12/05/2024
Manual Therapy for Pulmonary Rehabilitation
By Jeffrey Burch Certified Advanced Rolfer, Visceral Manipulation Teacher
Eugene, OR
January 23-26, 2025
Tuition $800
To Register email jeffrey@jeffreyburch.com
This course brings together elements of visceral manipulation, vascular manipulation,
neural manipulation, and joint mobilization, in a regional and functional format to restore
ease and depth of breath.
This course was originally developed by Jeffrey Burch at the request of EDI Academy
Osteopathic college in Milan Italy. Originally designed as a three day course, it has been
expanded to four days to include more about the respiratory diaphragm and to allow more
time to practice the methods taught.
Topics covered include;
Review of Mobility Testing, and its importance as a component of lung rehabilitation
methods
Dynamic Stabilization, concept and application to mobility testing and treatment.
The concept of Effort Barrier as a component of treatment techniques
First Barrier Stretch technique.
First Barrier Shear technique
Anatomy and embryology of the pleural surfaces
Cautions and contraindications for treatment of pleural adhesions and contractures
Assessment and Treatment of pleural adhesions
Assessment and treatment of pleural contractures
Harold Hoover DO’s Centralizing Technique
Flossing Technique
Application of Flossing technique to vasculature and nerves in general with applications in
several parts of the body
Anatomy and embryologic development of the bronchial tree
Assessment and treatment of the bronchial tree
Anatomy and development of the pulmonary innervation and vasculature Assessment and
treatment of Pulmonary Innervation
Assessment and treatment of Pulmonary Vasculature
Cautions and contraindications for treatment of vasculature and nerves. Assessment and
treatment of Pulmonary Parenchyma
Richard Van Buskirk DO’s reconstruction of an Original A.T. Still treatment method
Assessment and treatment of skin, superficial fascia and investing fascia of the thorax
Assessment and treatment of intraosseous strain in ribs and sternum
Assessment and treatment of costal cartilages and the sterno-manubrial joint
Assessment and treatment of chest wall vasculature
Assessment and treatment of intercostal nerves
Assessment and treatment of costovertebral joints
Assessment and treatment of spinal facet joints,
Assessment and treatment spinal ligaments, anterior longitudinal, interspinous,
supraspinous, and ligamentum flavum
Assessment and treatment of the phrenic nerves, and phrenic vasculature.
Inferior glide planes of the respiratory diaphragm
Cautions and contraindications for treatment of bone and skeletal articulations.
Assessment and treatment of Pulmonary Parenchyma
Discussion of How to plan and implement a treatment for each person, using these
methods.
To Register email jeffrey@jeffreyburch.com
