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Graston Essential training

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Essential Hybrid Training, which includes an online pre-course/intro. Just west of San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose.

Date:
Sat Dec 9, 2023
Location:
2492 Nissen Dr
Livermore, CA 94551
Overview

The primary objective of the Essential course is to develop an understanding of Graston Technique© therapy (GT) and how to apply it into the full spectrum of musculoskeletal treatment approaches. The course also instructs clinicians on the proper use of the instruments.

By the end of the training, you will be able to:

  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Graston Technique© brand instruments, GT treatments, potential effects, and benefits.
  • Identify and discuss the indications, contraindications (relative and absolute) of GT.
  • Review and develop a better understanding of soft tissue injury, healing and potential reactivity to instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (therapeutic and adverse).
  • Develop skill and competence in the GT application of IASTM to the major regions of soft tissue.

INSTRUCTOR

Trevor Roberts

Trevor is a center manager in an outpatient orthopedic setting for VibrantCare Rehabilitation. As a physical therapist with more than 15 years of experience, Trevor is skilled in the treatment of musculoskeletal dysfunction, and also enjoys working with industrial injuries, chronic pain and postural dysfunction. As a runner, he is passionate about both preventing injury and restoring function as quickly as possible after injury. Trevor takes pride in providing quality education in the clinic, in the profession, and in the community. In the clinical setting, he trains multiple physical therapy students each year, and also works as a teaching partner for the Dignity Family Practice Residency Program where he trains physicians during their orthopedic rotations. In the community, he works with Rocklin Youth Soccer Club, providing athlete assessment and team education on sports performance and injury prevention. He also has provided lectures on Back Safety for UPS and the Yolo County Health Department. Trevor has been a GT instructor since 2010. Trevor received a Bachelor's degree in physiology, with a minor in exercise physiology, from University of California Davis and a Master's in physical therapy from Western University of Health Sciences.

3 HOUR PRECOURSE
Participants will identify & discuss the effects, benefits, physiological responses, indications & contraindications for the Graston Technique® therapy.
  • Welcome and introduction to technique
  • History, physiological rationale of IASTM, principles relating to soft-tissue dysfunction
  • Indications & contraindications
  • Anticipated responses and results from using GT instruments on soft-tissue conditions

Participants will observe & then demonstrate proper handholds and treatment strokes using GT instruments.
  • Introduction to the six GT stainless steel instruments
  • Description of each instrument
  • Proper handholds and treatment strokes
  • Lab instruction in scanning, sweeping, strumming, brushing, swiveling, scooping, j-strokes and framing on anterior thigh
  • How to make a soft-tissue assessment using the GT scanner
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