Taking the Complexity out of the Shoulder Complex: A Hierarchical Approach to Assessment, Treatment, and Movement Prescription
Taking the Complexity out of the Shoulder Complex: A Hierarchical Approach to Assessment, Treatment, and Movement Prescription
1 hour
The instructors
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The shoulder joint is one of the most common areas of the body prone to injury due to the complexity of its design and mobility available to it.
The number of tests used to assess and diagnose can be daunting and the exercises available to it overwhelming!
How would you like to have some order and flow to your assessment and treatment approach to find out where the root cause is coming from and how to treat it most effectively?
Join Tom Swales, MPT, ATC, FCAMPT, AMTc, CSCS, CGIMS, CAFCI, RKC, for a complimentary 60-minute webinar that will take the complexity out of the shoulder complex.
In this webinar you will learn:
- Why you must screen and clear out the cervical spine and neurological system with every client first
- Learn a systematic approach to assessing the shoulder and the influencing structures
- Learn hierarchical importance of the structures as it pertains to the nervous system and our movement development.
- Learn the 7 Principle Pillars of a healthy shoulder and the 3 Primitive Pillars that restores their natural function.
- A 3 step formula treatment formula that can be done with or without manual therapy techniques
- How to create robust and durable shoulders using various strength tools such as barbells, kettlebells, calisthenics, bands and more.
- Be more precise with your treatment and rehabilitation intervention.
- Teach your clients how to better manage and strengthen their shoulder dysfunctions.
- Get greater patient outcomes and build your practice around becoming the go-to shoulder expert.
WARNING: Space is limited to the first 500 registrants.
THIS WEBINAR IS NOW FULL. CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE WAITLIST.
We will be streaming the webinar to our Facebook page so you can watch it live here if you don't get a seat in the webinar room.
The webinar will be recorded and will be added to our free library of courses for Embodia Members!
The instructors
MPT, ACT, FCAMPT, AMTC, CSCS
Tom Swales is a practicing physiotherapist and strength coach with a particular focus on human movement. He is the founder and creator of Swales Performance Systems (SPS), which educates advanced knowledge of human movement. Toms work and ideas are at the forefront of fitness, conditioning, injury prevention and rehabilitation.
Tom completed his Bachelor of the Arts in Athletic Training with honours at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa while on a soccer scholarship in 2002. He continued on to complete his Masters of Physiotherapy at the University of Western Ontario in 2006. He holds many advance diplomas and certifications specializing in manual therapy, acupuncture, strength and conditioning and concussion management. He has been a physiotherapist and strength coach for the Canadian Men’s Alpine Ski Team, a Lead Medical Practitioner for Soccer at the TO Pan Am Games as well has a loyal clientele of elite / professional athletes.
Tom’s treatment philosophy includes using manual techniques, acupuncture to restore normal joint and soft tissue mobility, then supplementing it with functional corrective exercise techniques and movement strategies to prevent injury re-occurrence. Patient education on their injury and understanding of how and where movement is produced is an integral part in our treatment philosophy and preventive strategies.
Through his work, Tom has the vision to empower people and help them gain confidence in their potential and abilities. His whole body approach and empathetic character complement his extensive experience perfectly, allowing him to guide his clients through their issues and through the challenge of achieving the healthy bodies they deserve.
Tom teaches his approach to fellow professionals in the health and wellness industry to offer workshops in movement foundations and whole body exercise therapy. Toms integrated knowledge across the fields of human movement, strength and performance has given him the foundation to create a user-friendly framework for assessment and prescription of exercise for all types of physical mobility impairments.
Tom’s social life is busy, filled with clinical work, speaking engagements, writing, self-enhancement and family time with his wife and two young children.
Checkout Tom’s professional development site: https://www.tomswales.com