Total Body Balancing (TBB), is based upon the Body Adjustment, which was developed by John Wernham D.O.. TBB is a total body evaluation and a 6-phase osteoarticular treatment approach based on classical osteopathic theory. TBB uses long levers to relax the muscles, fascia, joints, and ligaments to improve circulation, nerve and energy flow, thus normalizing sympathetic and parasympathetic neurological activity with a goal of creating a new homeodynamic state.
The majority of feedback from healthcare professionals is that they understand how to perform various techniques but they have a difficult time knowing which techniques to use, when to use them and how to integrate them during a treatment session. Total Body Balancing (TBB) has been designed to answer these questions. You will be taught a full body evaluation focusing on ‘ARTS’, which stands for Asymmetry (Postural Evaluation), Restriction in Range (Range of Motion of the spine, rib cage, upper and lower extremities), Tension Tests for the spine, rib cage, pelvis, sacrum, upper and lower extremities and Special Tests. You will learn to take the information from your evaluation and perform a full body six phase treatment routine called “Total Body Balancing”. This procedure is a very gentle process that covers the entire body and can be done in as little as 20 minutes. You will see immediate changes in your patient's pain and functional level.
Within this TBB routine you will be shown how to integrate techniques for protective muscle spasm (Positional Release Therapy), joint stiffness (Muscle Energy Techniques), fascial scar tissue (Myofascial Release, Craniosacral Therapy & Visceral Manipulation) & swelling (Lymphatic Drainage). Do not be concerned if you have not studied these treatment techniques as the main focus is to teach the full body routine. Demonstrations and lectures will show how to integrate techniques into your treatment session. You will learn to treat your patients in the supine. prone, side lying and sitting positions. Total Body Balancing will help reduce protective muscle spasm, fascial tension, swelling and pain, increase joint mobility, and restore proper joint biomechanics and postural alignment. TBB also helps to normalize sympathetic and parasympathetic activity creating a new homeodynamic state for muscle balance.
Total
Body Balancing is taught as two courses (Level 1 and 2).
TBB2
Course Objectives:
- Review the concepts and
principles of Level 1 to enhance your skills and understanding of the
concepts of TBB.
- Review the full body
evaluation with the addition of T (tension tests) to the ARTS evaluation.
- Learn to perform tension
tests on the cranium, anterior and posterior torso, upper and lower
extremities. Y
- Learn to incorporate new
techniques for each of the 6 phases to further balance the spine, rib
cage, upper and lower extremities. Most of the new techniques will focus
on balancing tension in the spine and rib cage.
"Total Body Balancing is an incredible investment when it comes to
building your practice and getting results. Total Body Balancing brings the
principles of Classical Osteopathy to life in a format that allows manual
therapists to create a customized and integrative treatment for each patient
based on dynamic evaluation. Everyday in my practice I hear incredibly positive
feedback and see amazing changes in my patients by utilizing this simple but
profoundly effective approach to supporting the body in its ability to
heal."
- T. Clark, Student of Classical Osteopathy, MOT, Canadian Academy
of Osteopathy
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