Foundations in Manual Therapy: Balancing the Body

Описание: How a person holds themself, and the contribution those patterns make to dysfunction, is contentious. Many people believe that anything less than ideal posture is causative, whereas others view variations in posture as normal. The correlation between postural deviation and pain is thin, with many disbelieving these statistics. More recent studies have shown that voice is directly influenced by such postural deviations (Kim, S. I., et al., 2025. The Association Between Cervical Spine Alignment and Voice Symptoms in Patients With Voice Disorders: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Voice.) Each of our therapeutic communities has its own set of strong beliefs. Shoulder carriage, chin position, lower thorax expression and position, and many more concerns are regularly expressed to me as I teach my manual therapy for voice and swallowing disorders coursework. While the Introductory and Advanced classes touch briefly on these topics, there is much more to learn. Such is a reason for this course. It is intended for those who are coming from the perspective of the speech pathologist, voice coach, or similar perspectives who wish to learn more about ways to elicit change. 

This 3.5-hour online course will help guide you through learning how to introduce this work to your patients and clients. The class is available at Link to Balancing the Body Online Course description and registration.