TRAINING DESCRIPTION

This two-day course provides participants with the skills required to perform myofascial therapy using combined myofascial rehabilitation techniques with tools applied in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and therapeutic massage.

Four techniques will be presented using different tools:

– Soft tissue mobilization with tools (ERGON IASTM technique)
– Cupping therapy
– Myofascial therapy using elastic bands (flossing)
– Physiotherapy exercises using foam rollers

The course is practice-oriented for clinical application. During 15 academic hours, participants will work in pairs with real clinical examples and acquire practical skills in all four techniques.

After completing this Combo Myofascial Course, participants will be able to:

– assess soft tissue and fascia condition and understand myofascial restrictions
– apply soft tissue mobilization techniques using tools (ERGON IASTM)
– use cupping therapy for myofascial treatment
– integrate elastic band (flossing) techniques into clinical practice
– select and apply exercises using foam rollers for rehabilitation and prevention
– integrate myofascial techniques into treatment protocols together with stretching, functional rehabilitation, and strengthening exercises

TRAINING PROGRAM

May 9 Program

– Introduction to combined myofascial therapy techniques with tools
Main theoretical principles, indications and contraindications, outcomes of the techniques. Scientific research and clinical applications. Fascia: anatomy, function, and common pathologies.

– Soft tissue mobilization with tools (ERGON IASTM technique)
Basic movements and applications. Holistic patient assessment and integration of exercises. Application of the technique according to myofascial lines and anatomical structures. Treatment phases:
active phase – early proliferation,
late phase – late proliferation,
aggressive phase – tissue remodeling.

– Technique application according to myofascial lines and anatomical structures
Superficial back line: hamstrings – gastrocnemius muscle. Practice.

– Technique application according to myofascial lines and anatomical structures
Superficial front line. Trunk / quadriceps. Practice.

– Technique application according to myofascial lines and anatomical structures
Oblique / deep front line: abdomen / chest. Practice.

– Technique application according to myofascial lines and anatomical structures
Arm lines: shoulder girdle. Practice.

May 10 Program

– Myofascial massage technique using cups
Theory and scientific evidence. Cupping therapy techniques.

– Cupping therapy according to myofascial lines and anatomical structures. Practice:
– Trunk pathologies (SBL / lateral line / SFL / deep front line)
– Limb pathologies: upper and lower extremities

– Myofascial therapy using elastic bands (flossing)
Scientific research and clinical outcomes of the flossing method.

– Application of myofascial therapy techniques according to myofascial lines and anatomical structures
Muscle-joint connection: trunk – upper extremity. Practice.

– Application of myofascial therapy techniques according to myofascial lines and anatomical structures
Muscle-joint connection: trunk – lower extremity. Practice.

– Physiotherapy exercises using foam rollers
Scientific research on foam roller techniques and their integration into rehabilitation programs for treatment and prevention.

– Myofascial techniques using foam rollers according to myofascial lines and anatomical structures
Lower extremity and upper extremity (arm lines). Practice.

– Discussion, questions and answers.

LECTURERS

Dr. Konstantinos Fousekis – Associate Professor of Sports Physiotherapy at the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Patras (Greece) and Head of the Therapeutic Exercise and Sports Rehabilitation Laboratory at the same university.

He specializes in soft tissue mobilization and sports physiotherapy.
He has more than 15 years of clinical experience in physiotherapy, extensive experience in sports injury rehabilitation, and works as a physiotherapist for professional football teams.

He is the author of the book “Clinical Sports Physiotherapy” and numerous scientific publications on the evaluation and rehabilitation of sports and musculoskeletal injuries using soft tissue techniques.

Together with other physiotherapists, Konstantinos Fousekis further developed earlier IASTM methods and created the ERGON IASTM TECHNIQUE as a primary treatment method for painful soft tissue disorders.
He is the Educational Director and co-founder of ERGON IASTM TECHNIQUE.

Konstantinos Mylonas – Physiotherapist specializing in soft tissue mobilization.
Lecturer at the Department of Sports and Rehabilitation, Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece (Greece).

He has participated in 18 scientific research projects related to sports and musculoskeletal injuries and soft tissue mobilization methods.
Research on the effects of soft tissue mobilization was the topic of his doctoral dissertation.

• For more information, please contact us via email mokymai@empatija.lt or by phone +370 621 94001.