From the Glottis to the Pelvic Floor: Making Clinical Connections
This online course by Julie Wiebe and Susan Clinton will answer many relevant and critical clinical questions including:
- What role do the intertwined intra-thoracic and intra-abdominal pressure systems have in musculoskeletal and pelvic health dysfunction?
- How do the top and bottom of the respiratory system and alimentary track connect anatomically, neurophysiologically, neuromuscularly and structurally?
- How do we optimize the function of these systems?
This 2.75-hour conceptual introduction will explore the answers to these questions as it relates to common dysfunctions of the lumbopelvic, cervicothoracic region, pelvic health, and gut systems. Discussion of the central stability/proximal control system will include the contribution and links between alignment, breath mechanics, pressure systems, chemical contributors, cranial and autonomic nervous systems. Participants will be provided with clinical reasoning tools and self-lab opportunities to synthesize the concepts into upper and lower quarter movement strategies, immediately applicable to their client population.
