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SURFACE EMG (sEMG)
A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tool in the Management of Musculoskeletal
Disorders
Program overview
This two-day workshop is designed to present the use of surface
electromyography (sEMG) to the diagnosis and management of pain problems
that originate from muscles. The introduction will cover the relation
between the sEMG and the motor system and its relation with muscle
properties as muscle-force, co-ordination, ability to relax, muscle
endurance and muscle lengthening. Special emphasis will be placed on
muscular dysfunction arising from myofascial trigger points (MTrPs).
Emphasis will be placed on the identification and management of patients
with headache, cranio-mandibular disorders, neck pain, impingement syndrome,
work related disorders etc. After this training program the course-member
will be able to use sEMG to reveal and diminish perpetuating factors of the
myofascial pain syndrome that are caused by motor behaviour abnormalities in
pain patients. The course will cover sEMG as a therapeutic tool to assist in
stretching, relaxing and improvement of muscular coordination. Knowledge of
functional anatomy and myofascial trigger points and referred pain patterns
is required prior to attending this course.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
1. Discriminate sEMG artifacts derived from a muscle
2. Recognize normal motor behaviour by identification of five muscle
properties
3. Recognize by sEMG measurement, increased responsiveness, delayed
relaxation and increased fatigability in muscles that harbour MTrPs
4. Track the muscles that are responsible for the pain complaints by means
of recognizing the referred pain patterns
5. Perform a myofeedback-training to diminish or eliminate disturbed motor
behavior
Carel Bron PT*
Carel Bron, PT MT, Private practice for physical therapy for neck, shoulder
and arm disorders Groningen, The Netherlands. Special interests: Myofascial
pain syndrome and the subacromial impingement syndrome, Whiplash associated
disorders and repetitive strain injuries. He is working on his PhD thesis
about myofascial trigger points and subacromial impingement syndrome. He is
instructor at several courses about myofascial pain syndrome in the
Netherlands.
Jo Franssen PT*
Jo Franssen, PT, Private practice for physical therapy for neck. shoulder,
and, arm disorders Groningen, The Netherlands. Jo Specializes in physical
therapy diagnosis and treatment of patients with myofascial pain of the
head, neck, shoulder, and, arm region. Special interest in surface
electromyography applied in chronic pain patients, movement disorders and
workplace assessments. Jo authored a handbook for surface electromyography
in Dutch (1995). Instructor on several courses about neck, shoulder, and arm
disorders, surface-electromyography, myofascial pain syndrome and repetitive
strain injuries.
www.myofascialepijn.nl
*Both instructors won the OPTP Award for excellence in a published review of
the literature for a paper co-authored with Jan Dommerholt PT in 2006 [1].
1. Dommerholt, J., C. Bron, and J.L.M. Franssen, Myofascial trigger points;
an evidence-informed review. J Manual Manipulative Ther, 2006. 14(4): p.
203-221.
COURSE DETAILS
Dates: Friday 18th & Saturday 19th April 2008
Location: Kilmurry Lodge Hotel,
Limerick Ireland
www.kilmurrylodge.com
Cost: €395
Travel: Shannon Airport -
www.shannonairport.com
To Book A Place on this Course and Receive an Application Contact
Johnson McEvoy @ United Physiotherapy 061 339991 / info@unitedphysio.com
This sEMG course is open to Chartered Physiotherapists. Physiotherapists /
Physical Therapists attending from out of Ireland will require to be members
of a WCPT member group. Any person attending these courses utilizing the
title “Physical Therapist” or "Physiotherapist" will require to present
documentation of membership of a World Confederation for Physical Therapy
Group (www.wcpt.org). We agree with the WCPT policy of protection of the
titles “Physical Therapist” and “Physiotherapist” at a national and
international level. Any other clinical scientific discipline of the BSc
Level will be considered on an individual basis.
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