{"id":52259,"date":"2025-05-16T13:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T11:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro-osteo.com\/?post_type=courses&#038;p=52259"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:30:53","slug":"learn-how-to-manipulate-tall-and-heavy-patients-with-ease-by-lucia-pereira-do","status":"publish","type":"courses","link":"https:\/\/pro-osteo.com\/en\/courses\/learn-how-to-manipulate-tall-and-heavy-patients-with-ease-by-lucia-pereira-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn how to manipulate Tall and Heavy Patients with Ease by Lucia Pereira DO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This postgraduate course is specifically designed with all the modifications that really works in the positioning and the focalization, so that you can thrust easily any patients that are taller, bigger, stronger or heavier than you with minimal strength and efficiently.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This course is perfect for female osteopaths who wish to expand their capabilities and enhance their proficiency in handling and thrusting any patients of all sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This course in highly practical and&nbsp;will introduce mid-range manipulation thrust of the three main sections of the spine including the junctions and the sacroiliac joints.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will also cover the theory of the HVLAT and the pre-manipulative protocol for the cervical spine from the latest research articles allowing you to make a clear clinical decision about when to thrust, when not to, or when you must refer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Course highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8211; Master effective techniques<\/strong>: learn specialized mid-range manipulation techniques designed to handle taller and heavier patients. Understand the principles of leverage, body mechanics, and positioning to maximize your effectiveness and how to stay focus at only one vertebral level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8211; Hands-On practice<\/strong>: engage in practical sessions where you\u2019ll apply the techniques under guidance of an experienced instructor. Gain confidence in your ability to manage patients of all sizes with ease so that the&nbsp;use of strength is at its strict minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8211; Efficiently and efficacy<\/strong>:&nbsp;Discover how to perform manipulations efficiently, reducing physical strain on yourself while ensuring effective outcomes for your patients. You\u2019ll learn why some key points are important and how to use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8211; Personalized supervision<\/strong>:&nbsp;Benefit from the instructor\u2019s personalized attention, tailored to address your specific challenges and improve your manipulation skills, allowing you to identify and overcome what could prevent the achievement of the thrust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8211; Safety measures<\/strong>&nbsp;with a clear pre-manipulative protocol for cervical thrust from the latest research articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This is a 3-day course:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Day 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presentation of the course and its objectives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sequential demonstration and supervised practical session of the Lumbar-roll from the positioning of the patient, the focalization on the selected vertebra to the thrust of L1 and L5.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sequential demonstration and supervised practical session of the SI joint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Day 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sequential demonstration and supervised practical session of the Dog technique from the C\/D to the D\/L.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sequential demonstration and supervised practical session of the thoracic Lift.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sequential demonstration and supervised practical session of mobilization of the hip joint from the lumbar-roll position<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Day 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Safety indication for manipulation of the cervical spine from the latest research articles. 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