Level I Certified Fascial Stretch Therapist™ Workshop
Location: Core Fitness Chicago, 1030 W North Ave, STE 300,
Chicago, IL 60642
Course Dates: April 25-29, 2012
Course Times: Wednesday-Sunday 9:00AM-5:30PM;
Registration: Wednesday, 8:30AM – 9:00AM
(Please make your travel arrangements so that you are present for the entire course.)
Cost: Early discount price $1,995 (USD) if paid in full by March 11, 2012; regular price $2,195 (USD) if paid after March 11, 2012; (We reserve the right to cancel this course by March 19, 2012; full tuition refund will be issued only if course cancelled by the Institute).
Prerequisite: Working knowledge of functional anatomy and kinesiology.
Registration: Go to this link for application and payment.
If you have problems with online application, please call Marlene at (480) 772-5913 (AZ MST) or email at marlene@stretchtowin.com
Contact Hours: 35
Continuing education credit: we are credentialed by the following national and state organizations to grant CEUs and CEs to members:
- NCBTMB 35 CE hrs
- AZ Physical Therapy Association: Category A / 3.475 CEU
- California Physical Therapy Association: 3.5 CEU
- BOC Approved Provider #P3373 - Advanced level 35 CEUs
- AZ State Board of Massage Therapy 35 CEs
- IASI Category 2 - 35 contact hours
- College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia: Code/Category PE/A2 - 24 Credits
Enrollment: Limited to 30 participants
Cost includes:
- Tuition
- 175-page copiously illustrated course manual (annually revised) ($350 value)
- 4 portable massage table restraining belts ($100 value)
- Complete Level I training DVD ($250 value)
- Listing on the Stretch to Win website Therapist Locator (FREE - 1 year listing)
- eBook "The Quick & Easy Guide to Making Money with Fascial Stretch Therapy" ($20 value)
IMPORTANT NOTE: Our students have earned additional income equal to the entire cost of the tuition in as little as 2 weeks after finishing this course when they have scheduled their clients for stretch only appointments. You will have a complete system of skills to use and apply the day you return to work - guaranteed!
Course Description:
Participants are expected to have a general familiarity with the topics of gross human anatomy, connective tissue anatomy, kinesiology, assisted stretching and flexibility training. Therefore, it focuses on increasing your understanding and clinical application of this material.
This workshop is a complete training in table-based Fascial Stretch Therapy™ (FST™) manual techniques and protocols for the lower and upper body. You will be awarded a Level I Certification after attending all days and hours of instruction and submitting an open-book, take home exam by the last day of class.
In the first part of the workshop, you will learn the principles, theories and evidenced-based science surrounding the subject of mobilizing and manipulating fascia through our assisted technique called Fascial Stretch Therapy™ (also known as FST™). The most recent research and clinical findings on fascia will be included. Comparison and contrasts with other forms of manual and assisted therapy to stretch or manipulate fascia will also be discussed.
This 5-day workshop is 95% hands-on and the first half focuses on getting adept at evaluating the state of the neuromyofascia of the lower half of the body from the level of the T-12 vertebra on down to the feet. This is accomplished by learning how to accurately sense the end-feel of connective tissue through tri-planar range of motion challenge tests to the torso, lumbo-pelvic-hip girdle and extremities.
The second half of this workshop focuses on getting more adept at evaluating the state of the neuromyofascia of the upper half of the body from the level of the T-12 vertebra on up to the head and upper extremities. This is accomplished by learning how to sense the end-feel of connective tissue through tri-planar range of motion challenge tests to the torso, shoulder girdle, upper extremities and spine.
After learning how to identify regions of fascial imbalance you will learn how to conduct a complete assisted fascial stretch session on a massage table with stabilizing belts for healthy and fit clientele as well as for those with symptoms of pain, tightness and soreness due to neuromyofascial imbalances. Clients/patients most appropriate for this level of training will run the gamut from those that simply want to be more flexible in order to maintain an active lifestyle to those complaining of general or specific tightness or stiffness. Teenagers experiencing myofascial tightness and pain from the growth spurt will also be appropriate. All athletes will seek your services to help them improve sport performance and reduce training recovery time.
For physical therapists and other licensed healthcare practitioners, this level of training will enable you to successfully integrate FST into your practice as a preferred, very effective manual therapy technique to treat pain and mechanical dysfunction appropriate to your level of skill, training and education. FST can also be used as a full cash pay service, to help shift your practice away from insurance and actually give you more quality time to help your patients achieve better outcomes. This is the prerequisite first level to get the expertise needed to progress to more advanced levels where diagnosis and treatment protocols specific to fascia are addressed.
You may start Level II training after completing and submitting a documented minimum 100 hours of clinical practice utilizing FST techniques.
NOTE: Course content is not intended for use by participants outside the scope of their license or regulation.
Course Developers/Faculty:
Ann Frederick, KMI Certified Structural Integrator
Ann is the creator of Fascial Stretch Therapy™. She is President and Founder of the Stretch to Win Center and the Stretch To Win Institute, and has been a teacher of human movement through professional and academic dance education and kinesiology since 1975. Ann was faculty associate in Arizona State University's Dance and Exercise Science departments 1996-1998. She is a member of The International Association of Structural Integrators.
Chris Frederick, PT, KMI Certified Structural Integrator
Chris is co-creator of Fascial Stretch Therapy™, a licensed physical therapist, a Structural Integrator and a Titleist Certified Golf Fitness Professional. He is also CEO of the Stretch to Win Center, an Arizona corporation in the business of providing services in physical therapy, Fascial Stretch Therapy™, Structural Integration, Pilates, Sports and Therapeutic Massage Therapy. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science and The International Association of Structural Integrators.
Chris and Ann co-authored the popular book Stretch to Win and co-created the DVD Flexibility for Sports Performance published and produced respectively by Human Kinetics in 2006.
Assistants to primary faculty are Fascial Stretch Therapists or Specialists in good standing and certified by the Stretch to Win Institute.
Ratio of faculty/assistant to workshop attendee under instruction is approximately 1:4.
Course References:
- Frederick AM, Frederick, C. Stretch to Win; Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 2006.
- Frederick AM. Prospective Neuromuscular Facilitation: Effectiveness in Increasing Range of Motion in Dancers and Other Athletes; Arizona State University Master's level science research thesis; 1997.
- Alter MJ. Science of Flexibility. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 2004. Third Edition.
- Travell J, Simons D. Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual. Vol. 1: The Upper Extremitites; Vol. 2: The Lower Extremities. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins; 1992.
- Findley TW, Schleip R, Editors. Fascia Research: Basic Science and Implications for Conventional and Complementary Health Care; 2007.
- Findley TW, Editors. Fascia Research II: Second International Fascia Research Congress; 2009.
The Stretch to Win Institute Corporation has been registered with the Arizona Corporate Commission to conduct the business of professional continuing education in the State of Arizona since 1999.
