. This client could also be one of those clients that comes in with very bad back pain, a lateral shift perhaps, maybe sciatica and said they picked up the soap from the shower (for example) and 'their back went out again'. What do you do?

Here is the best part! You have already learned the lower back assessment and treatment protocol so if the hip pain is coming for the lower back, you already know what to do. How do you know if it's coming for the lower back though? Here I provide you with some tips on what to look for

Some people will get better slower than others. The great news is that the vast majority of your clients will respond very quickly. The problem is, how do you know which are which? Here I explain.

Here we look at the hip assessment in a supine position and the large asymmetry that my son has

Now we will address hip restrictions in extension

Remember that one of the best pain removing techniques is the use of isometric stretching

You can also do a squat test if you need more information to see if they have problem loading on that side

Now we will look at the exercise that you will give your clients that have hip pain to remove their pain

Just like the lower back, once the pain has subsided, we need to increase flexibility again.

Another great way to get better hip strength and stability is to give progressions of balance exercises

Here is a beautiful deep tissue trigger point massage for the buttocks and hips

You should also do the psoas techniques that I showed you in the last section

Here I explain how to apply kinesio tape to remove pain for the hips and buttocks

Here is a summary of the knee and the most common restrictions you will find and also the loading strategies that you will give to your clients

How to assess the knee-checking extension passively

How to assess the knee-checking tibial internal rotation

How to do advanced IASTM Gua Sha for the knees on the table

How to do advanced IASTM Gua Sha for the knees sitting

How to do advanced IASTM Gua Sha for the knees standing

How to do advanced IASTM Gua Sha for the hamstrings

Here I explain how to apply kinesio tape to remove pain for the knees. This is a complete taping procedure

Here I explain how to apply kinesio tape to remove pain for the knees. This is a more simplified procedure

This is another great treatment technique that you can use to get even better results.

Here I show you how myofascial tissue flossing works

Here I show you how to do myofascial tissue flossing and the things to be aware of

Here I show you how to do myofascial tissue flossing for the knee

Here I show you how to do myofascial tissue flossing for the knee

Lets now look at assessing the ankles

Here is how to assess the tibial glide on a client

You can also check and mobilize the calcaneus for restrictions

Here I show you how to do advanced IASTM Gua Sha for the ankles and achilles tendons

Here I explain how to apply kinesio tape to remove pain for the ankles

Here I explain how to apply kinesio tape to remove pain for the ankles with swelling

How to do kinesio taping for the achilles tendon

Here I show you how to do myofascial tissue flossing for the ankle and feet

Here I show you how to do myofascial tissue flossing for the achilles