In The Vital Glutes & Psoas Masterclass, osteopath, author and respected bodywork specialist John Gibbons looks at two of the most neglected areas of the body: the gluteal & psoas muscles. He will personally take will take you on a fascinating journey of enlightenment, teaching you how to recognise pain and the dysfunctional movement patterns that can arise from dysfunctions found within the gluteal & psoas muscles

John will teach you functional anatomy and the biomechanics of the kinetic chain and the link to the gluteal & psoas muscles and how they relate to pain and dysfunction to distant sites of the body. Once that has been understood, he takes you on a fascinating journey to functionally assess the firing patterns of the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius as well as specific muscle length tests that can alter the position of the pelvis and lumbar spine (with the psoas naturally being one of them.

• Why or how are the glutes potentially causing pain and dysfunction to distant sites of the body?
• How does the gait pattern contribute to pain and dysfunction?
• How can the application of gluteal-psoas-specific Muscle Energy Techniques aid whole-body well-being?

All these questions, plus more, are answered during this course!

John Gibbons. My mission is to take away your pain.

Today, I’m Osteopath to the Oxford University Boat Club Rowing Team, my books and articles are published internationally, I lecture at Universities, and get invited to speak all over the world.

I trained and qualified in Osteopathy, Sports Therapy, Exercise Rehabilitation, Spinal Manipulation, Acupuncture and Nutrition, painstakingly developing a treatment method that is as fast and effective on office workers and housewives as it is on top athletes and super-fit soldiers.

That 20-year journey has culminated in the Bodymaster Method ^® – a unique fusion of therapy techniques rigorously designed to remove pain and restore mobility without recourse to drugs or surgery.

Now my motivating passion is to teach the Bodymaster Method ^® to as many Doctors, Physios and Sports Therapists as possible and much of my time is dedicated to running training courses and seminars to establish a network of Bodymaster Practitioners worldwide.

If you’re a Therapist or Doctor and you really want to discover new ways to make a lasting difference in the lives of your patients, sign up for a Bodymaster course today.

What You’ll Learn

Theory

Key areas covered in this course:

• Case study linking the pelvis to the shoulder
• Tonic vs Phasic muscles/Outer Core Unit/Myofascial Slings
• The Gait Cycle & its relationship to the upper and lower extremities
• Functional anatomy of the Gmax
• Functional anatomy of the Gmed
• Functional anatomy of the iliopsoas muscle
• Spinal mechanics of the pelvis and lumbar spine
• Force and form closure
• Causes of a mis-firing Gmax and Gmed
• Disc pathology: L4, L5 and S1 nerve root pathologies
• Malalignment syndrome of the pelvic girdle
• Gmax & Gmed and their relationship to lower/upper limb pain
• Case study looking at Gmed its link to the opposite quadratus lumborum muscle
• How the hip joint relates to the gluteal-psoas musculature and back and knee pain
• Pelvis muscle length tests: psoas, rectus femoris, adductors & TFL
• Treatment of hypertonic muscles using specific modalities of MET
• Specific Gmax and Gmed exercises

Practical

Key areas covered in this course: