The most fundamental, yet most complex, question that a practitioner faces when working with a patient is, "How do I determine what are the reasons for this person’s pain and dysfunction?" Listening Techniques 1 (LT1) assists the practitioner in answering that question. Expanding on the evaluation tools taught in Barral Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1, as well as in Barral Neural Manipulation 1, LT1 is designed to reinforce powerful evaluation techniques known as "listening" skills. Listening Techniques’ are palpation tools developed by Jean-Pierre Barral, DO, which enable the practitioner to fine-tune assessment skills. The evaluation phase of a patient’s treatment session is key to long-lasting results. Through precise evaluation techniques, the practitioner is able to determine, and focus on, the primary causes of a patient’s dysfunctional pattern. No matter what type of modalities a practitioner uses, this workshop enhances his/her evaluation tools and skills, which in turn will lead to greater patient outcomes. The LT1 workshop includes lecture, demonstration and practice for each technique presented.
Course Highlights:
- Practice "listening" techniques (palpation skills) that help guide you to the appropriate manual manipulation site.
- Learn to interpret the information the body is offering regarding imbalances and dysfunctions.
- Demonstrate through ”listening” how to determine which body structures are involved, and identify the best approach for treatment results.
- Practice ”listening” to the body systems, as they respond to your manual treatments.
- Explain and demonstrate the correct approach and amount of force when working on different parts of the body and with different patients.
- Enhance your specificity when evaluating the body for restrictive patterns, which will enable more effective treatment applications.
- Understand how to incorporate "listening skills" in the patient’s evaluation and treatment plan.
- Enhance palpation sensitivity to increase effectiveness with treatment and patient outcomes.
Prerequisite: VM1