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PRI INTEGRATION FOR PILATES Retraining Asymmetrical Breathing and Postural Patterns to Restore Balanced Movement

Postural Restoration Institute

Objectives

Recognize and assess human asymmetrical breathing and movement patterns that can contribute to faulty movement, pathomechanics, and pain.
Deepen understanding of dysfunctional breathing patterns commonly used with core abdominal training and learn how to prevent the misuse of abdominals.
Discover how to organize body movements with proper utilization of reference centers, grounding, proprioception, and cueing to inhibit overactive muscle chains.
Apply PRI concepts to Pilates repertoire/exercise programming on thereformer, chair, and mat to normalize asymmetrical functional movement.

Target Audience

Physical Therapists and PT Assistants
Athletic Trainers and Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Occupational Therapists and OT Assistants
Other Healthcare Professionals
PRI welcomes any interested healthcare professional to attend our courses. Attendees are responsible for following their state statutes regulating their professional practice. A certificate will be awarded to registrants upon completion of this course or any of the other PRI courses.

Confirmation Notes

Education Level: Advanced
?Student Faculty Ratio 16:1
Participation is limited to ensure a low faculty to student ratio. Please register early. Courses will be canceled or rescheduled if fewer than 15 participants have registered by the early registration deadline of four weeks prior to the scheduled course date.
A Certificate of Completion for 15 contact hours is awarded to attendees upon the successful completion of this course. Before attending a course, please verify CEU acceptance with your profession’s regulating body.
Physical Therapists and PT Assistants
In the states where PRI is sponsoring courses and where approval through state American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) or licensing agencies is required, PRI will apply for approval for CEUs for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants.
Approved by the Illinois Physical Therapy Association for 15 CE hours. Approval valid October 1, 2017-October 1, 2018. IPTA#205-6805.
Approved by the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy for Category 1 continuing education credit for 15 hours. Course approval #1759. Approval valid January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019.
Approved by the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Approval valid February 18, 2016– February 17, 2019.
Approved by the California Physical Therapy Association for 1.5 CEUs. CPTA #17-432. Approval valid September 8, 2018 - September 8, 2019. *Approval valid only for courses offered in the state of California. If you attend this course outside the state of California, you will need to submit an individual CEU approval application with the CPTA.

Agenda

Day One

7:30am - 8:00am Registration and Light Breakfast 8:00am - 10:00am Introduction to PRI and the Patterned Human Body 10:00am - 10:15am Break 10:15am - 12:00pm The Influence of Respiration and Zone of Apposition (ZOA) on PRI Assessment Tests 12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch (on your own) 1:00pm - 1:30pm Pilates PRI Introduction 1:30pm - 3:00pm Lateralized Gait and Sensing; Foot and Hand Reference Centers 3:00pm - 3:15pm Break 3:15pm - 4:00pm Reformer Supine Gait Integration Test (Lab) 4:00pm - 5:00pm Breathing and Repositioning (Lab)

Day Two

7:45am - 8:00am Sign-In and Light Breakfast 8:00am - 9:00am Reformer Sidelying Stance Test (Lab) 9:00am - 10:00am Reformer Quadruped Abdominal Lateralization Test (Lab) 10:00am - 10:15am Break 10:15am - 12:00pm PRI Pilates Level 1 Reformer Exercise (Lab) 12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch (on your own) 1:00pm - 2:30pm PRI Pilates Level 2 Reformer Exercise (Lab) 2:30pm - 3:00pm PRI Pilates Level 3 Reformer Exercise (Lab) 3:00pm - 3:15pm Break 3:15pm - 4:00pm PRI Pilates Level 3 Reformer Exercise (Lab cont.) 4:00pm - 5:00pm Mat & Chair Exercise Selection and Class Flow (Lab)

Description

This advanced lecture and lab course is designed to help Pilates instructors, physical therapists, fitness professionals, strength coaches, personal trainers and other rehab and wellness professionals address asymmetrical breathing and postural patterns in the Pilates and rehab environment. Participants will gain an appreciation for PRI principles and the common asymmetric neuromuscular patterns that can lead to faulty movement, pathomechanics, and pain. PRI Pilates screening assessments will be introduced to guide exercise selection, technique cueing and programming. Lab activities will allow participants to experience application of screening assessments and new exercise techniques on the reformer, chair, and mat. PRI Pilates screening assessments and proper application of the new integrated exercise techniques will help participants successfully retrain balanced movement and deliver successful Pilates programs in the studio and/or clinic.

Register 30 days prior to course date for $50 off!

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