In this course, midwives and other care providers will learn techniques that research has shown to be effective in preventing and correcting back pain. Students will learn how to:
1. Practice inhibitory thinking in order to prevent automatic patterns of neuro-muscular dysfunction. ("Pause")
2. Practice self-talk that results in increased dynamic postural tone. (“Lighten Up”)
3. Recognize common patterns of misalignment to compensate for changes in mass with pregnancy.
4. Employ a competent “Position of Mechanical Advantage”(Monkey) and teach it to their pregnant and new parent clients.
5. Suggest movement, postural and cognitive strategies to their clients to mitigate common, automatic patterns of compression and misalignment.
This course has been approved by MEAC for 4 hours of continuing education through 8/31/2021. Approval ID M1819-87-0812DE.
A fundraiser for the Oregon Midwifery Council.
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Instructor(s)
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Course curriculum
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Part 1: Welcome
Show details- How To Get The Most Out Of This Class
- Resources
- Back Pain Handout for Clients - English
- Back Pain Handout for Clients - Spanish
- Learning Objectives
- Video 1.1: Intro and First Exercise
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Part 2: The Foundations of Body Mechanics
Show details- Video 2.1: The Triplets, and a Proposal
- Video 2.2: Patterns of Balance
- Video 2.3: Pull Up vs Relax vs Lighten Up
- Part 2 Quiz
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Part 3: How To Bend
Show details- Video 3.1: The Waist Is Not A Joint
- Video 3.2: Monkey ~ A Squat Interrupted
- Video 3.3: Fine Tuning the Monkey ~ What About Lordosis?
- Video 3.4: What About Engaging The Core?
- Video 3.5: This Hurts My Knees!
- Video 3.6: A Deeper Monkey For Labor (and The Full Squat)
- Part 3 Quiz
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Part 4: Putting It All Together
Show details- Video 4.1: How To Balance Extra Mass In The Front
- Video 4.2: Live Audience Q & A
- Part 4 Quiz
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CE Certificate
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$45.00
Regular Price (USD)