PNF 2: Accessing the Trunk

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation 2: Accessing the Trunk

Course Description

This course builds on the skills from the introductory course and emphasizes methods for improving trunk response. We will cover bilateral patterns for both the upper and lower extremities, and integrating the upper and lower trunk with mass flexion and extension. Additionally, new techniques will be introduced including combination of isotonics and stabilizing reversals. The course will also build on the application of the techniques and patterns into different positions of the developmental sequences.

Objectives

Course participants will:

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Objectives

Course participants will:

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Program Schedule

8:00 a.m.	Registration
8:30 a.m.	Review of Philosophy, Basic Principles, Importance of trunk (Lecture)
9:00 a.m.	Review of UE patterns
9:45 a.m.	Break
10:00 a.m.	Review of scap patterns
10:30 a.m.	Combination of Isotonics, Stabilizing Reversals
11:00 a.m.	Chops
11:30 a.m.	Lifts
12:00 a.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	Review LE patterns
1:30 p.m.	Review pelvic patterns
2:00 p.m.	Mass Flexion/extension
2:45 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m.	Choosing the right pattern and transitions (Lecture)
3:30 p.m.	Proximal to distal transitions
4:00 p.m.	Adjourn

Instructors

Brian Hickman, PT, DPT, NCS, GCS, IPNFA Certified PNF Therapist

Dr. Brian Hickman is a physical therapist working in an acute rehabilitation hospital within Alameda Health System in San Leandro, California.  He works with patients after stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and multiple traumas, as well as patients with progressive neurological disorders.  Dr. Hickman has worked in multiple acute rehabilitation hospitals, as well as in skilled nursing, acute hospital, and outpatient settings.  Dr. Hickman is actively involved in the California Physical Therapy Association and is currently the Chair of the Nominating Committee for the Golden Gate District, as well as a Representative to the Assembly of the California Physical Therapy Association.

In 2014, Dr. Hickman received his Neurological Clinical Specialist (NCS) Certification from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialities (ABPTS), and his Geriatric Specialist Certification GCS in 2015.  Between 2010 and 2011, he completed the Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) residency at Kaiser Vallejo Hospital in Vallejo, CA and received his IPNFA Certified PNF therapist distinction.  He received his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Samuel Merritt University in 2010.

Sherman Auyeung, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, IPNFA Certified PNF Therapist

Dr. Sherman Auyeung is a physical therapist who has worked at Kaiser Vallejo, in Vallejo, CA. Dr. Auyeung primarily treats adult and pediatric patients with primarily orthopedic dysfunction where he incorporates a variety of treatment techniques including PNF. Dr. Auyeung has been an adjunct faculty member at Samuel Merritt University in the department of physical therapy since 2014 working in the orthopedic, neuroradiology, and medical screening courses.

In 2014, Dr. Auyeung received his Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) Certification from the ABPTS. Dr. Auyeung completed his fellowship in Manual Therapy and Musculoskeletal Primary Care in Kaiser Vallejo in 2013. Between 2010 and 2011, he completed the Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) residency at Kaiser Vallejo Hospital in Vallejo, CA and received his IPNFA Certified PNF therapist distinction. He received his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Samuel Merritt University in 2010.